Murgir Bhuna Khichuri/Chicken Khichuri
- By: Zurana Masud
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- | On: November 26 2015
Description
Murgi khichuri is a combination of rice, moong dal, masoor dal and chicken with spices. It is a traditional and popular dish in bangladesh.
Murgir Bhuna Khichuri/Chicken Khichuri
Ingredients
- Khichuri ingredients:
- Polau rice-chinigura/kalijira/bashmoti - 500 gm
- Masoor dal - 1/2 cup
- Moong Dal - 1/2 cup
- Onion - 2 tablespoon chopped
- Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
- Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
- Green chilies - 4-5 numbers
- Whole cumin - 1/2 teaspoon
- Cinnamon stick 1 - 2 pieces
- Cardamon - 4 numbers
- Bay leaves - 2 small
- Salt - to taste
- Carrot - 1/2 cup chopped
- Oil - 2 tablespoon
- Chicken ingredients:
- Chicken - 1 kg 8 pieces
- Ginger paste - 2 teaspoon
- Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
- Onion paste - 2 teaspoon
- Cumin paste - 1 teaspoon
- Coriander powder - 1/2 teaspoon
- Garam masla powder - 1 teaspoon
- Ground turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
- Red Chili Powder - 1 teaspoon
- Salt - to taste
- Oil - 2 + 2 tablespoon
- Other ingredients:
- Ghee - 2 tablespoon
- Onion golden fried(beresta) - 1/4 cup
- Green peas/motorshuti - 1/2 cup
Instructions
Chicken preparation:
- Mix all ingredients mentioned above for chicken except oil. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- Heat two tablespoon oil in a pan and place marinated chicken without gravy.
- Fry chicken pieces until golden brown.
- Then heat remaining two tablespoon oil, pour the marinating gravy and saute' until water dries up.
- Now add fried chicken pieces and 1/2 a cup of water.
- Cover it and cook on medium heat.
- Once cooked, then remove from heat and keep aside.
Khichuri preparation:
- Heat oil and add onion, bay leaves, whole cumin, whole garam masala in a deep bottom pan.
- Fry until brown.
- Now add rice-dal and fry lightly.
- Now add all other ingredients for khichuri.
- Pour 5-6 cups of warm water and stir two or thrice.
- Add green chili ,chopped carrot and adjust salt. Bring to boil.
- Stir few times.
- Once water dries up, keep a tawa under pan and reduce heat to low.
- Place the cooked chicken with gravy.
- Sprinkle fried onion/beresta and green peas.
- Keep covering on a very low heat for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add ghee and keep covering before serving.
- Serve hot with boiled eggs and salad.
- Enjoy!
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