Chicken in Mustard Sause / Shorshe Murgi

       

            Shorshe Murgi...Shorshe means mustard in Bengali and Murgi means Chicken. In this curry,the Chicken is cooked with mustard sauce, Mustard Oil and green chilli.This is something that was never cooked in my home.I just tried to make chicken curry with Bengali flavors.A perfect dish for those, who loves Bengali flavors.

Prep Time : 40 mins    Cook Time : 20 mins    Serves:  3

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg chicken
• 2 tbsp mustard paste
• 5 -6 green chilli slit
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic crushed/paste
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste
• 2tbsp mustard oil / Vegetable oil

For marination:

• 2 tbsp yoghurt
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp oil

    

Method:

• Wash chicken and pat dry.
• Marinate it with the ingredients under marination and toss well so that all pieces are coated with the masala. Keep it aside for 30 mins.
• Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Add the sugar, lower the heat and allow the sugar to melt while constantly stirring, the sugar will start to caramelize.

       

• Add the chopped onions and slowly cook until the onions turn brown in colour.
• When the onions turn brown add the ginger garlic pasteand saute for a minute.
• Now  add the green chillies ,salt and cook at medium heat, for about 2 minutes.
• Add in the  marinated chicken pieces to the pan,keep aside the extra marination.
• Toss them and turn over when needed.

       

• Now add the excess marinade and fry for another 5 mins in medium low flame, until the oil separates from the masala in the pan.
• Now add 1 cup of warm water to the pan, stir everything in, cover it and cook until the chicken is tender.

       

• When the chicken is done, add the mustard paste and some peppers if you wish.
• Add 1 tbsp. of Oil and stir it for a minute.
• Cook in low heat for five minutes. Over cooking will make the mustard paste turn the curry bitter.
• Bengali chicken curry is ready to be served....

Serve it hot with Rice/Rotis...

       

Note: Adjust the quantity of fresh hot peppers to taste.I have added both chilli powder and green chilli.You can also make it using only green chillies