Green Chicken Curry
Anyway, I received the recipe from her and decided to give it a try. As mentioned earlier, this chicken curry exudes a homely charm. Bursting with flavors, it complements rice, roti, appam, idiyappam, neer dosa, and more; it's a recipe that can serve as a "universal side dish." I encourage you to give it a try!
Ingredients
- 850 gms Chicken (measured after cleaning, cut into medium size pieces)
For marination
- 1.5 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- Salt
For grinding
- 3/4 cup Chopped coriander leaves
- 1/3 cup Chopped mint leaves
- 1.5 tbsp Chopped ginger & garlic (each)
- 2-3 Green chilli (chopped)
For masala
- 3 medium Onion (sliced)
- 1 big Tomato (sliced)
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1/4 -1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- 10 Cashew nuts (soaked in 2 tbsp water for 10-15 mins, grind to a smooth paste)
- Salt
- 2 tbsp Oil / Ghee
Instructions
- Marinate cleaned chicken pieces with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Keep aside.
- Grind together chopped coriander and mint leaves, ginger & garlic and green chilli with 2 tbsp water to a smooth paste.
- Heat oil / ghee in a wide and deep pan. add sliced onion and cook till it browns.
- Add ground paste and fry till the raw smell goes, 4-5 mins.
- Add sliced tomato and cook till it softens.
- Add all spice powders and cook for 2-3 mins.
- Add marinated chicken pieces, mix well.
- Add water (refer notes), bring it to boil and simmer. Cover and cook for 20-22 mins. Add cashew paste and gently mix. Continue to cook on slow flame for 4-5 mins.
- Remove from fire and let the curry rest for 15-20 mins, for the flavour to settle in.
Notes
The water qty depends on the consistency you prefer for the curry. If you like a semi dry consistency, add 3/4 cup water and if you prefer a gravy consistency, add 1.5 cups. I've added 1.5 cups water here.
You can remove the chicken curry from fire before adding cashew paste, so that it doesn't split. Mix it gently and bring it back to fire.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!