Dum Murgh Aatishi Recipe - Spicy Smoked Chicken Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Dum Murgh Aatishi Recipe, firstly add 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, lemon juice, salt to taste, anardana powder, cumin powder and mix everything well

Step 2: Next, add chicken and mix so that the chicken is properly marinated with the masala

Step 3: Cover and keep it aside for 3 to 4 hours for marination

Step 4: Meanwhile add khus khus, cashew nuts, char magaz and fennel seeds in a mixer grinder and make a paste out of it

Step 5: Keep it aside

Step 6: Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan

Step 7: Once it is hot, add the ginger garlic and onions and saute until the onions become caramelised

Step 8: Once it gets caramelised, grind to make a smooth paste and keep aside

Step 9: The final step is to make the Dum Murgh Aatishi

Step 10: In a pan; add the ghee and dry red chillies

Step 11: Stir in the brown onion paste, poppy seeds paste, tomato purée, garam masala powder, red chilli powder and keep stirring till oil leave from side

Step 12: This will take about 4 to 5 minutes

Step 13: After 4 to 5 minutes, add in the boneless marinated chicken and let it cook for about 3 to 4 minutes

Step 14: Once the chicken is cooked properly, add in the cream to the chicken mixture

Step 15: After 2 minutes, switch of the heat

Step 16: Heat a coal directly on the gas flame

Step 17: Once it is red, add it in a small bowl

Step 18: Place this bowl in the middle of the heavy bottomed pan of the chicken

Step 19: Put a teaspoon of ghee over the coal and cover the pan

Step 20: The coal will smoke and add the smoky flavor to the chicken

Step 21: Once the smoke has subsided, remove the coal from the bowl and transfer the Dum Murgh Aatishi to a serving bowl

Step 22: Serve Dum Murgh Aatishi along with Garlic Naan, Jeera Rice, Burani Raita and Pudina Pyaz Kachumber Salad for a weekday meal