Chicken cooked in green masala
Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Ingredients
Chicken 1 kilogram
Fresh coriander leaves 1 cup
Fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup
Green chillies, slit 6
Coconut, scraped 1/2
Cloves 4-5
Almonds 15
Yogurt 1 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Oil 3 tablespoons
Green cardamoms 4
Onion , chopped 2 medium
Ginger paste 1 tablespoon
Garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Coriander powder 1 tablespoon
Cumin powder 1 tablespoon
Chicken stock 2 cups
Fresh cream 1 cup
Method
Grind the coriander leaves, mint leaves, four green chillies, scraped coconut, cloves with a little water to a fine paste. Grind almonds to paste.
Marinate chicken with green masala, yogurt and salt for half an hour
Heat oil in a pan. Pound green cardamoms and add to the hot oil. Add chopped onions and sauté till brown.
Add ginger paste, garlic paste and sauté till brown.
Add marinated chicken and sauté for a while. Mix almond paste with the remaining marination.
Add slit green chillies, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix well.
Add the remaining marination mixture. Add stock and mix. Adjust salt. Cover and allow to cook for two minutes on high heat and then lower the heat and cook till done.
Lastly add fresh cream and remove from heat. Serve hot.