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Green Chicken Curry

Chicken with a spicy green coconut gravy
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 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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