Murgh Masala Recipe - Chicken Tangdi Masala

Step 1: To begin making the Murgh Masala recipe, wash the chicken legs thoroughly and pat dry it with a kitchen towel

Step 2: In a small bowl, mix lemon juice & salt and apply this mixture on the chicken pieces to tenderize the meat

Step 3: Keep the chicken rested for 5 minutes

Step 4: Separately in another mixing bowl, combine ginger garlic paste, curd and kashmiri chilli powder to make the marinade for Murgh Masala

Step 5: Add the chicken to this, cover and marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes

Step 6: Heat a pan on low flame, add mustard oil, place the chicken in the pan along with the cinnamon sticks

Step 7: Fry the chicken on both sides and this process will take a good 10 minutes

Step 8: After the chicken legs are pan fried, take them out of the pan and rest them on a plate

Step 9: In a the same pan, add cardamom, bay leaf and saute for a minute

Step 10: Next, add onions and saute the onions until they become translucent

Step 11: This will take about 3-4 minutes

Step 12: Once the onions are cooked, add all the spice powders including turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder and salt as per your taste

Step 13: Saute all the spices together until they are well combined

Step 14: Next add the tomato puree and honey and mix it well along with the masalas

Step 15: Place the chicken legs back into the pan and mix until all the masala gets coated well on to the chicken legs

Step 16: Make sure the heat is on low and let the chicken legs cook in the masala for another 15 minutes

Step 17: Keep tossing the chicken legs in the masala in regular intervals to make sure that the chicken does not burn

Step 18: Turn off the flame and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves

Step 19: Murgh Masala is ready to be servedServe Murgh Masala along with phulkas and Tadka Raita for scrumptious Indian dinner

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