Mint and Corriander Flavoured Chicken

Ingredients:

For marination:

• Chicken 1 kg
• Corriander leaves 1/4 bunch
• Mint leaves 1/4 bunch
• Crushed ginger 1 big pieces
• Crushed garlic 1 pods
• Sliced Green Chilly 4 to 5
• Curd 1/2 cup
• Turmeric pdr 1/2 Tsp
• Chilly pdr 1/2 Tsp
• Crushed pepper 1/2 Tsp

How to Marinate:

Marinate the pieces of chicken with finely chopped corriander and mint leaves. Add the coarsely crushed ginger and garlic. Add the sliced green chillies along with the the turmeric powder, red chilly powder and the crushed pepper corns. Finally add the curd to tenderize the meat. Keep this mixture aside for at least 2 hours.

For Curry:

• Onion 6 to 7
• Tomato 3 to 5
• Green chilly 2 to 3
• Mint and Corriander leaves 1/4 bunch each
• Ginger garlic paste 2 to 3 Tsp
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric pdr 1/2 Tsp
• Chilly pdr 1/2 Tsp
• Corriander pdr 1 Tsp
• Garam masala 2 Tsp
• Crushed pepper 1 Tsp
• Cashewnut paste 30gms
• Oil/ghee

Directions:

In a pan, pour oil/ghee and once hot, add the ginger garlic paste, add the sliced onions and allow it to get light brown. Add the turmeric powder, chilly powder, corriander powder, crushed pepper corns and the garam masala. Allow the masala to get cooked.

A paste of mint leaves and coriander leaves is already kept prepared and this is added into the curry. Allow this mix to get cooked. Now add the tomatoes along with the green chillies. Add the chicken which is kept marinated and when the chicken is half done, add the nut paste. Allow the chicken to get completely cooked. Add salt as per requirement. Let the gravy thicken.

Once done, garnish with Fresh corriander leaves.
Goes wonderfully with chapathis and ghee rice.
Bon Appetit!!!!

[Recipe Courtesy: Tony Toms]