Chicken Mughlai

Microwave cooking recipe

Sourced from: Harsharan Matharu's Indian Microwave Cooking Recipes e book.

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken • 2 tsp khus khus –soaked in warm water • 3 tbsp cashewnuts- soaked in warm water • 3 onions – chopped roughly • 1 green chilli • 1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste • 1 tsp red chilli powder • 3-4 almonds –blanched and sliced • ¼ cup cream • Salt to taste • 3 tbsp ghee • 1 tsp whole garam masala (3-4laung,2moti illiaichi and 1 stick dalchini)

Method

Clean and cut chicken into 8 pieces and apply salt. Soak khus khus and cashews in warm water. Grind soaked khus khus and cashewnuts and green chillies to a smooth paste. Add ginger garlic paste and chilli powder. Place sliced almonds on a roasting tray and microwave high for 1 minute. Combine ghee and whole spices and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Add the onion –cashew paste and micro high for 5 minutes. Add chicken pieces with ¼ cup of water . Cover and microwave high for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Blend cream into chicken gravy. Microwave high for 2 minutes. Garnish with sliced roasted almonds.