Badami murg /Almond chicken

Badami murg / almond chicken  is -chicken cooked together with a smooth fine paste of onions and almonds with spices.First time I had this at khazana .Which khazana ?The famous Sanjeev kapoors khazana restaurant here in Qatar .

It is apt to call him the father of Indian cuisine .Each and every dish  we ordered had a unique taste of its own ,unlike the ones we generally have (loaded with colour ,onions and tomatoes).Its for sure a food connoisseurs paradise  .

Of  all the dishes ordered this was the show stopper ,a smooth, luscious ,creamy gravy with a hint of saffron  and the tang of yogurt ,slightly sweetened to balance the flavours .I have come up with the recipe with all the flavours my tongue could feel .I definitely cant say that this is exactly the recipe ,but for sure nearer to it .

So what are you waiting for ...go ahead and make one for you to pamper your taste buds .I am sure you will not regret it .

Lets start cooking...........................

INGREDIENTS 

• 500 gms chicken 
•  4 onions
• 10 -15 almonds
• 80 - 100 gms  yogurt
• 2 tbsp gin- garlic paste
• 1 inch cinnamon 
• 1 bay leaf 
• 4 tbsp +2 tbsp oil
• 2 green chillies
• salt to taste 
• coriander leaves
• 1 tsp sugar
• saffron a few strands soaked in 1 tbsp milk

PROCEDURE

1. Heat oil in a pan and add  roughly chopped onions to it ,saute it until brown in colour.
2. Wash the chicken and marinate it with yogurt ,ginger garlic and salt for 30 mints.
3. Grind the almonds and onions to a smooth paste .
4. Heat oil in sauce pan and add cinnamon , bay leaves ,chillies followed by the onion paste .
5. Saute it for good 5 mints and add the marinated chicken , sugar give a nice stir .
6. Simmer the flame and cook it until the chicken is tender ,it may take around 20 -25 mints.
7. By now the gravy should come nearer ,saute it until oil leaves the sides of the sauce pan.
8. Add water for the desired consistency and add chopped coriander 
9. Simmer the flame and allow to cook for 2 mints .
10. Serve hot with your choice of flat breads .

NOTES 

1. If you wish you can blanch the almonds ,peel it and grind to paste .but i have directly added for the extra nutrition and fibre from the skin of almonds.
2. Use chillies to your discretion .
3. I wanted the nutty taste of almonds to speak for it self ,so went with minimal whole spices.
4. I was running short of saffron so avoided it .
5. For a rich version you can even add 2 tbsp cream at the end .
6. Sugar is added to balance the tang of yogurt ,you can avoid it too.

Yummily,

Other chicken dishes you may like

GRAVIES 

1. Jhatpat Chicken kurma
2. Butter chicken 
3. Mint and cilantro chicken 

KEBABS /APPETIZERS

1. Hariyali chicken tikka
2. Chicken nuggets

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