Murgh Rezala
- 60 min
- medium
- Serves 5
Murgh rezala, Bengali chicken rezala in a boiled onion paste with curd, cashew and poppy seeds. Medium-spicy, serves 5, an hour plus marinating, video.
Good for: Party
Ingredients
Poppy Seeds2 tbsp
Cashew (half)½ cup
Water1½ cup
Chicken Curry Cut1000 grams
Curd½ cup
Ginger Garlic Paste½ tsp
Onion, Diced3
Oil2 tbsp
Ghee1 tbsp
Cinnamon2
Green Cardamom3
Cloves3
Star Anise1
Mace1
Green Chilli, Slit2
Red Chilli Powder½ tbsp
Salt½ tbsp
Sugar½ tsp
Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped3
Fried OnionFor Garnish
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 5 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 5 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 504kcal | 2520kcal |
| Protein | 46g | 231g |
| Carbohydrate | 16g | 82g |
| Fat | 30g | 148g |
| Fibre | 3.6g | 18g |
| Sugar | 5.3g | 27g |
Cookd masalas for chicken curry cut
Method
Soak poppy seeds and cashew nuts in a bowl with water. Keep it aside
Marinate the chicken with curd and ginger garlic paste and let it rest for an hour.
Boil the onions for 2 minutes, strain them.
Blend the soaked cashew nut, poppy seeds and boiled onion separately to a fine paste.
Heat oil and ghee in a pan, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, green chillies and let them crackle.
Add the onion paste and cook it for a few seconds on a medium flame.
Add the chicken, mix it well till it is coated evenly with the onion paste.
Add water, mix it well. Cover and cook the chicken for 10 minutes on a medium flame, stirring occasionally.
Add the red chilli powder, cashew nut paste, salt and sugar. Mix it well and cook it low low heat until it comes to a soft boil.
Transfer it to a bowl. Garnish it with Coriander leaves and fried onion. Serve it hot.
Before you start
- How long does Murgh Rezala take?
- 1 hour from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 45 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Murgh Rezala serve?
- 5. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Murgh Rezala vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Murgh Rezala spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Murgh Rezala?
- 1000 grams Chicken Curry Cut, ½ cup Cashew (half), ½ cup Curd, 2 tbsp Poppy Seeds, 3 Onion, 2 Cinnamon, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Murgh Rezala?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Murgh Rezala?
- About 504 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- A
Asmita grFebruary 2022
was fantastic .. easy to make .. I'm in luv with cookd
