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coriander/cilantro chicken - indian style

Recipe by
Molly Kumar
Bay Area, CA

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yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For coriander/cilantro chicken - indian style

  • 1 kg
    boneless chicken – cut into bite size pieces
  • 5 Tbsp
    water
  • 2 lg
    white onion – chopped
  • 4 clove
    garlic – chopped
  • 1 sm
    piece ginger
  • 1 c
    fatree yogurt - whipped
  • 4 Tbsp
    fresh lemon juice – you may use bottled lemon juice as well
  • 1/2 c
    fresh coriander/cilantro paste
  • 5 Tbsp
    olive oil – you may use any flavorless oil of choice
  • 3 sprig
    coriander leaf (for decoration)
  • SPICES:
  • 1 tsp
    whole black pepper - optional
  • 2 tsp
    coriander powder
  • 1 tsp
    cumin powder
  • 2 tsp
    indian all spice powder
  • 2 tsp
    red chili powder
  • 2 tsp
    salt (as per your taste)

How To Make coriander/cilantro chicken - indian style

  • 1
    Using a blender, make a smooth paste of onion, garlic and ginger (Using 4-5tbsp of water)
  • 2
    Heat oil in a large pan(2min) and add the black pepper. Now add the onion paste along with all the powdered spices, stir evenly and cook on low heat for 2-3min (Cook covered with lid).
  • 3
    After 3min, give the onion paste a stir and it should start to look translucent, cook for 2min. Now add the boneless chicken and stir everything, cover the lid and cook for another 5-8min or till chicken is cooked. (Keep stirring every 2min and making sure that the paste & chicken doesn’t stick to bottom)
  • 4
    Add fresh coriander paste, lemon juice in yogurt and mix together. Once the chicken is cooked, add the yogurt mixture and cook on medium for another 5min.
  • 5
    After 5min all the water(from yogurt) would have soaked up and the chicken would have cooked properly along with all the spices.
  • 6
    Turn off the heat, transfer in serving dish, decorate with fresh coriander and serve hot.
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