“Aloo diye murgir lal jhol banailam” is a happy statement that one can hear in many Bengali households. This Bengali Murgir Jhol is the ultimate comfort food that can be enjoyed with hot rice or chapatti on any given day. With Durga Puja around the corner, the hectic yet fun schedules that you may have will not give you enough time to prepare a dish that requires many ingredients and cooking techniques. This Bengali chicken recipe will make for the best spicy, flavoursome and comforting dish.
The one crucial trick to preparing this Lal Murgir Jhol is to use only fresh chicken as it enhances the flavours of the curry. And to find such chicken, Licious is the one-stop destination. At Licious, our chicken is sourced from biosecure farms and given vegetarian feed. Furthermore, all our meats are passed through 150+ safety & quality checks and contain no hormones or antibiotic residue. Our chicken is never frozen, instead, it is temperature-controlled at every stage to maintain freshness. For complete convenience, our experts cut & clean the meat, so you don’t have to.
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What is Lal Murgir Jhol or Deshi Murgir Jhol Recipe?
This is a typical dish the Bengalis enjoys many days a week and during special events. It is easy to prepare and promises every chicken lover the most delicious meal. In the Bengali language, ‘ Murgi’ means ‘chicken’, and ‘Jhol’ means gravy. The jhol in this dish is thin and runny, rich in the flavours of meat and spices. It is also a Desi Murgir Jhol recipe where country chicken is used more often than broiler chicken.
| Prep Time | 40 minutes |
| Cook Time | 60 minutes |
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- 1 kg of Licious Chicken Curry Cut or Licious Country Chicken Curry Cut
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 4 pieces of dried red chilli
- 2 pieces of Kashmiri red chilli
- 1 ½ tsp ginger Roughly chopped
- 2 ½ tsp garlic Roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
- 2 pieces of bay leaves
- ½ cup onions sliced
- ½ cup of potatoes halved
- 1 ½ tbsp Yoghurt
- 2 ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 piece Cinnamon
- 3 pieces cloves
- 4 pieces cardamom
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- In a large bowl, add the chicken along with turmeric and half the salt to marinate.
- Boil a cup of water and soak the dried red chillies and Kashmiri red chillies for about 20 minutes.
- Grind the chillies along with the ginger and garlic.
- Take a deep pan and heat mustard oil.
- Add the chilli, garlic and ginger paste and saute for 3 minutes or till the raw smell fades.
- Add the bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and onions. Mix the ingredients in the pan well.
- Add sugar and keep stirring for about 10 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, salt and yoghurt and cook till the potatoes are more than half cooked but not thoroughly cooked.
- Add the chicken and stir everything properly.
- Once the chicken is well roasted, add water and bring it to a boil.
- Cook for 20 minutes or till the chicken is cooked.
- Serve hot with rice!
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