Methi Chicken or Methi Murgh

"Dry Methi Chicken" or "Sukka Methi Murgh" is a delicious dish that would go well with your Naans, Rotis, Phulkas and even with your Rice.

Methi Chicken is a Chicken Curry cooked with fenugreek leaves, dried or the fresh ones. Here I have used dried ones.

Fenugreek leaves gives a sour taste to the dish. To add on; the thick curd, lime juice and tomatoes gives a tangy flavor to the dish.

Ingredients
Chicken - 750 gms
Onion - 2 (Finely chopped as small cubes)
Tomato - 1 (Finely chopped as small cubes)
Green Chilli - 1 (whole, a small cut on the top)
Dried Fenugreek Leaves - a small cup
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Salt - for Onions alone

To Marinate
Thick Curd - a cup
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
Corriander Powder - 1 tbsp
Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
Lime Juice - 1 tbsp
Salt - as required

To Season
Oil - 3 tbsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dried Fenugreek Leaves - 2 tsp

To Grind
Tomatoes - 1
Cashews - 6 or 7

Preparation
(1) Add the items given in To Marinate to the washed Chicken.
(2) Keep it aside for half-an-hour.
(3) Heat a non-stick kadai or pan and add oil to it.
(4) Add cumin seeds to the hot oil and allow it to splutter.
(5) To the cumin seeds, add few dried fenugreek leaves.
(6) Now add the chopped onions and little salt.
(7) Saute the onions till it gets transparent.
(8) Now add the tomatoes, green chilli.
(9) Saute and wait till it leaves out oil.
(10) Add the finely grinded paste and reduce the flame to medium.
(11) When you find the oil oozing out, add the marinated chicken.
(12) Cover the pan with its lid and cook for 5 min.
(13) Add the dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala.
(14) Saute the gravy for a few minutes.
(15) Add a cup of water to the gravy.
(16) Cover and cook for 5 min in a high flame.
(17) Reduce the flame to medium and saute it a minute.
(18) Cover and cook for another 15 min in a medium flame.
(19) When oil oozes out, let it cook for another 5 min in low flame.
(20) Transfer the Methi Chicken to a serving dish.
(21) Serve it hot with Onion and Lime slices.