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- From: ahouse@sei.cmu.edu (Andrew House)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Andy's murgh kurma
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- Date: 12 Feb 88 06:15:25 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE CHICKEN-CURRY4 M "12 Oct 87" 1988
- .RZ "ANDY'S MURGH KURMA" "A simple chicken curry"
- .IH "Serves 6"
- .IG "4\-8" "green cardamon pods"
- .IG "2 lb" "chicken meat" "1 kg"
- .IG "1 cup" "plain yogurt" "250 ml"
- .IG "6\-8" "whole cloves"
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt" "5 ml"
- .IG "2 tsp" "cinnamon" "10 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "turmeric" "5 ml"
- .IG "1" "medium onion"
- .IG "6\-8" "Szechuan peppercorns"
- .IG "4 Tbsp" "vegetable oil" "60 ml"
- .IG "2" "bay leaves"
- .IG "1\-5" "garlic cloves"
- (to taste)
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "ginger root" "1 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "black pepper" "5 ml"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "tomato puree" "50 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "water" "250 ml"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Thoroughly clean the chicken pieces, then marinate with yogurt and salt for
- 1 hour.
- .SK 2
- Meanwhile, prepare the spices.
- Chop the garlic and ginger, then add black pepper to this mixture. Set aside
- in a small bowl.
- .SK 3
- Near the end of the hour of marinating, melt the shortening in a coverable
- skillet (woks will do). Chop the onion, and brown in the skillet
- for about 10 minutes.
- .SK 4
- After the onions are ready, add the garlic/ginger/pepper mixture.
- Let simmer for approximately 5 minutes, then add the chicken.
- .SK 5
- Let the chicken simmer for approximately 30 minutes or until cooked.
- .SK 6
- Add the cardamons, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, and bay leaves.
- Leave them whole.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- .SK 7
- Finally, add the tomato puree and water to the mixture, and cook
- until the mixture has thickened.
- .NX
- Serve with rice and chapati.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 1 hour marinating, 15 minutes preparation, 1 hour cooking.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Andy House
- Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- ahouse@dz.sei.cmu.edu
-