Hariyali Chicken or Green chicken is a delicious and comforting gravy recipe made using chicken, spices and herbs. Marinated chicken is cooked in a green paste made using blanched palak, green chillies and herbs like mint and coriander leaves. Tastes best when served with naan or kushka. You can even serve this with plain rice. Check out the recipe below and make sure to try it out. Let me know in the comments section below how it turned out.
INGREDIENTS:
For the Marinade:
- Chicken- 500 gms (curry cut, cleaned and washed)
- Salt- to taste
- Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
- Black pepper powder- 1 tsp
- Green chicken masala- 2 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp
- Juice of 1 lemon
For the gravy:
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Green cardamom- 2 nos
- Cloves- 2 nos
- Cinnamon- 2 nos
- Bay leaf- 2 nos
- Sliced onions- 1 1/2 cups
- Tomatoes- 4-5 nos (pureed)
- Ginger garlic paste- 2 tbsp
- Salt- to taste
- Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp
For the Hariyali paste:
- Palak- 200 gms
- Coriander leaves- 1 cup
- Mint leaves- 1 cup
- Green chillies- 3-4 nos
PROCEDURE:
For the Marination:
- Take chicken in a large mixing bowl along with all the ingredients for marination.
- Mix well and let it marinate for at-least 2 hrs.
- Now take the chicken in a pressure cooker along with a cup water. Close it and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
- This process will make the masala coat properly to the chicken. You can alternatively skip this step and shallow fry the chicken instead.
- Set the chicken aside, we'll use it later.
For the gravy:
- Heat oil in a vessel, add the whole spices and let it splutter.
- Now add sliced onions to it along with some salt. Let it cook till it gets translucent.
- Now add ginger garlic paste and red chilli powder and fry for a min, while stirring continuously.
- Now tomato puree and mix well. You can even replace it with chopped tomatoes if you want a thicker gravy.
- Allow the tomato gravy to cook well. Meanwhile, let's prepare the hariyali paste.
- Take mint leaves, coriander leaves, blanched palak and green chillies in a blender jar. Grind it to a fine paste.
- Add the hariyali gravy to the cooking tomato gravy. Add garam masala at this stage.
- Now add the chicken pieces to it and let it cook.
- Check for seasoning and add more salt and spice if needed. Simmer the gravy for 5 mins.
- Hariyali Chicken gravy is ready. Serve hot along with roti or naan.
