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Hari Mirch Murgh/ Green chilli chicken

Mildly spiced with the flavours and heat of green chillies, slowly cooked in the marinade and balanced by the creaminess of yoghurt. This recipe is a perfect party recipe , a crowd pleaser.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, north indian, punjabi
Servings 4

Equipment

  • pan/ kadhai

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 1 kgs chicken cut into small pieces (on bone tastes better, but you can use boneless)
  • 2-3 tbsp Oil/ ghee for cooking
  • 1/2 cup yoghurt curd / greek yoghurt / natural yoghurt
  • 3/4 cup green chillies (whole)
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 2 tsps coriander powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp salt

Marinade

  • 2 medium onions roughly cut
  • 3-4 green chillies roughly chopped
  • 12-15 garlic cloves whole
  • 1 1/2 inch slice of ginger
  • 1/2 cup fresh coriander
  • 1/4 cup yoghurt
  • salt to taste
  • Handful of crushed kasoori methi

Instructions
 

Marinating the chicken

  • Take all the marinade ingredients and blend them to make paste.
    marinationingredients for green chilli chicken in a magimix grinder jar
  • Marinade the chicken pieces in the paste .
    Marinated Chicken in a glass bowl covered with cling film
  • Cover and keep aside for about 20-30 minutes. If you have more time you can marinade ahead for 4-5 hours.However 30 minutes is also fine.

Cooking the Hari mirch murgh / Green chilli chicken

  • Heat ghee/ oil in a pan or a kadhai.
    Heating Cumin seeds in hot oil in a stainless steel karahi
  • Add the cumin seeds and let them splutter.
  • Add turmeric powder and sautè for a minute.
  • Add the marinated chicken pieces. Mix well.
    cooking green chilli chicken in a stainless steel Karahi
  • Cook for 8-10 minutes till the chicken is half done, and any moisture from the onion evaporates.
  • Add Cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder. Mix well.
    adding spices to chicken
  • Add yoghurt (little by little, while stirring so that it does not curdle).
    yoghurt on top of chicken being cooked
  • Once the yoghurt is mixed well, add whole green chillies. Cover and cook for another 10-15 minutes till the chicken is done, and it leaves oil on the sides.
    whole green chillies on chicken being cooked
  • Once done , add crushed kasoori methi.Mix well.
  • Add garam masala.
  • Cook for 2-3 more minutes till all flavours are incorporated.
  • Garnish with fresh coriander leaves ,slit green chillies and ginger juliennes.
    green chilli chicken being cooked in a karahi
  • Serve hot with hot rotis/ phulkas , paranthas , or naan. You can serve this with rice as well and of course a side of sliced onions.
    Green chilli chicken Roti naan onion salad served on a blue ribbed plate

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Notes

To make this recipe perfect use Skinless chicken with bones, and use fresh green chillies to make this recipe taste best.
Serving this Hari mirch murgh with fresh tandoori rotis or garlic naans and pickled onions is another tip i would recommend to get the best taste combination for this green chilli chicken recipe.
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