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Aamras Murgh (Chicken in Mango Yoghurt Gravy)

January 5, 2014 by Dhanya Samuel 10 Comments

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I came across this recipe in the Femina magazine, a premier Indian beauty and lifestyle magazine. In my teens, I used to gape at the beautiful women adorning the pages of Femina but today, it is the food section that gets my first attention.

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The combination of raw or ripe mango with seafood is pretty common in Kerala, where I come from. But I had never had a savory meat dish which used mango puree in it. I knew I had to try out this one and I must say, I was deliciously surprised with the result.

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The dish has underlying Rajasthani flavours with the use of saffron, hing (asafetida) and dried kasuri methi (fenugreek) leaves. It is summer here in Melbourne and mangoes are in plenty. After trying so many different varieties, both locally grown and flown in from other countries, I am yet to taste the sweet succulence of our Indian mangoes. But at the same time, the ones here are not very sweet and hence make it perfect for use in savory dishes like this.

So to cut the story short, Aamras Murgh (sounds exotic too) or chicken in spicy mango yoghurt curry is definitely different from anything I have tasted before. The succulent chicken pieces are coated in a rich, creamy, sweet and spicy gravy, perfect with a bowl of hot, steaming rice or to mop up with a buttery naan/roti.

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Aamras Murgh (Chicken in Mango Yoghurt Gravy)

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • Chicken – 1 kg boneless pieces
  • Marinade:
  • Yoghurt – 1 cup
  • Salt – to season
  • Green chillies – 2 minced
  • Ginger paste – 1 tsp
  • Pepper powder – 1 tsp
  • Saffron – 4-5 threads
  • Gravy:
  • Ghee – 3-4 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  • Dry red chilli – 3
  • Cardamom – 2
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Coriander/cumin paste – ½ tbsp
  • Ripe mango pulp – 1 cup
  • Salt – to season
  • Hing/asafetida – a pinch
  • Dried kasuri methi/fenugreek leaves – ¾ ths tsp

Instructions

  • Prepare the marinade by mixing together ingredients under 2.
  • Coat the chicken pieces well. Leave it overnight if possible or at least for 2 hours before preparation.
  • In a kadai/pan, heat ghee and add cumin seeds, dry red chillies and cardamom.
  • Then add the chicken pieces with the marinade; mix well and bring to boil over medium heat.
  • Add the rest of the spices and mango pulp. Season with salt and add water if necessary for the gravy. Cook till the chicken pieces are juicy and succulent.
  • Heat ghee in a small pan and temper hing and kasuri methi. Take care not to burn and add this to the top of the dish to complete it.
  • Serve hot with rice or roti

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  1. Nova Morgan

    November 12, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    what an amazing dish! My son cooked it for us and I just want MORE! Thank you Danya

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    • vanyadhanya

      November 12, 2014 at 10:38 pm

      its sheer joy when someone writes in that they enjoyed a dish seen here; you made my day Nova.

      Reply
  2. afracooking

    January 6, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    Oh this looks amazing! I can just smell all those fragrant spices. I have to admit that my favourite chicken dish is one of the plainest, simplest things I cook on a busy weeknight when I still crave a bit of (healthy!) comfort: skinless drumsticks from the oven covered in a mix of mustard, herb and spice with a baked portabella mushrooms filled with yoghurt and some cherry tomatoes. (Ok, ok not that exciting, but such easy happiness bringing food…)

    Reply
    • vanyadhanya

      January 7, 2014 at 1:24 am

      I love food in all forms – simple or complicated. Now u have got me excited and so can I have the recipe in greater detail, please?

      Reply
  3. aryana0821

    January 5, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    You make me hungry I love it …ThANKS FOR SHARING 🙂

    Reply
    • vanyadhanya

      January 5, 2014 at 11:47 pm

      lol…thanks

      Reply
  4. Eliza Lincy

    January 5, 2014 at 10:30 am

    OMG. see the colour of this dish. Mouth watering.

    Reply
    • vanyadhanya

      January 5, 2014 at 12:08 pm

      the colour is from the saffron and the aroma is mouthwatering becoz of it

      Reply

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