Murghi Maakhanwali

Buttery Chicken

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Route to Parsi Cooking: From Pars to India and Beyond

By Niloufer Mavalvala

Published 2024

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While this is quite a delicacy in Parsi homes across India, not many of us growing up in Karachi have ever experienced it. But we can all enjoy different ways of cooking chicken, and it is lovely to revive old family recipes. The inclusion of nuts and dry fruit for texture and flavour is undoubtedly a reflection of our Persian heritage, something I always heard my paternal grandfather was extremely fond of. While I never had the pleasure of meeting with my genteel bupawajee, this one is in