10 murga recipes

Traditional Indian murga curry with bone-in chicken simmered in a ginger-garlic tomato masala finished with a splash of vinegar. Simple, rustic, and ready in 25 minutes flat.

Andy's murgh kurma: Indian chicken curry with a yogurt marinade, whole cardamom and cloves, and a deeply spiced tomato sauce. Serve with rice and chapati for a fragrant home-cooked dinner.

Malai Murgh: whole chicken simmered in milk, layered with butter-fried almonds, raisins, and onions, then baked in a rich egg yolk and cream custard. A Mughlai classic.

Tandoori murgh marinates chicken in yogurt, ginger, garlic and warm spices like garam masala, cumin and coriander, then grills to a smoky charred finish. Classic North Indian home cooking.

Chicken leg pieces marinated in spiced yogurt with ginger-garlic paste, mace, cumin, and gram flour, then roasted on skewers. Cook it tandoor-style, on the grill, or in your oven.

Butter chicken with yogurt-marinated pieces baked then simmered in a saffron cream sauce with cardamom, cinnamon, and ground almonds. A rich, aromatic Indian classic.

Murgh Musallam, a fragrant North Indian chicken curry simmered with whole spices (cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves) and finished with yogurt for a rich, silky gravy. Authentic Mughlai flavor in under 40 minutes.

Murgh Musallam, a home-style Indian chicken curry with whole cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and cloves simmered with yogurt and fresh chilies. The authentic recipe that makes jarred curry powder irrelevant.

Sali Jardaloo Murgi: Parsi chicken braised with dried apricots, tomato, cinnamon, and warm spices in a tangy-sweet sauce, crowned with crispy fried shoestring potato straws. A Bombay Parsi wedding classic worth the work.

Parsi chicken curry with dried apricots, whole spices, and crispy potato straws. A sweet-tangy Indian dish with cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, and a vinegar-sugar balance that makes the sauce unforgettable.