Last Updated on June 2, 2017
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| Mughlai Chicken(Chicken Cooked in a Creamy Cashew Sauce) |
Today's recipe is one of the Authentic Chicken dish of the Mughals...I like to describe this dish in detail,This dish is like “Tender Juicy Chicken pieces cooked in a Yummy Creamy Rich Cashew Sauce which is garnished with some Nutty Almonds”..Totally it is a bowl full of Creamy Goodness...I think you can understand clearly now..I served this with Mughlai Chicken Briyani(will post recipe soon)...
Onion- 1 sliced
Chicken- ½ kg
Curd- ½ cup
Cashew-10 made into paste
Ginger-1 inch piece
Garlic-6 cloves
Green chilli-3
Heavy Cream- ½ cup
Bay leaf / Brinji ilai-1
Cumin seeds / Jeera-1 tsp
Cardamom / Yelakai-4
Coriander powder / Malli Podi-1 tblspn
Garam masala powder-1 tsp
Butter-2 tblspn
Salt to taste
Lemon juice to taste
Almonds/Badam-few for garnishing
Cilantro/Coriander leaves for garnishing
Method:
Make a paste out of ginger,garlic and green chilli in a blender..
Crackle bay leaf,cumin seeds,cardamom in butter.
Add the ginger garlic and chilli paste in this and sauté for 30 sec..
Add in onions and cook for 3 min.Add in coriander powder and garam masala powder and mix well.
Add in chicken and sear on a high flame for 3-4 mins.
Add in curd,cashew paste and mix well..Pour in some water and cook till the chicken is cooked.
Pour in cream and cook for 5 mins..
Toast some almonds and garnish the chicken with almonds,coriander leaves and lemon juice..
Serve hot with rice or roti..
Pictorial:
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| Grab your ingrediants |
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| Saute bay leaf,cinnamon,cumin seeds,cardamom in butter |
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| add in ginger garlic and chilli paste |
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| add in onions |
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| sprinkle in some coriander and garam masala powder |
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| add in chicken pieces |
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| sear on all sides.. |
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| add in cashew paste and mix well |
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| Pour in some curd and cook till tender...if it gets dry add some water... |
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| Pour in some cream and simmer for 5 min... |
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| add done.. |
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| Mean while toast some almonds |
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| garnish with some almonds and cilantro |
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| Squeeze in some lemon juice... |
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| SERVE |
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| Taste great with rice or briyani |
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Archana
looks great!
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esa salsa está de toma pan y moja
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Sunshine
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Chitra
that's a yummmy chicken curry...very rich and creamy...
Now Serving
I can totally see this replicated with paneer instead of chicken - rich and creamy!!!
lena
good day, aarthi! i can see how creamy and nutty this is. is the curd here same as yogurt?
Vimitha Anand
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Hamaree Rasoi
Thanks a lot for sharing the step by step Mughlai Chicken.
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Usha
Mouthwatering chicken!
Krithi's Kitchen
Rich and creamy... truly inviting..
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Anna
Que delicia de pollo Yummy!. me ha encantado la salsa que queda. Ummmmmm...!!!! Besos
Reshmi Mahesh
Tempting creamy recipe...love with naan..
Sobha Shyam
super delicious, mughlai chicken is looking rich, creamy and yummy..
Laxmi
Creamy and tasty curry.. I made this sometime back quite similar..
Gopika Ram
I c mughlai and then I know its a rich dish 😀 Wow.. yours looks so rich and yummy.. 😀 Love the look of it.. am sure tastes great too
Uma
Very nice recipe and looks very flavourful. Must try one day.
Cheers,
Uma
Dzoli
Creamycashew Sauce..nami That can't be other than very tasty:)
Jyoti
Looks delicious! The step-by-step pictures explain it so well!
anthony stemke
I love this kind of chicken and make something similar, like the two kinds of nuts here.
Christine's Pantry
Love chicken and cashew... yummy!
Mom Chef
wow... looks good .. I could maybe replace chickecn with paneer for a veg fare
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Priya
Rich looking inviting chicken curry..
Lizzy
This is such an unusual dish in my area of the world, but all the ingredients sound wonderful...I bet this is delicious!!! Thanks for enlightening me 🙂
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Nilambari Kazi
Wat will be the ingredients quantity for 250 gms chicken? Should I make it to half as above mentioned ? Plzzz respond to my query..
Aarthi
@Nilambari KaziYes just halve it
Aarthi
@Mom ChefYes u can
khanum kouser
Mouthwatering
Anonymous
Hi arthi.. can you tell any substitute instead of cream
Aarthi
@Anonymousu can use milk mixed with 1 tsp of corn flour
Anonymous
Can we make this same recipe with fish... (King Fish)????
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can
Anonymous
Is curd the same thing as yogurt?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes curd is same as yogurt
Anupriya
Hey aarthi I am a first time cook . I want to know how long will it take for the chicken to get tender after we add cashew paste and yogurt
Anupriya
Hey aarthi I'm cooking for the first time
Want to know how long will it take for the chicken to get tender after the step of adding yogurt and cashew paste
Aarthi
@Anupriyait depends on the size of the chicken. so cut it with a knife it it breaks easily then it is done
Shakthi Dasan
Heavy Cream- ½ cup Which cream that we need to use.could you please provide me the name to ask in groceries
Anju
tried this last night and it was excellent..the lemon really enhanced all flavors...great recipe -no masala grinding and great taste. Thanks
Anju
Tried this last night and loved the taste. The lemon really enhanced all the flavors . No masala grinding required made it easy to prep quickly. Thanks , keep sharing your great work
Karen Pinto
Hi Aarthi,tried this recipe today and the result was amazing,as beautiful as shown in the pic,thanks much,hv tried a lot of ur recipes,will continue to do so,tc n God bless 😘
Karen Piinto
Hi Aarthi,made this today afternoon n it was finger licking delicious 😘thanks for sharing your recipes,so easy b quick yet tasty n rich .
Esther
Will this go well with Malabar ghee rice... Will the mugblau chicken receipt be spicy enough for a bland but flavourful rice...
Aarthi
Yes it will taste good. You can add some extra chillies