Hariyali Chicken Recipe: Follow our quick and easy hariyali chicken recipe to reproduce this universally popular dish served in dhabas and restaurants across north India.
Not only is it simple and convenient to make this restaurant-style hariyali murgh masala at home, but it also packs big, punchy flavours.
Pieces of boneless chicken are cooked in a marinade or wet paste of coriander and mint leaves and green chilies, along with various spices, yogurt, and cashew nut for tender, melt-in-your-mouth, succulent goodness. The enticing aroma, depth of flavours, and mouth-watering taste of this green chicken curry treat are irresistible.
The coriander and mint leaves impart a beautiful bright green colour to the dish, giving it its name hariyali, which means green or greenery. They also add a zesty flavour and wonderful fragrance.
Yogurt and cashew nut give the vibrant green curry “body” so that it clings to the juicy and succulent chicken pieces.
Hariyali chicken masala is similar to palak (saag) chicken in that both dishes incorporate lots of fresh greens and both have well-balanced flavours and mild spicing.
If you like, you can garnish the green chicken curry with crispy fried onions whose caramelized sweetness will enhance the flavours of the dish.
Enjoy hariyali chicken hot and fresh, as reheating the dish later changes the taste somewhat because of the greens in it.
You can also use this recipe and a skewer to cook the marinated chicken over a barbecue grill, or in a tandoor or oven.
Add a dollop of pure desi ghee (clarified butter) to the hariyali chicken masala for extra richness.
For a vegetarian version of this recipe, replace the chicken with paneer to make a hariyali paneer recipe.
This hariyali chicken recipe is a great option for big gatherings. Guests will love the fresh, herb-infused, yogurt and cashew nut enriched taste.
Hariyali chicken tastes equally good with both roti and rice. Serve it with hot fresh phulka, lachcha paratha, naan, kulcha, or sheermal. Pea (matar) pulao or zafrani pilaf also goes very well with our hariyali chicken recipe.
It is also best enjoyed with red onions or kachumbar (a mix of red onions and tomatoes), fresh radish (mooli), mint chutney, and mint raita.
Learn and watch how to make Hariyali Chicken at home. Find step by step cooking video instructions for this easy Hariyali Chicken Recipe (Green Chicken Curry) including all ingredients, method & cooking time right here from Yummefy Recipes.
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