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Murg Noorjehani
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Murg Noorjehani

15 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

572
Calories
48g
Protein
30g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Ghee not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken
  • 6 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
  • 4 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
  • 1/4 tsp Saffron (Kesar), soaked in lukewarm milk
  • 3 meduim sized Onion (Pyaj)
  • 2 cups beaten Curd (Dahi)
  • 1/2 " Ginger (Adrak)
  • 8 pods Garlic (Lasun)
  • 4 Green Chillies
  • 4 Cloves (Lavang)
  • 1 " Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
  • 3 Brown Cardamom (Elaichi Moti)
  • 1 tsp Aniseed (Sauf)
  • 2 boiled eggs
  • 2 -3 Almonds Few Sultanas

Directions

1

First grind ginger, garlic, green chillies, cloves, cinnamom, cardamoms, aniseed to a fine paste.

2

Now prick the chicken well with a fork.

3

Mix curd with ground spices and rub it over the chicken.

4

Set it aside and allow the chicken to marinate for 3 - 4 hours.

5

Heat ghee, fry bay leaves, add onions and let them brown well.

6

Add the chicken along with marinade.

7

Cook on medium flame till nearly done.

8

Add salt and saffron and fry chicken till the masal begins to coat the chicken and it is well brown.

9

Pour the chicken in a dish and top it with silver foil.

10

Also add chopped boiled eggs, almonds sliced and fried sultanas.

11

Serev with fried rice, nan and paranthas.

12

Category:Indian Recipes

13

Category:Mughlai

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Category:Mughlai Non-Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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