Kairi Murgh

Name: Kairi Murgh (Tart green mango and chicken)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 medium red onions, sliced; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1½ teaspoons red chile powder; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 1½ teaspoons fresh ginger paste; 1½ teaspoons fresh garlic paste; 1½ teaspoons green chile paste; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 teaspoons garam masala (spice mix); 4 or 5 whole cloves; 1 teaspoon ghee, melted; 2 medium green mangoes; 1 (1¾-pound/800-gram) chicken, cut into 12 pieces

Tart green mango and chicken

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

I have tried making this with boneless chicken, but the look of the dish and its flavor are much more appealing with bone-in chicken.

This dish uses a unique method to impart the taste of outdoor charcoal grilling to the chicken: a red-hot piece of charcoal doused with ghee and cloves is placed in a bowl along with the chicken.

Ingredients

1 (1¾-pound/800-gram) chicken, cut into 12 pieces
2 medium green m

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Trim the excess fat from the chicken and put the pieces in a large bowl.
Peel and cut the mangoes into small pieces. Place half of them in a food processor and process to a purée. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside. Set the remaining mango pieces aside.
To the chicken, add ¾