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Bhut Jolokia Murgh

Nov-21-2017
Shaheen Ali
20 minutes
Prep Time
50 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Bhut Jolokia Murgh RECIPE

Bhut Jolokia Murgh or Ghost pepper chicken curry is a spicy side dish recipe made with chicken and seasoned with the hottest chillies found yet- the ghost peppers. Though it is a simple preparation of the recipe, watch out while adding the bhut jolokia since this chili grown in East India is the spiciest of all chilies. Serve Bhut Jolokia Murgh recipe as a side dish with steamed rice and naan for lunch. The Bhut jolokia, also known as ghost pepper, ghost chili, U-morok, red naga, naga jolokia and ghost jolokia, is an interspecific hybrid chili peppercultivated in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. It is a hybrid of Capsicum chinense and Capsicum frutescens and is closely related to the Naga morich of Bangladesh .Bhut jolokia is used as a food and a spice, as well as a remedy to summer heat. It is used in both fresh and dried forms, to “heat up” curries, pickles and chutneys. It is popularly used in combination with pork or dried or fermented fish. In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance. The pepper’s intense heat makes it a fixture in competitive chili pepper eating.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Medium
  • Dinner Party
  • Assam and North East
  • Simmering
  • Main Dish

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. 500 grams chicken
  2. Bhut Jolokia Puree :
  3. 1 Bhut Jolokia / Ghost pepper soaked in 1/2 cup water
  4. 2 Onion , sliced and fried
  5. 1 inch ginger , chopped
  6. 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  7. 2 tbsp ghee
  8. For Curry :
  9. 1 tbsp ghee
  10. 1.5 tsp Turmeric powder
  11. 2 tsp cumin powder
  12. 1 tbsp coriander powder
  13. 2 tsp garam masala powder
  14. 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  15. 3 tbsp tomato puree
  16. 2 tbsp chopped coriander
  17. Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. To prepare Bhut Jolokia Murgh Recipe (Ghost Chilli Chicken Curry), soak ghost chillies in water. Wash and clean chicken pieces and prep up with other ingredients as well.
  2. To make Bhoot jolokia puree, first heat ghee in a pan add ginger and garlic, saute for a few second.
  3. Add the soaked chilli with the water and cook till garlic and ginger soften.
  4. Remove from the heat, cool, fried onions and blend to make a smooth puree.
  5. Collect the puree in a bowl and keep aside.
  6. For making curry, heat ghee in a pan over low heat.
  7. Add all the curry ingredients mentioned, except salt.
  8. Saute for a minute or more on medium heat and add chicken pieces and mix well.
  9. Now add the chilli puree and mix well with masala such that everything incorporates well.
  10. Fry for a couple of minutes and then pour around 1 cup of water and adjust salt as per your taste.
  11. Cover the lid and cook till chicken is tender and gravy is thick.
  12. Garnish Bhut Jolokia Murgh Recipe (Ghost Chilli Chicken Curry) with fresh chopped coriander and serve hot with plain rice and naan.

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Geetanjali Khanna
Nov-23-2017
Geetanjali Khanna   Nov-23-2017

I will surely try this.

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