Dum Ka Murgh Recipe
Dum Ka Murgh is a slow cooked chicken curry flavored with whole spices, cashew paste and yogurt. The word Dum is an Urdu word for steaming but commonly Dum is used to define the slow cooking method, where pot is tightly sealed with dough or tight fitting lid to lock the aroma of spices within pot and for the meat to absorb all the juicy flavors from the curry. This method was favorite of royal cooks across India and has been passed on from one generation of cooks to another since Mughal era or maybe before though in modern day kitchen it is not possible to cook curries for hours over wooden fire but oven or slow cooker can be used for the same.
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken, skinned and with bones
- 2 large onion, chopped
- ¼ Cup cashewnut paste
- ⅓ Cup yogurt, whisked
- 2 tbsp fresh cream
- 4 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Salt, as per taste
- 4 tbsp ghee, for cooking
- Whole Spices:
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 - 3 green cardamom pods, crushed
- 1 star anise
- 2 - 3 cloves
- Other spices:
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
Directions
- Clean, wash and dry chicken with a kitchen towel. Set aside.
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Add whole spices and saute until they begin releasing aroma.
- Add chopped onion and over low heat saute until onion turn brown in color.
- Add ginger garlic paste and cashew paste, saute until oil separates from the masala.
- Add salt and, turmeric powder and chili powder. Saute for another 1 minute.
- Add chicken pieces along with whisked yogurt, garam masala and 2 Cup hot water. Mix nicely.
- Cover the saucepan with a tight fitting lid and reduce the flame to lowest. Let the chicken cook over low heat for 20 - 30 minutes or until it is done, do not open the lid in between. This could be done in the oven as well at 170 degree celsius for 1 hour.
- Once chicken is done open the lid stir in fresh cream and garnish with chopped coriander.
- Serve hot.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 261g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 531 | |
| Calories from Fat 363 | 68% |
| Total Fat 40.35g | 50% |
| Saturated Fat 16.29g | 65% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 165mg | 55% |
| Sodium 139mg | 6% |
| Potassium 486mg | 14% |
| Total Carbs 8.84g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.2g | 7% |
| Sugars 3.04g | 2% |
| Protein 32.95g | 53% |
