MURGH NAWABI

My seven year son and four year daughter is very fond of eating chicken and love to eat chicken recipes prepared by me.One day my son was reading about nawab and their lifestyle ,all of sudden  he asked me, can I prepare something of nawabi cuisine.so I thought to give a try and this was really a hit, though this recipe has little different flavor but it is worth trying again and again.Every time I repeat this recipe, my son love to eat all of it.I would like to share this recipe with everyone too.

INGREDIENTS

• Chicken Lollipops                                 9or 10
• Yogurt                                                    2 cup
• Onion                                                     2 medium sized
• Cashews                                                 1cup
• Milk                                                       2cups
• Haldi(turmeric powder)                       1teaspoon
• Red chili powder                                  1teaspoon
• Dhania powder                                    1teaspoon
• Saffron                                                 7or8 strings
• Ginger/garlic paste                             3spoon
• Rose water                                           1teaspoon
• Desi ghee                                             for frying
• Tomato                                                2medium sized
• Green chili                                         4or5
• Salt                                                      as per taste

SHAHI MASALA

• Shahi jeera                                          2teaspoon
• Peepli                                                  1small piece
• Dhania Sabut                                      1teaspoon
• Jaiphal                                                1/2 piece
• Dalchinni stick                                   1small one
• Javetri                                                2pieces
• Cloves                                                7or 8
• Green elaichi                                     7or 8
• Badi elaichi                                        2or3

Now take all masala ,roast  and grind them in a fine powder,while using it don't forget to strain it through the strainer as nawabi cuisine is famous fir their smoothness and creamy flavour
                                        

PREPARATIONS

1. First of all clean the chicken lollipops.take 1 cup yogurt,add 1teaspoon haldi powder,1 teaspoon ginger/garlic paste,salt as per taste and marinate the chicken lollipops for two hours.
2. Take the all whole onions and roast them in a oven till they become brown,peel the outer leaf then fry it as is in the ghee till it is golden brown ,make a fine puree of it
3. Fry the cashews till it becomes golden brown ,make the puree of it too.
4. Take the tomatoes and make a marks on it with sharp knife all around and roast them and peel of the outer layer and make a puree with remaining yogurt,green chili and haldi.
5. Take the extra ghee from the pan,now add the onion and cashew paste ,keep sting it till it leaves the sides now add the chicken and little water.let it cook for a while .
6. After 15 minutes add tomato paste and masala and salt,add little milk so it can be creamy.let the chicken to absorb the all flavour.
7. Once chicken in cooked ,take out it from the gravy ,add milk as per required to make the gravy little thin,than add rose water in the gravy. let it cook for 5 minutes than add chicken in the gravy and hara dhania from above for garnishing
8. Your murgh nawabi is ready to eat with paranthas