Hyderabadi Dum Ka Murgh

Slow-cooked in ‘dum style’, Hyderabadi Dum Ka Murgh is a signature dish of Hyderabad. The whole chicken is marinated in a pool of whole spices. A famous Hyderabadi dish prepared in almost every Hyderabadi kitchen is a must-try delicacy. Why waste your time behind asking your caterer for the recipe while you can have it for detail here.

 

❖     Cooking Time: 1hr 10mins

❖     Preparation Time: 4hrs 15mins

❖     Total Time: 5hr 25mins

❖     Recipe Serves: 2

❖     Best served with: Rice

 

Ingredients:

 

●     Chicken: 1 whole, cut-up

●     Salt: to taste

●     Cashew nuts: 2tbsp

●     Chironji (buchanania lanzan): 1 tbsp

●     Curd: 1 cup

●     Deep-fried onion: 1 cup

●     Ginger paste: 2 tbsp

●     Garlic paste: 2 tbsp

●     Turmeric powder: ½ tbsp

●     Kashmiri red chili: ½ tbsp

●     Green chili: 2-3

●     Mint leaves: ½ tbsp

●     Cilantro: ½ tbsp

●     Shahi jeera: 1 tbsp

●     Crushed cardamom pods: 4-5

●     Cinnamon sticks: 2

●     Cumin seeds: 1 tbsp

●     Coriander seeds: 2 tbsp

●     Lemon juice: 1 whole lemon

●     Vegetable oil: 3 tbsp

●     Ghee or Butter: 1 tbsp

●     Whole wheat or atta dough

 

Procedure:

 

Make a fine powder out of cashew nuts and chironji in a spice grinder and keep aside.

 

Now, make a fine powder of coriander seeds and cumin seeds. Keep it aside.

 

Coming to the main part, in a large non-stick pan, add chicken along with curd, fried onion, nut powder, ginger-garlic paste, chopped mint, and cilantro, chopped chilies, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom pods, shahi jeera, salt, lemon juice, vegetable oil and ghee. Mix the marination well and leave it for 2 to 4 hours.

 

After 4 hours, remove the lid off the pan and seal it with atta dough and cook on a medium flame for atleast 40 minutes.

 

Once the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat but do not open the lid. Leave the chicken without disturbance for 10-15 minutes.

 

Finally, Hyderabadi Dum Ka Murgh is ready, serve it with rice or any bread.