Chicken Hariyali: Chicken In Green Curry

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Most people have this misconception that Indian chicken curries are always red in colour. The red colour comes from red chillies, a commonly used Indian spice. However Chicken Hariyali will bust all your myths. Chicken Hariyali is a green coloured chicken curry. The green colour of this curry comes from a combination of a number of green spices.

This Indian chicken recipe tastes very different from chicken saagwala is which also has a green curry. You need coriander, fenugreek and mint leaves to prepare chicken hariyali instead of spinach which is used for chicken saagwala. The recipe can be made spicy with the help of green chillies. You need not use red chillies for making this healthy chicken recipe.

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• Chicken- 800 grams (cut into medium sized pieces)
• Onions- 2 (chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste- 1tbsp
• Cinnamon stick- 1 inch
• Cardamom pods- 2
• Coriander leaves- 4 sprigs (chopped)
• Mint leaves- 1 sprig (chopped)
• Fenugreek leaves- 2 sprigs (chopped)
• Green chillies- 6
• Cumin seeds- 1tsp
• Peppercorns- 10
• Curd- 2tbsp
• Garam masala powder- 1tsp
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Salt- as per taste
• Cream- 1tbsp

Procedure

1. Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan. When it sizzles, add cinnamon sticks and cardamom pods to it.
2. After 30 seconds, add onions and saute for 3-4 minutes on a low flame.
3. Add ginger garlic paste and mix it up. Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
4. Now add the pieces of chicken and cook for around 7-8 minutes on a low flame.
5. Meanwhile make a paste of coriander, mint, fenugreek leaves, cumin seeds, pepper corns and green chillies.
6. When the chicken pieces turns brown, add this paste to the pan. Sprinkle salt from the top and mix up the ingredients.
7. Cover and cook for 10 minutes more. You can add a cup of water if the gravy gets really dry.
8. After that, season with garam masala and add 2 spoons of curd. Stir the new ingredients into the simmering gravy and cook for 5 minutes.

You can garnish chicken haryali with fresh cream and serve it hot with rotis.