Urad Dal Murgh

I love love love dal makhani and today I wanted Dal makhani and also chicken and I was looking for recipes for that and Imade them together ad yum yum yum, the chicken with dal makhani is great.

Urad Dal Murgh (Chicken in Black Gram gravy)

Urad Dal Chicken

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Whole black gram (Urad Dal)
2. 2 chicken breast cut into 1/2 inch thick slices cut at an angle
3. 1 tablespoon oil
4. 1 medium small onion chopped fine
5. 1 medium large tomato chopped fine
6. 1 teaspoon each of garam masala, chilli powder (reduce according to your heat level), salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, ginger-garlic paste
7. Healthy heap of chopped cilantro

Soak the urad dal with 3 cups of water over night. Cook them in a pressure cooker for 4-5 whistles with 1/2 of the turmeric. Let the steam escape.

Sprinkle the chicken with half of the salt and chilli powder and set it aside for 15 minutes.

In a pan heat half of the oil and fry the chicken 3 minutes on either side. Drain and set aside. Add the onions and fry till they start getting browned. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add the tomatoes and all the spices and mix well. Add the chicken and urad dal and a cup of water and simmer for 30 minutes. Garnish with cilatro and serve with roti or rice