Creamy Green Chicken Curry

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Total Time:
15-30 minutes
Serves: 4
Nutrition facts:

240 calories, 9 grams fat

Technique: Stewed Recipe
Difficulty: Medium

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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.

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