Green Chicken Curry

About this Recipe...

This green chicken curry flavored with mint and coriander leaves tastes refreshing and wonderful. I love to use mint in my recipes especially curries and any kind of drinks, it always adds a very fresh flavor to all the recipes. Recently I started growing mint in my small kitchen garden so whenever I like to use it I have the fresh leaves. Along with mint I have used coriander/cilantro leaves also in this curry.

If you have a bunch of coriander and mint leaves and you don't know how to utilize it, then go ahead and make this curry. You will understand the difference in taste and the beautiful aromatic flavor it will add to the curry. At the finishing I added lemon juice and garam masala powder and my entire home is smelling awesome. Everyone loves this special green chicken curry in my home and I hope you will also like it.

Ingredients

For Marinating the Chicken

• 1 lb Whole Chicken cut into medium size pieces
• 1/2 Cup Plain yogurt
• 1 Tbsp Ginger paste
• 1 Tbsp Garlic paste
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder

Green paste

• 1/2 Cup Chopped mint leaves
• 1/2 Cup Chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
• 4-5 green chilies chopped

For the Curry

• 4 Tbsp Mustard oil
• 2 One inch long cinnamon stick
• 2 Green cardamom
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2-3 cloves
• 1 Cup Chopped Onion
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1 Tbsp Lime juice

Directions

1. For marinating the chicken in a mixing bowl, add all the chicken pieces, salt, turmeric powder, yogurt, ginger-garlic paste and mix everything well.
2. Keep it inside the refrigerator for 1-2 hours for marination.
3. To make the green paste in a blender, add the mint leaves, coriander/cilantro leaves and green chilies.
4. Add little water and grind it to a smooth paste and keep it aside.
5. Now to make the curry heat mustard oil or any other oil of your choice in a pan.
6. When oil becomes hot, add cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf and cloves for tempering.
7. Sauté them for few seconds and then add chopped onions to it and fry it till it gets transparent.
8. Now add the marinated chicken pieces and cook it with onion.
9. Cover the pan and cook it in low flame for around 30 minutes and check it in between.
10. After 30 minutes of cooking, when chicken are half done, add cumin-coriander powder and mix it.
11. Next add the prepared green paste and mix it well with the chicken.
12. Add water for the gravy if required, cover the pan and cook it for another 8-10 minutes.
13. Now check the chicken and the seasoning, if everything is alright, add garam masala powder and lime juice to it, give it a final mix and turn off the flame.
14. Your green refreshing chicken curry is ready to serve, enjoy it with rice or roti.