Fresh Methi Chicken curry recipe step by step | Fresh Fenugreek Chicken Curry | Methi Murgh. A delicious restaurant style chicken curry cooked in spices and fresh fenugreek. It is an easy-to-cook recipe with the burst of flavours. This Hyderabadi Methi Chicken curry makes an ideal menu not only for your family dinners but also for get-togethers, parties or festivals. You can serve this delicious fenugreek chicken with naan, kulcha, or lachcha paratha or easy zafrani pulao.
Best Indian Methi Chicken Recipe (Methi Murgh)
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Fresh methi chicken curry also called as Hyderabadi methi murgh is a delicious creamy Indian curry of chicken cooked with fresh fenugreek and spices. Here is how to make methi chicken restaurant style.
Ingredients
To make fresh methi chicken recipe:
- 1 kg, chicken bones, cut in medium sized pieces
- 2 cups, fresh 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 cloves, paste
- 3/4 tablespoon piece, ginger, grated (or 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
- 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
- Warm water as required
Whole spices to cook methi chicken
- 4 nos, green cardamom
- 8 to 10 nos, black pepper corns
- ½ tsp, crushed mace
- 4 nos, cloves
Instructions
To prepare methi chicken recipe:
- 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 saute for a minute
- Once the chillies are done, then add all the whole spices and mix.
- 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.
- Furthermore, As 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 warm water. Cover and simmer for 6-7 minutes or until the chicken is tender
- Lastly, add fresh fenugreek leaves( fresh methi), lemon juice, garam masala powder and sugar. Mix everything together and cook for another 3-4 minutes
- Finally, add cream, mix and cook for another 30secs.
Notes
- If you want thin gravy more warm water can be added.
- If you prefer you can use boneless chicken to make this recipe.
Keywords: Methi chicken, Fenugreek chicken, Methi Murgh, Fenugreek recipes
How to make fresh methi chicken recipe step by step photos (Methi Murgh):
1. Firstly, heat oil in a pan.
2. 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 saute for a minute
3. Once the chillies are done, then add all the whole spices and mix.
4. 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.
5. So, now, its time to add chicken, tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, saute them well on high heat for3-4 minutes.
6. Furthermore, As the chicken and spices combines well together, reduce the heat and add whisked yoghurt. Immediately stir well till the yoghurt combines well.
7. Then, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt and warm water. Cover and simmer for 6-7 minutes or until the chicken is tender
8. Lastly, add fresh fenugreek leaves( fresh methi), lemon juice, garam masala powder and sugar. Mix everything together and cook for another 3-4 minutes
9. Finally, add cream, mix and cook for another 30secs.
10. Absolutely delicious Hyderabadi Methi chicken is ready to serve.
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