Chicken Coriander Curry

Chicken Coriander Curry is a very easy to make chicken curry recipe in which the chicken is marinated in a marinade made of coriander and mint along with other spices.

In Bahrain, weekend starts on Thursday. And of course, it is must in my house to have something interesting for dinner on Thursday night. However, this time I had not planned in advance. I had chicken in the fridge but was not sure what to make. Then I suddenly remembered my sisters Green chicken curry. I tried my own version of it and it turned out great. It did not require any advance preparation and was perfect to make in the time which I had.

Some other chicken gravies on our blog which might interest you are Chicken Xacuti, Garlic Chicken, Thai Chicken, Chicken Ala King to name a few.

Here is Chicken Coriander Curry for now. It can be eaten with Pav (Dinner Rolls), rotis or rice.

Serves: 3
Marination Time: 2-3 hours
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Chicken: 500 gm
Coriander: 1 cup
Mint leaves:2 tsp
Garlic: 10 cloves
Ginger: 2 inch piece
Tamarind: 2 marble sized balls
Peppercorns: 7
Cinnamon: 1 inch piece
Green Chillies: 2 small
Cumin Seeds: 1/2 tsp
Onion: 1 large sliced
Coconut: 1 cup
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder: 1 tsp
Curd: 2 tbsp
Salt: to taste

Method of Preparation:

Cut the chicken into 1 to 1 and 1/2 inch pieces.
Grind the coriander, mint, garlic, ginger, tamarind, peppercorns, cinnamon, green chillies and cumin seeds to a paste.
Apply 2-3 tbsp of ground paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, curd and salt to taste to the chicken pieces. Keep in refrigerator for marinating for 2-3 hours.

Add coconut to rest of the ground paste and grind again.
Heat oil in a pan. Sauté onion till translucent. Add chicken and stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
Add the ground paste, a little water, close lid and let cook till chicken is completely done. Garnish with coriander.

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