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Murg Mussallam
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Murg Mussallam

15 ingredients 20 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

619
Calories
59g
Protein
6g
Fat
82g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Ghee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 10 flakes garlic (crushed)
  • 2 tbsp grated ginger
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup curd or plain yogurt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 chicken
  • 1 cup long-grain rice
  • ¾ cup shelled peas
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 1 cup ghee
  • 2 large onions (finely chopped)
  • 225 g / ½ lb tomatoes (peeled and sliced)
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
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Directions

1

Mix three-quarter of garlic with half the ginger, half the garam masala, 1 tbsp salt, ⅓rd of turmeric, half of curd and the lemon juice and mix to paste.

2

Make small cuts in the chicken flesh and rub the paste all over and in the cavity.

3

Keep aside for 2 hours.

4

Half cook the rice with peas, remaining garlic, 4 cloves, peppercorns, ½ tsp salt, brown cardamom and 4 bay leaves and water and use to stuff chicken.

5

Heat the ghee in saucepan and fry the chicken until brown all over, being careful not to let the stuffing out.

6

Drain the chicken.

7

In another pan fry half onions in the remaining ghee with 2 bay leaves, remaining cloves and green cardamoms, until golden.

8

Add the remaining turmeric and chili powder.

9

Make a paste grinding together the coriander and cumin seeds and the remaining onion and grated ginger.

10

Cook, stirring, for 5-10 minutes, until the ghee starts to separate.

11

Add the remaining curd, the tomato and ½ tsp salt.

12

Add the chicken to the pan and baste with the spice mixture.

13

Pour over 300 ml / 1¼ cups of water, cover and cook in a moderately hot oven (200°C, 400°F, gas mark 6) for 1 hour.

14

Steep the saffron in the remaining garam masala powder and coriander leaves before serving murgh musallam.

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Category:Indian Meat Dishes

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Category:Chicken Recipes

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Category:Long-grain rice Recipes

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