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Green Chicken Curry

An easy and delicious green chicken curry that gets its green color from mint leaves, cilantro, and green chilies.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 Chicken thighs, cut in half 8 pieces in total
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

Green masala ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 20 Mint leaves
  • 1/2 Bunch of Cilantro
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 2 Green chilies
  • 1 Sprig of Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp Lime juice
  • 2 tbsps Yogurt

To garnish

  • A few mint leaves
  • Few slivers of ginger
  • ½ tsp Garam masala

Instructions

  • Add all the ingredients for the green masala paste to the grinder/mixer and make it into a paste. Set this aside.
  • Heat oil in a wide pan. When hot, add the chicken pieces, turmeric, and salt. Keep stirring and let the chicken cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the green masala paste prepared earlier. Mix it well. Add a little water (about ¼ cup) to the mixer jar and add that masala water to the chicken.
  • Cover and cook for about 15 minutes. The chicken should be cooked well.
  • Lastly, add salt to taste and garam masala.
  • Garnish with chopped mint leaves and thin slivers of ginger
  • Enjoy this green masala chicken with rice, quinoa, naan, roti or paratha!