How to make Nilgiri Style Chicken-Cook Smart -
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Main Ingredients : Chicken (चिकन), Medium onions
Cuisine : Tamil Nadu
Course : Main Course Chicken
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Nilgiri Style Chicken-Cook Smart Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
Be a kid or a teenage or an adult or an oldie, chicken lovers trend all over the world at all times! One meat that is a favourite of all beyond belief! When cooked, it can be presented in many guises. Sauté it, fry it, toss it, bake it, steam it – eat it the way you want to. Whatever its form may be upon being cooked, its flavour may change but its flesh remains high in protein, low in fat and can be digested easily.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Nilgiri Style Chicken-Cook Smart Recipe
Chicken cut into medium sized pieces on the bone 750 grams
Medium onions peeled 2
Oil 2 tablespoons
Cloves 4-5
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Yogurt 6 tablespoons
Red capsicums cut into thin strips for garnish
Ginger cut into thin strips for garnish
For paste
Spinach blanched 1 bunch
Fresh mint leaves roughly chopped 1/2 bunch
Fresh coriander leaves roughly chopped 1/2 bunch
Green chillies roughly chopped 2
Fennel seeds (saunf) 1 teaspoon
Fresh coconut scraped 1 cup
Method
Step 1
Finely chop onions.
Step 2
Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add cloves and onions and saute till translucent.
Step 3
Grind together spinach, mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies, fennel seeds and coconut with a little water to a fine paste.
Step 4
Add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder and coriander powder, mix and saute for 2 minutes. Add chicken and salt and mix well. Cover and cook for 5-6 minutes for till the chicken begins to change colour.
Step 5
Add the ground paste and mix well.
Step 6
Add yogurt and mix well. Cover and cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes or till the chicken is completely cooked. Take the pan off the heat and let the chicken remain covered for a few minutes.
Step 7
Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot garnished with red capsicum and ginger strips.
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