Hara Murgh (chicken In Green Gravy)

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium chicken, washed and cut into pieces
• 1/2 cup curds
• 3 medium sliced onions
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 10 -15 nos. cashew nuts
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 8 black peppercorns
• 4 -5 cloves
• 4 green cardamoms
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 6 green chilies
• 1 bunch coriander leaves
• 1 bunch mint leaf
• 2 tablespoons cream
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• ghee, as per requirement (clarified butter)
• salt, according

Recipe

• 1 soak the cashew nuts in water for 10 minutes and fry the sliced onions until crisp.
• 2 grind the cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms, black pepper, cumin seeds and coriander seeds to a fine powder.
• 3 grind the green chilies, coriander, mint, cashew nuts and fried onions to a fine paste separately. this is your green masala paste.
• 4 marinate the chicken pieces with ginger-garlic paste, curds and the green masala paste for an hour.
• 5 heat ghee (clarified butter) in a pan and add the chicken. fry till the ghee (clarified butter) separates and add turmeric powder and salt as per taste.
• 6 sauté for 5-6 minutes and then add water. allow it to cook until the chicken becomes tender.
• 7 now add the powdered masala, and cream. simmer till the gravy becomes thick. serve hot.