Chicken

Country Chicken

The Sunday Classic

जब दादी 'मुर्गा' कहती थीं, तो यही समझती थीं। छह हफ़्ते नहीं, चार-पाँच महीने लगते हैं - और वो हर दिन शोरबे में दिखता है, जो फ़्रिज में जमकर जेली बन जाता है। असली पले परिंदे की यही पुरानी पहचान है।

history_edu Origin & Heritage

SENTINEL-ORIGIN

grass What It Eats

Whatever the orchard gives - insects, worms, fallen grain and greens - plus a evening handful of maize.

agriculture How It Is Raised

छह एकड़ में पूरी तरह खुली चराई। सुबह-सुबह निकलती हैं और शाम को ख़ुद ही दड़बे में लौट आती हैं।

favorite Why It Is Worth It

Free movement builds real muscle, so you get lean meat with almost no drip loss. Deep, mineral-rich stock that gels when it cools.

monitor_heart Nutrition

local_fire_department लगभग 148 kcal प्रति 100 ग्राम।

24 g / 100 g

Protein

3.6 g / 100 g

Fat

148 kcal / 100 g

Calories

1.6 mg / 100 g

Iron

checklist At a Glance

check_circle Free-range across 6 acres of orchard
check_circle 120 to 150 days to maturity
check_circle Bone-in stock that sets like jelly
check_circle Best for slow curries, shorba and tandoor

skillet Recipes

Desi Murgi Handi

schedule 1 hr 45 min group Serves 5

Ingredients

1 kg country chicken, cut on the bone
3 onions, sliced
4 tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp mustard oil
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric
2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
Salt

Method

1 Heat mustard oil until it stops smoking, then fry the onions to deep brown.
2 Add ginger-garlic, then the dry masalas, and cook until the oil separates.
3 Add the chicken and fry hard for ten minutes without adding water.
4 Add tomatoes and salt, cover, and cook on low for an hour and a quarter.
5 A desi bird will not go soft in thirty minutes. Give it the time and do not add water early.

Country Chicken

skillet Recipes

Desi Murgi Handi

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