Murgh (noun.) - In Indian cookbooks, murg is the word used for chicken. The word murg was used in Persia for bird or fowl. Murgi is the Hindi word for the hen. In the Indian subcontinent, one does not find the mention of many egg or chicken recipes, while, Ayurveda supports consumption of meat, birds and fishes.
Nevertheless, in the last century many recipes with chicken were prepared like murgh chole, murgh masala, murgh makhani, tandoori murg etc., that got famous and one of the most eminent is murgh kebabs – often served as an appetizer.