Methi Chicken malai is very creamy, beautiful and tasty chicken gravy recipe. Easy to make and elegant to serve. Skip the cream from the recipe and you have Hyderabadi methi chicken recipe to enjoy.
Unlike, the other kormas, saalan and do pyaaza recipe with a reddish texture, this fenugreek chicken recipe adds a great kick to the interior as well as the exterior of the dish. My son, being a little fussy about eating green vegetables, this methi chicken indeed makes we both happy in every way.
A lovely methi chicken masala, is indeed ready to top your dish list. And if you are really bored of eating the same old chicken curry then this fresh methi murgh without a doubt will win your hearts.
You are all set to serve a fenugreek chicken curry with some nice steamed rice and salad on the side, at your table. Be it a get together or a formal family dinner or just a casual weekend meal.
Top tips to make best methi chicken curry
This recipe calls for the use of fresh methi or fenugreek leaves. But, if you not have the access to fresh ones then, you can opt to add dried fenugreek or kasuri methi.
- important tip : Use only 3 tablespoons of kasuri methi for 1 kg of h
What Ingredients do we need to make methi chicken?
I have used fresh methi leaves to make this enticing methi chicken malai. But, you can use boneless chicken also, if you do not prefer the flesh on bones.
- Then, we need fresh fenugreek leaves, tomatoes, onions, ginger paste, garlic paste and green chilies. Green chilies can either be chopped finely or use paste, no harm at all.
- The other flavour enhancers are yogurt, red chili powder, coriander and turmeric powder, garam masala powder, lemon juice, sugar, cream, oil and of course salt
- The whole spices that goes in methi murgh are cumin seeds mace blade, green cardamom, cloves and black peppercorns
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Hyderabadi Methi Chicken Malai (Methi Murgh) is a delicately spiced, creamy and delicious curry of chicken cooked with fresh fenugreek or methi leaves. Stunningly tasty and super quick, a perfect winter dinner to keep you warm!
Ingredients
to prepare methi chicken
- 1 kg, chicken, cut in medium sized pieces
- 2 cups, fenugreek leaves( fresh methi), coarsely chopped
- 175 gms, yoghurt, whisked
- 3 large, tomatoes, finely chopped or finely sliced
- 2 large, onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon, garlic paste
- 3/4 tablespoon piece, ginger, paste
- 3 to 4 nos, green chillies, crushed or chopped (can be increased or decreased as needed)
- 1 teaspoon, cumin seeds
- 1&1/2 teaspoon, kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1½ teaspoon, coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon, cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon, turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon, garam masala powder
- 2 teaspoon, lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon, sugar
- 1/3 cup cream
- 5 tablespoons, oil
- Salt as per taste
- Water as required
Whole spices to cook methi chicken
- 4, green cardamom
- 8 to 10, black pepper corns
- ½ teaspoon, crushed mace
- 4-5, cloves
Instructions
how to make methi chicken malai
- Firstly, heat oil in a pan.
- While the oil gets heated, add cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Now, once the aroma of fried cumin releases, then add chopped or crushed green chili and all the whole spices and cook for few seconds
- Then, add chopped onions and saute on high heat for a minute. Fry until they just pick the golden colour. At the same time, be sure to not to over brown the onions.
- So, now, its time to add chicken, tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, saute them well on high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Once the chicken and spices combines well together, reduce the heat and add whisked yoghurt. Immediately stir well till the yoghurt combines well.
- Then, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt and water. Cover and simmer for 6-7 minutes or until the chicken is tender
- Add fenugreek leaves (methi) and lemon juice and cook on high for another minute or 2.
- Finally, add cream, garam masala powder and sugar. Mix everything together and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Delicately spiced delicious Methi Chicken is ready to serve.
Notes
- To avoid splitting of yogurt, you can add a teaspoon of cornflour and whisk well before adding it to recipe.
- If you want thin gravy more warm water can be added.
- You can use boneless chicken to make this recipe.
- To make methi chicken dry, do not add water to the recipe and allow the chicken to cook in its own juice until it reaches its required consistency.
Keywords: Methi Chicken Malai, Hyderabadi Methi Chicken, Methi Murgh
How to make methi chicken recipe step by step photos (Methi Murgh):
That's a nice and simple chicken dish…Will definitely make this..Sunday lunch menu decided 🙂
Can we use dried fenugreek leaves instead of fresh ones?
When do we add tomatoes????
It is added along with the chicken 🙂
I like methi more than palak and with chicken it’s such a treat. Love the color of your dish btw!
This looks like something I might be able to do~! I would love to learn this kind of cooking and your explanations for this recipe are so appreciated. It looks delicious~!
Thank you so much:)
Looks delicious. Will definitely try cooking it. Thanks for sharing.
sure! do let me know the feedback on how it turned out 🙂
I ma sure you will like it
Thanks
Regards
Indian dishes are new to me. Do you put the whole spices in a cheesecloth bag so you can take them out at the end or do you put them in the dish loose? I would think biting into a peppercorn or cardomon seed would not be a good thing. Also, does ‘nos’ mean ‘each’? Thanks for your help I’d really like to try this recipe.
hi Helen,
You are Welcome! 🙂
yes, sometimes we do put whole spices in the cheesecloth and cook,specifically when we do any special rice pilaf (Yakhni) or any specific mughlai curries, but not for all the dishes 🙂
Nos refers to number ( like 5nos refers to 5 cardomom or chilies or anything).
Regards
I can imagine the taste through pictures. Great work ma’am, very nice recipe.
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Thank you very much Kanika 🙂
Tried this recipe and it reminded me of my native back in India. We used to make it exactly as this one tasted.
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I am happy to know this methi chicken reminded you of your homwtown. Thank you 🙂
Hi, Made your recipe today. Turned out awesome. Everybody loved it. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Thank you so much Caroline, am glad everyone loved it 🙂
Hi,
Sounds a simple and straightforward recipe. Perfect for Sunday Lunch. Can I use VInegar if I don’t have lemon.? And milk instead of cream?
Thank you
This is just perfect and the way we want it..
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