Murgh Cholay
A short home-style guide to Murgh Cholay. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Chicken (Murghi)No chicken? Use mutton or beef (cook longer), or soya chunks.
- Chickpeas (Chanay)No chickpeas? Use rajma or boiled lobia.
- Onion (Pyaz)No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
- Tomato (Tamatar)No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
Method
- Cook chicken with onion, tomato and masalas until half done.
- Add boiled chickpeas and simmer 15 minutes until the gravy thickens.