Excellent Mughlai Zaafrani Murg(mughlai Saffron Chicken)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 750 g chicken, cleaned, washed and cut into pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder, paste of
• 1 pinch saffron, divided
• 4 -6 tablespoons cashews, paste of, divided
• 2 tablespoons fresh low-fat plain yogurt, beaten
• 4 -5 tablespoons oil
• 2 -3 bay leaves
• 4 -5 cloves
• 2 tablespoons onion paste (paste of 2 onions)
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, chopped finely

Recipe

• 1 to make this yummy chicken, first prepare the marinade.
• 2 before doing that, soak red chili powder in water and prepare a paste of it.
• 3 now, in a bowl, mix together, the chicken, salt, ginger-garlic paste, 2-3 tablespoons of cashewnut paste, a pinch of saffron, yogurt and a tsp of red chili paste.
• 4 mix well, using your hand, and keep aside for 15-20 minutes.
• 5 heat oil in a skillet.
• 6 add bay leaves and cloves.
• 7 stir-fry for a minute.
• 8 add onion paste and sauté till it turns brown.
• 9 add a teaspoon of garlic paste.
• 10 continue to sauté till the raw smell of garlic is gone.
• 11 add the marinated chicken pieces and mix well.
• 12 cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
• 13 add 2-3 tablespoons of cashewnut paste and a pinch of saffron.
• 14 mix well.
• 15 remove from flame.
• 16 garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves.
• 17 serve hot with rotis/parathas/naan/kulcha!
• 18 yum!