The 'jhol' in Murgir Jhol, refers to the runniest form of sauce in Bengali cooking. Murgir Jhol (Bengali Chicken Curry) is a spicy, delicious and soupy chicken curry with potatoes flavoured with aromatic spices. It is a quick and easy Sunday special Bengali recipe best eaten with piping hot rice and a squeeze of lime.
Spicy chicken curry | chicken potato curry | |
Chicken | 500 Gram (curry cut) | |
Turmeric powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
Salt | To Taste | |
For the potatoes: | ||
Potatoes | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Turmeric powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
Salt | To Taste | |
Shallow | frying the chicken | |
Mustard oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
Shallow | frying the potatoes | |
Mustard oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
For the curry | ||
Mustard oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
Bay leaves | 2 | |
Green cardamom pods | 4 | |
Cinnamon sticks | 2 Inch | |
Star anise | 2 | |
Cloves | 6 | |
Chopped garlic | 1 Tablespoon | |
Chopped onion | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
Chopped tomato | 1/2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
Chopped ginger | 1 Tablespoon | |
Chopped green chillies | 1 Tablespoon | |
Red chilli powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
Cumin seeds powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
Salt | To Taste | |
Black pepper powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
Water | 2 Cup (32 tbs) | |
Coriander leaves | To Taste |
Please watch the video for directions.