CHICKEN HARIYALI

                                             CHICKEN HARIYALI

Today I am preparing  a north Indian yummylicious recipe for all Non veg people.Chicken boneless is also good  for this recipe but here I have used bone pieces.Chicken Hariyali is a Punjabi cuisine.It's a green gravy chicken dish prepared in an Indian style.It has a tempting aroma of mint & coriander leaf paste.Finally adding of fresh cream gives the dish its complete taste and flavor.Let us see how to prepare this Green colored Chicken gravy dish.

                               

                                                        INGREDIENTS

For marination

• Chicken                                  - 1/2 kg
• Coriander leaves                    - 1 cup paste(take 1tsp paste for marination  and keep the                                                                 balance for gravy)
• Mint leaves                           -  1/2 cup paste(take 1tsp paste for marination  and keep the                                                             balance for gravy)
• Onion Paste                          - 1/4 cup
• Ginger paste                         - 1tsp
• Garlic paste                          - 1 tsp
• Green chilies                        - 10 nos(take 1/2 tsp for marination and keep the balance for gravy                                                 purpose)
• Coriander powder             -   2 tsp
• Pepper powder                  -  1 tsp
• Garam masala                   -  1/4 tsp
• Lemon juice                      -  from half piece
• Salt to taste

For Gravy

• Onion                            -  2 nos pasted
• Ginger paste                  -  2 tsp
• Garlic                            -  2 tsp
• Coriander powder         -  2 tsp
• Pepper powder              -  1/2 tsp
• Garam masala               -  1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon                     -  3
• Cloves                          -  6
• Star anise                     -  1
• Curd                             - 1/2 cup
• Cashews                      -  1/4 cup
• Oil
• Fresh cream                - 3 tbsp

                                               METHOD

• Paste  mint leaves, coriander leaves , green chilies,separately.
• Make a fine paste of curd,cashews  and keep aside.       

                                     
                                     

• To marinate chicken add lemon juice and salt first.

                 

• Add 1tsp mint paste , 1 tsp coriander leaves, 1/2 tsp green chilly paste and coriander powder to it.

• Now add pepper powder and garam masala to it.

                                      

• Add garlic paste to it.

                                       

• Add ginger paste to it.

                                        

• Add onion paste to it.

                                       

• Mix everything with hands and keep aside for 30 mins.

                                      

• Heat a pan.

• Add cinnamon sticks to it.

• Then cloves to it.

• Then add star anise to it.

• Mix all the above masalas along with balance mint and coriander paste.

• Saute this masala in the oil.

• Then add chicken to it.

• Saute it for few minutes.

• Cover it with a lid and cook.

• When the gravy thickens add the curd and cashew paste.Mix well.

• Cook for 10 more mins .

• When the gravy thickens add fresh cream to it.

• The Punjabi Chicken Hariyali is ready to eat.

                        Serve it on a plate and garnish with fresh cream and tomato julienne!!