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Mughlai Chicken(Chicken Cooked in a Creamy Cashew Sauce)

August 17, 2011 By Aarthi 44 Comments

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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)…

Ingrediants:
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:
Grab your ingrediants
Saute bay leaf,cinnamon,cumin seeds,cardamom in butter
add in ginger garlic and chilli paste
add in onions
sprinkle in some coriander and garam masala powder
add in chicken pieces
sear on all sides..
add in cashew paste and mix well
Pour in some curd and cook till tender…if it gets dry add some water…
Pour in some cream and simmer for 5 min…
add done..
Mean while toast some almonds
garnish with some almonds and cilantro
Squeeze in some lemon juice…
SERVE
Taste great with rice or briyani
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Archana

    August 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    looks great!

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  2. lola

    August 17, 2011 at 2:59 pm

    esa salsa está de toma pan y moja

    ¡¡besos¡¡

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  3. Sunshine

    August 17, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    Mmmmmm….I love your recipes!

    http://www.cancerinthecity.com

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  4. Chitra

    August 17, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    that's a yummmy chicken curry…very rich and creamy…

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  5. Now Serving

    August 17, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    I can totally see this replicated with paneer instead of chicken – rich and creamy!!!

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  6. lena

    August 17, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    good day, aarthi! i can see how creamy and nutty this is. is the curd here same as yogurt?

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  7. Vimitha Anand

    August 17, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    Looks so creamy and yummy. Bookmarking dear. Do check out my blog when u find time
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  8. Hamaree Rasoi

    August 17, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    Thanks a lot for sharing the step by step Mughlai Chicken.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  9. Usha

    August 17, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    Mouthwatering chicken!

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  10. Krithi's Kitchen

    August 17, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Rich and creamy… truly inviting..
    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com/

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  11. Anna

    August 17, 2011 at 6:34 pm

    Que delicia de pollo Yummy!. me ha encantado la salsa que queda. Ummmmmm…!!!! Besos

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  12. Reshmi Mahesh

    August 17, 2011 at 6:42 pm

    Tempting creamy recipe…love with naan..

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  13. Sobha Shyam

    August 17, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    super delicious, mughlai chicken is looking rich, creamy and yummy..

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  14. Laxmi

    August 17, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    Creamy and tasty curry.. I made this sometime back quite similar..

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  15. Gopika Ram

    August 17, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    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

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  16. Uma

    August 17, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    Very nice recipe and looks very flavourful. Must try one day.

    Cheers,
    Uma

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  17. Dzoli

    August 17, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    Creamycashew Sauce..nami That can't be other than very tasty:)

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  18. Jyoti

    August 17, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Looks delicious! The step-by-step pictures explain it so well!

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  19. anthony stemke

    August 18, 2011 at 12:54 am

    I love this kind of chicken and make something similar, like the two kinds of nuts here.

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  20. Christine's Pantry

    August 18, 2011 at 2:13 am

    Love chicken and cashew… yummy!

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  21. Mom Chef

    August 18, 2011 at 4:30 am

    wow… looks good .. I could maybe replace chickecn with paneer for a veg fare

    Cheers
    Kalyani
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  22. Priya

    August 18, 2011 at 8:10 am

    Rich looking inviting chicken curry..

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  23. Lizzy

    August 18, 2011 at 11:23 am

    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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  24. Anonymous

    September 5, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Yes there should realize the reader to RSS my feed to RSS commentary, quite simply

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  25. Nilambari Kazi

    August 21, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    Wat will be the ingredients quantity for 250 gms chicken? Should I make it to half as above mentioned ? Plzzz respond to my query..

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  26. Aarthi

    August 23, 2014 at 5:57 am

    @Nilambari KaziYes just halve it

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  27. Aarthi

    August 23, 2014 at 5:57 am

    @Mom ChefYes u can

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  28. khanum kouser

    September 27, 2014 at 11:28 am

    Mouthwatering

    Reply
  29. Anonymous

    March 17, 2015 at 4:39 am

    Hi arthi.. can you tell any substitute instead of cream

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  30. Aarthi

    March 17, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    @Anonymousu can use milk mixed with 1 tsp of corn flour

    Reply
  31. Anonymous

    October 18, 2015 at 9:28 am

    Can we make this same recipe with fish… (King Fish)????

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  32. Aarthi

    October 19, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    @Anonymousyes u can

    Reply
  33. Anonymous

    February 2, 2016 at 9:01 pm

    Is curd the same thing as yogurt?

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  34. Aarthi

    February 3, 2016 at 9:01 am

    @Anonymousyes curd is same as yogurt

    Reply
  35. Anupriya

    April 2, 2016 at 6:48 am

    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

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  36. Anupriya

    April 2, 2016 at 6:49 am

    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

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  37. Aarthi

    April 6, 2016 at 6:18 am

    @Anupriyait depends on the size of the chicken. so cut it with a knife it it breaks easily then it is done

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  38. Shakthi Dasan

    October 21, 2016 at 6:43 am

    Heavy Cream- ½ cup Which cream that we need to use.could you please provide me the name to ask in groceries

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  39. Anju

    January 22, 2017 at 4:37 pm

    tried this last night and it was excellent..the lemon really enhanced all flavors…great recipe -no masala grinding and great taste. Thanks

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  40. Anju

    January 22, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    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

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  41. Karen Pinto

    January 21, 2018 at 10:00 am

    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 😘

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  42. Karen Piinto

    January 21, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    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 .

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  43. Esther

    May 20, 2018 at 9:55 am

    Will this go well with Malabar ghee rice… Will the mugblau chicken receipt be spicy enough for a bland but flavourful rice…

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    • Aarthi

      May 23, 2018 at 3:39 am

      Yes it will taste good. You can add some extra chillies

      Reply

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