Mughlai Zafrani Murg Recipe
Mughlai Zafrani Murg Recipe is a delicious recipe made with chicken in yogurt gravy, flavoured with saffron. Chicken is marinated with lot of yogurt, fresh cream and handy spices and spice powders like cumin powder, coriander powder and lemon juice. This a quick method of preparing the dish since I have used microwave oven to cook the dish. You can also make it in kadai which will take about 40-50 minutes. Make sure you prepare this dish in a non stick pan since there is absolutely no oil used in the recipe. You can pair this recipe along with Naans or side it with biryanis or pulao.
Ingredients
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500 grams Chicken
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chopped to bite size
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100 grams Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
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3 tablespoons Fresh cream
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2 teaspoons Lemon juice
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1/4 teaspoon Saffron strands
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
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1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
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Salt
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to taste
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1/4 teaspoon Garam masala powder
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to spinkle
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1 tablespoon Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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chopped
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to garnish
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making Mughlai Zafrani Murg Recipe, wash the chicken and pat them dry
Step 2
In a small bowl, to the saffron strands, add a teaspoon of water and let it sit for about 5 minutes to soak
Step 3
In a mixing bowl, whisk together lemon juice, cream and yogurt with a fork till combined
Step 4
Save a tablespoon of cream for garnishing finally
Step 5
Also add cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, salt and bay leaf to the bowl
Step 6
Now add the chicken pieces to the yogurt and spices mixture, mix well with fingers such that all the chicken pieces are coated well
Step 7
Also add the soaked saffron with its water and give a mix
Step 8
You can save a few strands for garnish at the end
Step 9
Keep the chicken to marinate in the freezer for at least 1-2 hours
Step 10
After marination, transfer the marinated chicken to a big microwave safe deep bowl
Step 11
Microwave for 10-15 minutes on high power or till the chicken is cooked
Step 12
Keep checking every minute after 5 minutes since the cooking in microwave completely depends on the power of the waves, which differ with every brand and model of the oven