Chicken Green Masala curry
Tired of the traditional yellow or orange chicken curries and want to make unique chicken curry? Try this Chicken green masala curry Mangalorean style recipe. This is a simple and delicious Mangalorean chicken curry dish which consists of traditional spices like cumin, turmeric, pepper along with green chillies, mint leaves and coriander leaves.
Ingredients
- 1 kg Chicken
For the masala:
- 2 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp Jeera/cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 20 Peppercorns
- 3 Cloves garlic
- 1/2 inch Cinnamon
- 1 Onion (Medium sized)
- 1 Marble sized Tamarind
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1/2 inch Ginger
- 1 Bunch Coriander leaves
- 35 Mint leaves
- 5 tbsp Ghee
- 3 tbsp Grated coconut
- Salt (As per taste)
Instructions
- Clean and cut the chicken into curry pieces.
- Keep a frying pan, add coriander seeds, jeera, peppercorns and fry a little. Add turmeric powder and remove.
- Add 1 tbsp ghee to the pan, fry onions, ginger, garlic, green chillies and then add a bunch of coriander leaves, mint leaves and fry well.
- Add grated coconut and fry till light brown and add tamarind & cinnamon.
- Grind the above masala ingredients into a fine paste.
- Same pan, add 1 tsp ghee and fry the chicken pieces into light brown, add salt and keep it aside.
- In a vessel, add the remaining ghee, add the masala and fry the masala on a slow fire till the oil separates.
- Add 2 cups of masala water, let it boil till the masala thickens ( On a slow fire for about 10 minutes)
- Add the chicken, add salt to taste, add 1/2 tsp sugar (optional). Close the lid and let it cook on a slow fire.
- Serve hot with panpales or ghee rice.