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Hariyali Chicken Recipe (Green Chicken Curry)

Madhushree Dutta
Recipe for making delicious Hariyali Chicken at home. Simple ingredients and instructions to cook tasty Green Chicken Curry within a few minutes.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 500-700 Chicken curry cut
  • 2 tbsp Garlic paste
  • 2 tbsp Ginger paste
  • 2 Onion medium
  • ½ cup Sour Curd or Yogurt
  • 4 tbsp Fresh Cream
  • 1 cup Coriander leaves with the stalk
  • ½ cup Mint or Pudina leaves
  • 1 cup Spinach leaves
  • 4 Green Chilis or according to heat tolerance
  • 6-8 Black Peppercorns
  • 2-3 Green Cardamom
  • 6-8 Cashew nuts optional
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable oil
  • Water

Instructions
 

Make the Green paste

  • Wash the spinach leaves, coriander leaves (along with the stalk), and the mint leaves.
  • Take a cooking pot and boil 2 cups of water.
  • After the water is boiled turn off the flame and to this, put the spinach leaves.
  • Keep it for an exact minute to blanch them.
  • After 1 minute remove it from the hot water and rinse with cold water.
  • Next, take a blender and add the blanched spinach, coriander leaves, mint leaves, onion, green Cardamoms, and green chilis.
  • Blend them into a fine and smooth paste. Keep them aside.

Make the White paste

  • Take a blender and add the cashew nuts, sour curd, and 3 tbsp fresh cream.
  • Blend them into a fine and creamy paste. Make sure that there are no lumps.
  • Keep them aside.

Prepare the gravy

  • Take a cooking pot or a kadhai and add oil.
  • Let the oil heat until it smokes a little.
  • To the oil, add the cumin seeds.
  • Let them crackle and then add the ginger and garlic paste.
  • Stir and fry them until golden brown or the raw smell is gone.
  • Next, add the coriander powder and garam masala.

Add the chicken

  • Fry them for a minute and then add the pieces of chicken.
  • Combine the chicken with the masala and fry them until white.

Add the green paste

  • Now, add the green paste. Keep the flame on medium.
  • Stir well and combine everything.
  • Let them cook for five minutes or until the raw smell is gone.
  • After this, cover the kadhai for 3-4 minutes and let them cook. Stir occasionally.
  • When the green masala is cooked, reduce the flame to low.

Add the white paste

  • Add the white paste and keep on stirring. This will prevent the curd from splitting.
  • Continue to stir until the curd mix is cooked.
  • Crush the black peppercorns and add them to the kadhai or cooking pot.
  • Let them cook for a few minutes.
  • In the meantime, boil some water.
  • Add this water to the kadhai.
  • Combine everything nicely and cover the kadhai.
  • Let them cook until the chicken is tender and cooked to perfection. Stir occasionally.
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Take a taste test and add if anything is needed.
  • Check the consistency of the gravy.
  • Transfer it into a bowl if the gravy has reduced to a desired consistency. We need a semi-thick and creamy consistency.

Garnish

  • Garnish the Hariyali Chicken with a tbsp of fresh cream.
Keyword Chicken Recipes, Non Veg Recipes, Recipes for Dinner, Recipes for Lunch