Moghlai Chicken
Rich curry with onions, spices, and a saffron-scented sour cream sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, split and boned
- Seasoned flour
- 1/4 C butter or margarine
- 2 to 3 large onions, chopped
- 6 large cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 (1/2-in.) piece gingerroot, ground
- 1 1/4 t ground cumin
- 1 1/4 t cumin seeds, crushed
- 1 1/4 t caraway seeds
- 1 1/4 t ground turmeric
- 1 t red pepper
- 1 or 2 green chiles, split
- 1 or 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1/4 t ground cloves
- 1 1/4 t ground cardamom
- 1/4 C brown sugar, packed
- 1 t saffron threads
- 2 T warm milk
- 1 C sour cream
Instructions
- Dredge chicken in seasoned flour.
- Brown chicken in butter. Remove.
- Saute onions, garlic, and ginger.
- Add spices and fry 2–3 minutes.
- Add chicken, tomatoes, and water. Simmer 25 minutes.
- Remove chicken.
- Mix spices, saffron in milk, and sour cream.
- Pour over chicken.
- Keep warm until serving.