By Bengali Bhuna Chicken- Kosha Murgir Mangsho is a rich and sumptuous dish with velvety gravy and juicy pieces of meat, slow cooked with warm and aromatic Indian spices.
Kosha Chicken or Bengali Bhuna Chicken is a classic Bengali delicacy. Since childhood I have always noticed that every Sunday Ma cooked chicken curry (murgir jhol) or mutton curry (mangshor jhol) or bhuna mutton (kosha mangsho). Meat item is a must on Sundays’. We serve it with hot steaming rice or even better with mishti pulao.
Aroma of the chicken cooking in warm, aromatic spices, garam masala wafts through the whole house. And my sister and I used to wait ravenously for the lunch to be served. We scraped our plates clean.
SUNDAY FAMILY AFFAIR
The whole family comes together on Sundays’ and enjoy a delicious, traditional authentic bengali lunch. A lazy Sunday afternoon which undoubtedly consisted of Bengali chicken curry or mutton curry with lots of adda(gossips).
Every household has its own way of preparing Kosha Murgi Mangsho/ Kosha Chicken. We are huge meat lovers, that is why chicken curry or mutton curry is cooked almost every Sunday. And some times during the week too. Trying to keep up with the Bengali family tradition.
If you wish to try more Chicken recipes, here are few recipes
Restaurant Style Chicken Handi
Palak Chicken (Chicken cooked in spinach curry)
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhanwala)
Hyderabadi Dum Murgh (Hyderabadi Chicken Curry)
Today, I bring to you the recipe of this sumptuous dish straight from my Bengali kitchen.
Kosha Chicken Recipe
Kosha Murgir Mangsho | Bengali Bhuna Chicken | Kosha Chicken
Equipment
- large thick bottomed pan
- Large bowl
Ingredients
For the Chicken marinade
- 800 gms Chicken fresh chicken, washed and cut into medium pieces
- 3 tbsp Yogurt
- 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Mustard Oil
For the gravy
- 3 large Onions thinly sliced arnd 2 cups
- 2-3 medium Potatoes peeled and cut into halves
- 1 small Tomato chopped
- 2-3 Green chillies slit
- 3-4 Green Cardamom
- 4-5 Cloves
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1/2 tsp Bengali Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Sugar + 1/2 tsp for caramelizing
- Salt (as per taste)
- ½ cup hot water
- 3-4 tbsp Mustard oil/ veg oil/ sunflower oil *
Instructions
Marinating the chicken
- Marinate the chicken with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and mustard oil or vegetable oil. mix everything well with hand and keep it aside for an hour.
Method
- Heat oil in a thick bottom pan on medium high heat, when the oil is hot fry the potatoes till golden. Remove with slotted spoon, drain and keep aside.
- In the same panTemper the same oil with bay leaves, cardamon cinnamon and cloves along with the sugar.
- When they start sputtering and the sugar caramelises (this gives nice colour to the curry), add the sliced onions. Fry on low-medium heat till the onion turn golden brown.
- Pour in the marinated chicken and fry with the onions on medium heat for 8-10 minutes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and cook, stirring continuously. The chicken will release lot of water.
- Add the fried potatoes and cook uncovered on medium for 10-12 minutes until the oil separates from the masala, then and half cup of warm water and mix everything well. Check for the seasoning, add salt and sugar if required. Cover and cook on low heat for another 25-30 minutes.
- Finally add the bengali garam masala and green chillies and give it a good mix. If the chicken and the potatoes are cooked then increase the flame and fry the chicken till oil separates.
- Garnish with Coriander and serve it with rice and roti or bengali mishti pulao.
Notes
I hope you enjoy this Bengali Bhuna Chicken- Kosha Murgir Mangsho as much ads we do.
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Samantha
June 4, 2014This sounds like a divine Sunday tradition. Thank you for sharing!
The Gastronomic Bong
June 4, 2014It indeed is with all that scrummy yummy food on the table 🙂 .. Thanks for stopping by Samantha 🙂
rumela
June 9, 2014looks so neat and appetizing !
The Gastronomic Bong
June 9, 2014Thanks Rumela 🙂
Prof. Dr. M. Solaiman Ali
June 1, 2015Looks impressive, will try.
Nidhi
October 12, 2015Followed your recipe to the T. It turned out absolutely delicious. It’s by far the best recipe of kosha chicken available online and easy to follow too. Thanks for sharing!
Arpita@ The Gastronomic Bong
October 12, 2015Thank you so much, dear!! so glad you like it. Feel so humble and great to get such amazing feedback.. I hope you like and enjoy my other recipes too. 🙂
Sunil Narain
November 19, 2015Just to clarify, in marination is it 1 and half ” teaspoons ” or tablespoon of chilli powder? Also which chilli powder? Regular or Kashmiri- adds mostly color ( Delhi mirch). Was just concerned about spice level with tablespoon plus of chilli powder.
Arpita@ The Gastronomic Bong
January 7, 2016Hello Sunil. I have used one and a half tablespoon of chilli powder but you can always alter the amount of chilli powder according to your taste. I used the regular powder for the spiciness.. but kashmiri chilli powder will do too.. 🙂
Niyoti
September 20, 2018Hey Arpita,
Hope you are doing well. Been so long since school.
So good to see you putting up such beautiful delicious recipes. I love Bengali cuisine and so happy to come across your recipes, im going to try all of em! And also put in requests for the ones i’d Love to learn.
Your son is a charm. Much love to him.
Cheers,
Niyoti