Methi Chicken

How to Make Delicious and Healthy Methi Chicken from Hyderabadi Cuisine

Methi Chicken is a mouth-watering dish that has its roots in Hyderabadi cuisine. It's a perfect blend of fresh methi leaves and tender chicken, making it not only delicious but also healthy. Methi chicken is an excellent source of protein and iron, thanks to the protein-rich chicken breasts and iron-rich methi leaves used in its preparation.

If you're looking for a recipe that's easy to make and full of flavor, then Methi Chicken is the perfect dish for you. It looks gorgeous and tastes even better. So why not give it a try and impress your friends and family with your cooking skills?

Here are a few tips to help you make the perfect Methi Chicken. Firstly, in this recipe, boneless chicken breasts are used for a healthier option. However, traditionally, soft thigh pieces are used in Methi Chicken. You can also use mutton instead of chicken to add more variety to the dish.

Moreover, you can experiment with other greens such as spinach or gongura to give your Methi Chicken a unique flavor. Lastly, if you prefer a dry Methi Chicken, add very little water to the dish.

In conclusion, Methi Chicken is an excellent dish that's easy to make and full of flavor. Its combination of fresh methi leaves and tender chicken make it a healthy option too. So why not give it a try and let us know how it turned out? We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

You may also like my other chicken recipes such as Green Chili Chicken,  Grilled Chicken, Hyderabad Chicken Biryani, Chicken 65, Chicken Meat Balls, Spicy Chicken Steak, Tangy and Spicy Chicken Steak, Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks, Chicken Korma, Oven Fried Chicken, Orange Chicken, Pineapple Chicken and Butter Chicken Masala.

Methi Chicken 2018-06-04 11:28:30

Ingredients

1. 450g boneless chicken breast
2. 1 cup fresh fenugreek leaves/methi leaves
3. 2tbsp olive oil
4. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
5. 1 medium sized onion
6. 2 green chilies, slitted
7. 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
8. 1 tsp red chili powder
9. 2 tsp coriander powder
10. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
11. 1/2 tsp ground cumin
12. salt to taste
13. 1 large sized tomato
14. 2 tbsp curd
15. 1/2 cup water
16. 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
17. coriander leaves for garnishing          

Preparations

1. Firstly, Peel and chop the onion finely.
2. Then, chop the tomato roughly and place them in a blender and blend until pureed.
3. Wash and chop the greens roughly.
4. Finally, cut the chicken into medium sized chunks.          

How to cook methi chicken

1. Heat a pan with oil over medium heat.
2. When the oil heats add cumin seeds and fry until spluttering.
3. Then add finely chopped onion, green chilies and some salt, fry until the onion becomes golden brown.
4. Also, add ginger and garlic paste and saute until its raw smell goes.
5. Further add red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and turmeric powder and saute for few seconds.
6. Then add the chicken pieces, give a good stir then add some salt and saute for 3 mins or until the chicken softens.
7. Now add the tomato puree and saute for another 2 mins. then add curd and saute well.
8. When the gravy starts to boil, add the chopped fenugreek leaves and give a good stir.
9. At this stage, add 1/2 cup of water and stir well, cover the pan with a lid and cook it for 10 mins over low heat.
10. Once the gravy becomes thick, add garam masala and mix well.
11. Finally, garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
12. Now healthy and tasty methi chicken is ready to serve.         

By Santhi Therese    

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Heat a pan with oil over medium heat. When the oil heats add cumin seeds
and fry until spluttering.

Then add finely chopped onion, green chilies and some salt, fry
until the onion becomes golden brown.

Also, add ginger and garlic paste and saute until its raw smell goes.

Further, add red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder
and turmeric powder and saute for few seconds.

Then add the chicken pieces, give a good stir

then add some salt and saute for 3 mins or until the chicken softens.

Now add the tomato puree and saute for another 2 mins.

then add curd and saute well.

When the gravy starts to boil,

add the chopped fenugreek leaves and give a good stir.

Then, add 1/2 cup of water, stir well

cover the pan with a lid and cook it for 10 mins over low heat.

Once the gravy becomes thick, add garam masala and mix well.

Finally, garnish it with chopped coriander leaves. Now healthy and
tasty methi chicken is ready to serve.