Name: Green Chicken Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 lb Boneless chicken (bone-in chicken will take longer to cook); 1 no Lemon; 1 tsp Salt; 1 " Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 3 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1 tbsp Oil; 1/2 can Coconut milk; 1 no Onion (cut into thin slices); Coriander leaves (A bunch); 17 nos Green Chillies; Mint Leaves (A bunch, Pudhina); 10 nos Garlic pods; 2" piece Ginger; 1 tbsp Poppy seeds (Khashakhasha); 1 tbsp Pepper corns (Kurumulaku); Oil

Green Chicken Curry

Chicken with a spicy green coconut gravy

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 lb Boneless chicken bone-in chicken will take longer to cook
1 no Lemon
1 tsp Salt
1 " Cinnamon Karugapatta
3 nos Cloves Grambu
1 tbsp Oil
1/2 can Coconut milk
1 no Onion cut into thin slices

For the green curry paste:

Coriander leaves A bunch
17 nos Green Chillies
Mint Leaves A bunch, Pudhina
10 nos Garlic pods
2" piece Ginger
1 tbsp Poppy seeds Khashakhasha
1 tbsp Pepper corns Kurumulaku
Oil

Instructions

Clean the chicken thoroughly.
Add sufficient salt and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly. Remove excess liquid.
Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste and the curd/yoghurt and marinate for 1/2 hour or so.
Make a paste of ginger, garlic, coriander leaves, mint leaves, pepper corns, poppy seeds and the green chillies.
Add oil for consistency instead of water. This will preserve this mixture in a bottle in the refrigerator for a longer period of time.
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a kadai or a pan.
Add onions, cloves and cinnamon and saute for a few minutes until the onions are soft.
Add a portion of the paste and saute for 1 minute.
Add the chicken (around 1 - 1.5 tbsp) depending on the spice level you wish.
Add sufficient water and salt to cook the chicken thoroughly.
Once the chicken is cooked, add the coconut milk and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
:- You may add vegetables like Green beans, potato and carrot (individually or a combination) cut into large pieces along with the chicken to cook to make it a wholesome meal.

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Response (3)

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sobjo November 26, 2007

it was good. my picky husband liked it.

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SATHEESH November 5, 2007

IT IS TASTY AND EASY TO MAKE

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Nitia November 3, 2008

Very delicious and quick to prepare. My family and friends extremely love it! Thumbs-up

4 from 6 votes (6 ratings without comment)

Green Chicken Curry