Murgh Musallam

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Murgh musallam
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Origin
Place of origin Subcontinent
Details
Course served Main course
Serving temperature Hot
Main ingredient(s) Chicken, tomato, egg, ginger, onion

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History

Murgh Musallam literally means whole chicken. The dish was popular among the royal Mughal families of Awadh now state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It also means well done. Ibn Battuta described Murgh Musallam as a favourite dish of Muhammad bin Tughluq.[2] The dish was also served in the Delhi Sultanate.[3]

Preparation

The whole chicken piece is marinated for hours and then stuffed with boiled eggs, prepared with spices like saffron, cinnamon, cloves, poppy seeds, cardamom and chilli, and decorated with almonds and silver leaves.[4]

Ingredients

The main ingredients are :

a whole chicken piece,

ginger-garlic paste,

red chilli powder and salt.

Cumin seeds, boiled eggs, red chilli powder, cashew nuts, raisins, and turmeric powder may be added to the stuffing.[5]

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References

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