Bengali Deshi Murgir Dum | Bengali Country Chicken Curry Recipe
Deshi Murgir Dum is a Bengali-style chicken curry prepared with Country Chicken. Country chicken, aka deshi murgi, makes it different from the regular Bengali chicken curry.
Servings: 6 People
Calories: 421kcal
Cost: Rs 800
Ingredients
- 1 kg Desi Murgi/ Country Chicken medium size pieces
- 3 Onion chopped
- 2 Onion Paste
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Paste
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste
- 4 tablespoon Tomato Paste
- 100 g Plain Curd
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 2 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 2 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Bengali Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 4 tablespoon Mustard Oil
Tempering
- 3 Bay leaf
- 4 Green Cardamom
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 Red Chili
To make the Spice Paste:
- 2 Red Chili
- 2 Kashmiri Red Chili
- 10 clove Garlic
To make the Nut Paste
- 3 tablespoon Scrapped Coconut
- 50 g Cashewnut
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry chicken pieces.
- Marinate chicken chunks with 1 tablespoon Mustard Oil, ½ teaspoon each of Turmeric Powder, Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala Powder, and 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste for 8 hours.
Nut Paste:
- Dry roast the scraped coconut along with the cashew nuts for 2-3 minutes on a low flame till both emit the aroma.
- Switch the flame off and let the nuts cool down.
- Make a paste of roasted cashew nuts and roasted coconut after adding 3 tablespoon of Water.
Spice Paste:
- Soak Red Chili and Kashmiri Chili in hot water for 15 minutes and make a smooth paste of the chilies along with garlic cloves.
To make the Desi Murgir Dum:
- Heat Mustard Oil in a deep-bottom pan and temper the oil with Bay leaf, Green Cardamom, Black Cardamom, Cinnamon stick, and Red Chili.
- Add chopped Onion and cook until the onion turns brown in color.
- Add the onion paste followed by the spice paste and ginger paste, and cook for 3-4 minutes over a low flame till the oil comes out from the mixture.
- Now add the Nut Paste, Tomato paste, and cook until the aroma of uncooked tomato goes away.
- Add Turmeric Powder, cumin powder, Coriander powder, and salt to taste and mix properly.
- Add Curd followed by sugar and cook till the oil comes out from the mixture.
- Now add marinated chicken chunks and coat with the spice mix, and cook on a low flame with continuous stirring for 8-10 minutes.
- Add 2 Cups of Water and cover the pan, and cook over a low flame till the Chicken Soften.
- Once the gravy thickens, add Garam Masala Powder and mix.
- Serve Deshi Murgir Dum with your choice of Carbohydrate side; preferably plain rice or Roti.
Notes
- In case using normal chicken instead of Country Chicken, reduce the cooking time after adding the chicken depending on the tenderness of the meat.
- Sugar is optional.
Nutrition
Serving: 150g | Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.2g | Protein: 45.7g | Fat: 21.1g | Saturated Fat: 7.6g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 1164mg | Fiber: 2.5g | Sugar: 4.6g
