Mint Chicken/Pudina Chicken

Mint Chicken

Ingredients :-

• Chicken - 500 gm
• Onion - 2 nobs Finely chopped
• Ginger and Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Chili Powder - 2 tbsp
• Cumin Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp
• Tomato pure - 1 cup
• Salt as per taste
• Oil 
• Ghee/butter - 1 tbsp
• Curd - 2 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece
• Cardamom - 2 nobs
• For Mint/ Pudina paste :-
• Mint - 1 bunch
• Green chili - 2 nobs
• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

Method :-

Chicken Marination:-

• Wash the chicken pieces nicely then add 2 tbsp of curd,1 tbsp of ginger and garlic paste,1/2 tbsp of turmeric powder,salt,1 tbsp of chili powder into the chicken and mix it well then keep it aside for 15 minutes.

Mint Paste :-

• wash the Mint leaves and coriander leaves nicely and chopped it,then add it into the blender with green chili and blend it nicely to make a thick paste and keep it aside.*don't add water into the paste.

Lets start Cooking :-

• Take a pan add 1 tbsp oil and 1/2 tbsp of ghee,once oil is hot add the marinated chicken,saute it nicely, cover the lead and cook it till became tender and dry.
• Once the chicken remove all the water and became dry  then remove it from the pan and keep it aside.
• In the pan add little more oil and little ghee into it once oil is hot add the cinnamon stick and cardamom and saute it for a minutes.
• Now add the chopped onions and saute it nicely it became golden in color,then add the ginger and garlic paste and saute it nicely till raw smell go out with medium flame.
• Then add the chili powder,turmeric powder,cumin powder,coriander powder and mix it nicely and saute it for 2 minutes.
• Now add the tomato puree into it and add the salt mix it nicely and cook it for some time till the masala is ready.
• Once masala start leaving oil into the masala then add the fried chicken into it and mix it nicely and cook for 2 minutes.
• Then add the mint paste into the chicken and mix it well  and cook it nicely for 5-7 minutes cover with lid.
• After 7 minutes add the garam masala powder and squeeze 1/2 lemon into the chicken and mix it well , again cook it for 5 minutes with medium flame.(if you want gravy you can add little water into the chicken )
• After 5 minutes our Mint Chicken is ready to eat,switch off the flame and rest the chicken gravy for 5 minutes.
•  Serve Mint Chicken with plain white rice or Roti /Nan and enjoy.