How to Make Homemade Kasuri Methi (Fenugreek) Chicken

Kasuri Methi (Fenugreek) is a popular spice of Middle East, Asia and especially in India. Kasuri Methi leaves are generally used for flavoring purpose. The dry Kasuri Methi leaves have very sweet and pleasant odor which makes it so popular. Kasuri Methi seed is also used as spice. Sweet smell of Fenugreek leave makes Chicken delicious. In this recipe we will use both Kasuri Methi dry leaves and Kasuri Methi spice (seed). In some part of India the fresh Kasuri Methi leaves are also used as vegetables like spinach.

Kasuri Methi is available in any Indian store. Buy one packet of the dry Fenugreek leaves and then make it powder with the help of small grinder or mixture. We will use this powder of dry Kasuri Methi leave as one of the main spice of this Indian dish. You can visit this website to know more about Kasuri Methi.

Serving: Serves 4

Time of Preparation: 30 mints

Ingredients: These all ingredients are listed based on four serving plates. If you want to prepare little more or less, you need to adjust the amount of ingredients accordingly.

- Boneless, skinless chicken, cut into small pieces (one or one & half inch square) - 2 lbs.
- White onions cut into small square pieces - 1 large size.
- Green pepper cut into small square pieces - 1 medium size each.
- Green Chilli - 6 in numbers.
- Red Chilli powder - half tablespoon.
- Dry Kasuri Methi (Fenugreek) leaves - 3 tablespoons.
- Kauri Methi (Fenugreek) seed - half tablespoon.
- Ginger - one tablespoon.
- Coriander powder - 4 tablespoons.
- Plain fat free Yogurt - 4 tablespoons.
- Vinegar - 1 tablespoon.
- Vegetable oil as required.
- Sugar to taste.
- Salt to taste.

Process: The whole process of preparing this is very easy and actual preparation time is less than 30 minutes. You might need little more time to marinate the chicken. You may marinate the chicken any time of the day and then actual preparation should not take more than half an hour.

- Chop the onions and green pepper into medium pieces. The onion and green pepper pieces should not be too small or not too big. Also chop the green Chilli into small sizes.

- Take the chicken pieces into a bowl and add yogurt, salt, ginger and vinegar. Mix it well and marinate the mixture for at least 2 hours. If you keep the chicken for more than two hours, it is not going to harm anything. But it is better to cook that chicken within next six hours.

- Make the dry Kasuri Methi leaves as powder.

- Put little vegetable oil in a dip frying pan and add Masuri Methi seeds when oil is hot enough. And immediately add the marinated chicken also.

- Try to cook the chicken in low flame with a cover for 10 minutes.

- In another pan add some oil and fry the onions and green pepper together until onions are little brownish. This onion and pepper should not be a complete fry.

- Now add this half fried onion and pepper to the chicken and also add the coriander powder & red Chilli powder. Add one tablespoon of sugar.

- Cook this whole thing in covered condition and in low flame for 8 to 10 minutes.

- Open up the cover and add Kasuri Methi (Fenugreek) powder you made earlier.

- Serve the preparation with little grinded black pepper.

Hope you will love this dish. This Chicken preparation is little hot, but it is a nice combination with the pleasant odor of Kasuri Methi.