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Cooking Time : 45 minutes
Cuisine : Indian

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken: 1/2 kg
Pepper powder: 1 tsp
Garam masala: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: a pinch
Salt - as needed
Ginger garlic paste -  1 tsp

To grind

Coriander leaves: 1 bunch
Mint leaves: 1/2 bunch
Curry leaves: 2 sprigs
Green chillies: 10-15 (reduce or decrease according to your taste)
Onion: 1 chopped

To saute:

Onion: 1 chopped
Oil - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Curd: 1/2 cup

STEPS:

STEP 1: Gather all the ingredients for grinding and make the green paste.
Grind it to a coarse paste.

STEP 2: Mix the chicken with pepper powder, garam masala, turmeric powder,ginger garlic paste and salt.

STEP 3: Now take this in pressure cooker, add 1 cup of water and mix well. Cover and pressure cook for 2 whistle, lower the flame and cook for 10 mins. Now turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Add the green paste and mix it well. Let it sit for about 10 minutes and then cook it covered till the chicken are tender and nicely cooked.

STEP 4: In a nonstic pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil and add the chopped onions and curry leaves. You do not need to brown the onions, just lightly sauteing them is enough.

STEP 5: Add the cooked green chicken into this.Mix well and then add half cup of curd.And mix well, allow it to cook and simmer it for sometime. Stir it well and let the curry becomes a gravy.

STEP 6: Once it got cooked turn off the stove and serve it with rice or roti.

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                  COOKING TIPS

While using ginger and garlic paste in curries, always use garlic at 60% ratio and ginger at 40% as ginger is very strong and may make your dish sharp and pungent.
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