Achaari Murg

Matblack · 14-01-2009, 19:37

Basically Chicken with Pickle Spices

If you like Indian pickles such as mango chutney and lime pickle you may well like this recipe. I made it because Heather tried it once at an Indian we went to on a meet, loved it and we haven't found it since.

It is best made in a slow cooker and once made becomes tastier if left refrigerated and then reheated later. some of the spices aren't easy to find, we are lucky enough to have an Indian and Thai supermarket nearby and we can get pretty much anything including the mustard oil, but if you can't find that then use vegetable oil instead.

Ingredients: • 1 kg Chicken pieces
• 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Fennel seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Onion seeds
• 2 Red dry chilies
• 2 Large onions sliced
• 2 tsp Garlic paste
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 1 Cup tinned chopped tomato
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 Cup water
• Salt to taste
• 3 tbsp Mustard oil

How to make Achaari Murg:
•Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan till and add the mustard, fennel, fenugreek, cumin, onion seeds, chilies and fry for a few seconds.
•Add the onions and fry on high level for a few seconds till the onions are well coated with oil and are still crunchy (neither fried nor soft).
•Transfer to a bowl, leaving the oil in the pan.
•To the same pan, add the ginger-garlic pastes, turmeric, red chili powder and sauté for a few seconds.
•Add the chicken pieces and fry on high level for about 2 minutes.
•Add the water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low level for about 20 minutes.
•Add the chopped tomato and fry on high level for a few seconds.
•Now add the fried onion mix and sprinkle salt to taste. Mix well.
•Sauté on a high level for about 2 minutes.
•Stir in the lemon juice.
•Achaari Murg is ready.

If you like you can add spinach at the end of the cooking, if you want to slow cook then complete the process up to the lemon juice and then slow cook low for 6 hours then add lemon juice before serving. This is slower but less complicated

Good with a beer, naan and wild white rice.

MB

Jonny69 · 14-01-2009, 19:52

This looks pretty good, I was about to dismiss it because when you said mango chutney I assumed it would be sweet, but it's not at all. I'm all fired up about curry at the moment because I got a Madhur Jaffrey Curry Bible for Christmas

Matblack · 14-01-2009, 20:02

If you don't have any of these spices I send you some, none of them costs over £1 for a good size bag and I have more than enough for a few more batches. If anyone needs any more obscure spices I can probably source them from these guys they have most things including 25Kg bags of Basmati and 5Kg bags of Turmeric! As you say Mr69 its not sweet at all it just as the same aromatic elements as the pickles and chutneys

MB

Haly · 14-01-2009, 20:03

Oooh that sounds really nice

Definitely have to try that as I think we've got most of the ingredients in the cupboard at the moment from a previous curry effort.
Jonny69: Me and my Mum got that book as a joint Christmas present as indian food is something I really love cooking

Really good book.

Piggymon · 14-01-2009, 20:09

Oh god I really NEED a curry now

Sounds really nice

Matblack · 14-01-2009, 20:11

I can do this when you come down to see us at the end of Feb

MB

Piggymon · 14-01-2009, 20:12

*drools*

leowyatt · 19-02-2009, 15:12

Will be cooking this tonight so will make sure we get photos

Glaucus · 19-02-2009, 15:26

Was thinking of doing another indian soon, think I will have to give this a go.. Sounds great.

leowyatt · 19-02-2009, 15:30

i'm just not sure there is enough liquid with only 1/2 a cup of water and 1kg of chicken

14-01-2009, 19:37	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Achaari Murg Basically Chicken with Pickle Spices If you like Indian pickles such as mango chutney and lime pickle you may well like this recipe. I made it because Heather tried it once at an Indian we went to on a meet, loved it and we haven't found it since. It is best made in a slow cooker and once made becomes tastier if left refrigerated and then reheated later. some of the spices aren't easy to find, we are lucky enough to have an Indian and Thai supermarket nearby and we can get pretty much anything including the mustard oil, but if you can't find that then use vegetable oil instead. Ingredients: • 1 kg Chicken pieces • 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds • 1 tsp Mustard seeds • 1 tsp Fennel seeds • 1 tsp Cumin seeds • 1 tsp Red chili powder • 1 tsp Turmeric powder • 1 tsp Onion seeds • 2 Red dry chilies • 2 Large onions sliced • 2 tsp Garlic paste • 1 tsp Ginger paste • 1 Cup tinned chopped tomato • Juice of 1 lemon • 1/2 Cup water • Salt to taste • 3 tbsp Mustard oil How to make Achaari Murg: •Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan till and add the mustard, fennel, fenugreek, cumin, onion seeds, chilies and fry for a few seconds. •Add the onions and fry on high level for a few seconds till the onions are well coated with oil and are still crunchy (neither fried nor soft). •Transfer to a bowl, leaving the oil in the pan. •To the same pan, add the ginger-garlic pastes, turmeric, red chili powder and sauté for a few seconds. •Add the chicken pieces and fry on high level for about 2 minutes. •Add the water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low level for about 20 minutes. •Add the chopped tomato and fry on high level for a few seconds. •Now add the fried onion mix and sprinkle salt to taste. Mix well. •Sauté on a high level for about 2 minutes. •Stir in the lemon juice. •Achaari Murg is ready. If you like you can add spinach at the end of the cooking, if you want to slow cook then complete the process up to the lemon juice and then slow cook low for 6 hours then add lemon juice before serving. This is slower but less complicated Good with a beer, naan and wild white rice. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

14-01-2009, 19:52	#2
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	This looks pretty good, I was about to dismiss it because when you said mango chutney I assumed it would be sweet, but it's not at all. I'm all fired up about curry at the moment because I got a Madhur Jaffrey Curry Bible for Christmas __________________

14-01-2009, 20:02	#3
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	If you don't have any of these spices I send you some, none of them costs over £1 for a good size bag and I have more than enough for a few more batches. If anyone needs any more obscure spices I can probably source them from these guys they have most things including 25Kg bags of Basmati and 5Kg bags of Turmeric! As you say Mr69 its not sweet at all it just as the same aromatic elements as the pickles and chutneys MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

14-01-2009, 20:03	#4
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Oooh that sounds really nice Definitely have to try that as I think we've got most of the ingredients in the cupboard at the moment from a previous curry effort. Jonny69: Me and my Mum got that book as a joint Christmas present as indian food is something I really love cooking Really good book. __________________ Halycopter

14-01-2009, 20:09	#5
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	Oh god I really NEED a curry now Sounds really nice __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

14-01-2009, 20:11	#6
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I can do this when you come down to see us at the end of Feb MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

14-01-2009, 20:12	#7
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	drools __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

19-02-2009, 15:12	#8
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Will be cooking this tonight so will make sure we get photos __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-02-2009, 15:26	#9
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Was thinking of doing another indian soon, think I will have to give this a go.. Sounds great. __________________

19-02-2009, 15:30	#10
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	i'm just not sure there is enough liquid with only 1/2 a cup of water and 1kg of chicken __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

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