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Matar Murg Tahiri.

You can have Matar Murg Tahiri using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Matar Murg Tahiri

1. You need 300 gms of Long grain Basmati rice.
2. Prepare 2 of chicken drumsticks and 2 thigh (bone in).
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of shelled peas.
4. It's 1 of medium sized potatoes peeled and cut into half.
5. Prepare 100 gms of onion.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of garlic powder.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of Ginger powder.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of Kashmiri Red chilli powder.
10. Prepare as per taste of Salt.
11. You need as needed of Hot water.
12. You need of Whole Garam masala.
13. You need 1.5 tbsp of Veg oil.
14. You need 1.5 tbsp of ghee.
15. Prepare 1-2 of Bay leaf.
16. It's 1 of small Cinnamon stick.
17. Prepare 2 of Black Cardamom.
18. It's 3 of Cloves.
19. Prepare as required of Few Black peppercorns.

Matar Murg Tahiri instructions

1. Wash the Basmati rice thoroughly and soak it for at least for half an hour. Prepare all the ingredients. Make a paste with the ginger, garlic, turmeric and chilli powder with little water.Heat oil and ghee in a thick bottom pot. Add in the whole Garam masala..
2. Once the Garam masala crackles, add the chopped onion and saute. Once it becomes translucent add in the chicken pieces....and bhunno it more..
3. When it browns, add in the potato too and bhunno it then add in the masala paste, salt and bhunno it more, add about half cup hot water and bhunno the masala and then add about 3 cups or as required, cover and cook the chicken till its cooked..
4. Once the chicken gets cooked and the gravy reduces and becomes dry kind. Drain and add in the soaked rice and mix gently, add in the fresh peas also, if you would like to add more salt, add it now... add in the hot water in the ratio of 1:2 with the same measuring cup with which you had measured the rice with..
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6. Cover it tightly with aluminium foil and lid and steam it for 10 minutes and then put off flame and keep the pot off the stove and let it rest for about 20 minutes or so. Open the lid and fluff up the rice. Serve hot !! Bon Appetite!!.