Ingredients

• chicken - 1 kg
• lime juice - 2 tbsp
• curds - 2 cup
• salt to taste
• For Green Paste:
• coriander leaves - ½ cup
• mint leaves - ½ cup
• green chilies - 6 to 8
• ginger - 3 cm
• oil or ghee - 3 tbsp
• cardamoms - 4
• cloves - 4
• cinnamon - 2 pieces
• onion - 1 cup, finely sliced cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
• almonds - 1 tbsp, blanched and peeled
• melon seeds - 1 tbsp
• poppy seeds (khus khus) - 1 tbsp
• fresh cream - ½ cup

How to Make Creamy Green Chicken Curry

• Skin and clean the chicken and cut into joints.
• Rub with lime juice and salt.
• Line a colander with thin cloth and pour the curd in it.
• Let the liquid drain till 1 cup of thick curd is left in the colander.
• Transfer the curd to a bowl and beat till smooth.
• Grind all the ingredients for green paste together and mix with the curd.
• Pour it over the chicken and marinate for 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a kadai.
• Add cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
• Add onion and fry till golden brown.
• Add the chicken with the marinade and simmer covered till the chicken is cooked.
• Mean while grids the nuts and seeds together to a smooth paste.
• When the chicken is cooked, add the nuts and seeds paste.
• Simmer the curry for 3 minutes. Remove from fire and stir in the cream.
• Serve hot with Pulao, paratha or naan.