Methi Chicken/ Menthikura Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken- 500 gms
• Onions -1 big sized (sliced)
• Ginger garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp (can be adjusted according to one's spice levels)
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Bay Leaves -2 small
• Methi Leaves - 1 medium bunch 
• Chopped Coriander Leaves 
• Salt - As per taste
• Oil - 3 tbsps

For Grinding

• Tomatoes - 3 Medium sized
• Onion - 1 Medium sized
• Cashew Nuts - 4 to 5 nos
• Coconut Fresh scrapped - 2 tbsps
• Whole Garam Masala - Cardamom- 2 nos, Cloves - 3 to 4 nos, Cinnamon - 1.5 inch stick, Marathi Mogga (Kopak Buds) -2 nos, Mace Flower - 1 no, Coriander Seeds - 1.5 tsps, Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp, Star Anise - 1 no, 

To Marinate 

• Turmeric 1/4 tsp
• Chilli Powder 1/4 tsp
• Ginger garlic Paste 1/4 tsp

Method

                                               

1. Clean and rinse chicken. 
2. Add the ingredients listed in the Marination section and marinate it for 1/2 hr. 
3. Grind all the ingredients listed in the for grinding section.
4. Add 3 tbsps of oil in a pan or a pressure cooker. 
5. Add bayleaves, oinions and saute it till it turns slightly brown. 
6. To this add the ginger garlic paste and saute it till the raw smell goes off. 
7. Now to this add the grinded paste and fry it till the oil oozes out. 
8. Add the chicken to this and mix it thoroughly. 
9. Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt and mix it nicely. 
10. Add sufficient water and close the lid. 
11. If it is made in a pressure cooker give 3 to 4 whistles. 
12. After the chicken is done add the garam masala powder and Methi Leaves and cook it till the oil gets separated. 
13. Add Coriander leaves (optional) at the end.

Methi Chicken goes well with Plain Rice, Vegetable Pulav, Chapathi, Phulka.