Kasuri methi chicken curry is a delicious Indian chicken dish made with dried fenugreek leaves. It’s served with rice or roti and salad for a complete meal!
Perhaps you reached here wondering ‘What is kasoori methi?’
Kasuri methi is used as a herb in many Indian dishes. It is basically dried fenugreek leaves or kasuri methi as we call it here locally. And although methi is bitter, it really has an addictive taste. It is known for the warmth that it gives the body and is especially good in the monsoons and wintertime. This Indian methi chicken curry is delicious, healthy, and flavourful and is not that difficult to make.
Our aunt’s cook Kanta makes it for us quite often. Go on and try this easy-to-make kasoori methi chicken curry recipe at home and let us know how it turned out!
What Ingredients Do You use in Kasuri Methi Chicken Curry recipe
Chicken (cut in pieces), onions, tomatoes, green chilies, garlic, ginger, pudina or mint leaves, fresh coriander, fresh coconut, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, star anise, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, cardamom pods, cloves, oil, salt, and last but not the least, of course you need kasuri methi.
How to Cook Chicken Curry with Dried Fenugreek leaves?
We used to always wonder how to use kasuri methi in chicken curry till Kanta showed us how to cook it. To make this delicious fenugreek chicken curry, you should start with grinding the fresh ingredients to make a paste, or different pastes. Then wash the chicken pieces and keep them aside.
Dice the onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chilies, pudina leaves, coriander, and fresh coconut, and keep ready.
In a mixer, grind the fresh coconut to a paste, adding a little water to it.
Keep your dry spices ready for when you start cooking on the flame.
In a cooker, heat the oil and add the spices; cloves, cinnamon, elaichi, star anise, and Bay leaves and allow them to fry a little.
Next add coconut paste, tomato paste, and then the onion, chili, garlic, and ginger paste. Allow this to cook for a while until you get a nice aroma.
Then add in the red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder and stir it in. Allow this mixture to come to a boil.
Finally, add the chicken pieces and mix well. Close the cooker lid and cook on a medium flame for about 10 mins.
When to add kasuri methi while cooking the chicken gravy? It’s always at the end. Once the chicken has cooked, open the pressure cooker lid and sprinkle the hot curry with the dried kasuri methi leaves and allow it to be absorbed.
And just like that your kasuri methi chicken curry is ready! Serve with rice or roti and also a nice salad on the side.
Murgh Kasuri (Kasoori) – Indian Fenugreek Chicken Curry
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Ingredients
- 1 Kilogram Chicken Cut in pieces
- 3 Tablespoon Oil
- 2 teaspoon Salt Add more if required.
- 3 Tablespoon Kasuri Methi
Coconut Paste
- 200 ml Water
- 100 grams Coconut (Grated)
Tomato Paste
- 5 Tomatoes
Chilli Onion Paste
- 50 grams Fresh coriander
- 5 Onions
- 2 Green Chilies
- 10 Garlic Cloves or Garlic Flakes
- 2 inch Ginger
- 50 grams Mint Leaves
Dry Spices – Add To Curry
- 4 Cloves
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 2 Bay leaves
- 2 Green Cardamon Pods (Choti Elaichi)
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 3 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 3 teaspoon Coriander Powder
Instructions
- Wash the chicken pieces and keep them aside for later. If you haven't already got cut pieces, cut them into medium or large pieces.
- Dice the fresh ingredients into cubes or smaller pieces and then grind to a paste. (You can grind all the ingredients together, or grind them separately liek our maid does.)
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker and then add the spices, i.e. the cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, star anise and cardamom pods.
- Allow them to heat for about 2 minutes and add in the ground paste and mix well.
- Add the red chili powder, turmeric powder, and coriander powder, stir in and cook for about 3 minutes.
- Allow this mixture to come to a boil and then add the salt and chicken pieces.
- Close the cooker lid and cook in the pressure cooker for about 10 more minutes.
- Once cooked, open the cooker lid and sprinkle the kasuri methi over the hot chicken curry.
- Close the lid and allow the kasuri methi to be absored.
- Serve with rice or roti and a salad!
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Notes
- Add water when grinding the fresh coconut to a paste. It helps grind faster and not ruin the mixer blades.
- All the fresh ingredients should be ground to a paste.
- Add the spices whole to the curry, they do not need to be ground.
- Sprinkle the kasuri methi on the chicken curry once you open the cooker and close it till it gets absorbed.
Nutrition (Per Serving)
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Cooking Tips & tricks
- Grind the fresh ingredients to make a paste.
- Add water when grinding the fresh coconut to a paste. It helps grind faster and not ruin the mixer blades.
- Add the spices to the curry as whole pieces, they do not need to be ground.
- Sprinkle the kasuri methi on the chicken curry when it is fully cooked. Don’t add it earlier or it will get bitter.
- Don’t add too much methi or it will get bitter.
- Serve with fruity homemade pineapple wine or a fizzy wine soda.
- You might like this recipe for my dad’s pineapple chicken curry or pineapple chicken roast.
Other Questions About Kasuri Methi Chicken Recipe
How Long Can You Store Kasuri Methi Chicken Curry?
Kasuri Methi Chicken Curry can be stored in the refrigerator in a covered vessel for a few days and in the freezer in an air-tight container for up to 3 months.
What Is Kasuri Methi?
Kasoori methi or kasuri methi is dried fenugreek leaves that is used as a herb in many Indian dishes.
What Other Recipes Can I Use Kasuri Methi In?
Kasuri Methi can also be used to make methi parathas, methi thepla, aloo methi sabji, methi malai matar, and many more Indian recipes.
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