Name: Chicken in Mint Gravy(Pudina Murg) recipe by Neha Pahilwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: FOR.CHICKEN MARINADE; Fresh chicken 500.gram; Mint leaves (pudina) 1/2 bunch roughly chopped; Coriander leaves 1/4 bunch roughly chopped; Onion 1 small.roughly chopped; Ginger garlic paste 1-2 tablespoon; Green chillies 3 roughly chopped; Coriander powder 2 teaspoons; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Red chilli.powder 1/2 teaspoon; Garam Masala Powder 1/2 teaspoon; Curd 1 cup; Salt to taste; FOR GRAVY BASE; Onions 1 large sliced; Whole.black cardamom 1; Cinnamon 1/2" piece; Oil 3 tablespoon; Nutmeg-mace powder 1/2teaspoon

ABOUT Chicken in Mint Gravy(Pudina Murg) RECIPE

Chicken in Mint Gravy is flavoured with the refreshing mint and spices used. It is light on the stomach and preferred much during summers because of the cooling nature of th mint and curd used. This recipe is quite simple as not much browning is required. The taste of mint itself upholds the gravy.

Ingredients Serving: 4

FOR.CHICKEN MARINADE
Fresh chicken 500.gram
Mint leaves (pudina) 1/2 bunch roughly chopped
Coriander leaves 1/4 bunch roughly chopped
Onion 1 small.roughly chopped
Ginger garlic paste 1-2 tablespoon
Green chillies 3 roughly chopped
Coriander powder 2 teaspoons
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli.powder 1/2 teaspoon
Garam Masala Powder 1/2 teaspoon
Curd 1 cup
Salt to taste
FOR GRAVY BASE
Onions 1 large sliced
Whole.black cardamom 1
Cinnamon 1/2" piece
Oil 3 tablespoon
Nutmeg-mace powder 1/2teaspoon

Instructions

Clean chicken pieces and make cuts/gashes in them for the marinade to penetrate through.
Grind and blend all ingredients as mentioned under marinade.
Combine the chicken with this marinade and keep for at least 2 hours.
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
Add the whole spices and let them crackle.
Now add the onions and saute till light brown.
Add to this the chicken with its marinade.
Cover and.cook on medium flame for 10 minutes. Then reduce flame to low .
Let it simmer for around 20 to 25 minutes.
Adjust for salt and sprinkle nutmeg-mace powder.
Cover and.let it simmer on low flame for 5 minutes more. Then.switch off gas
Serve hot with rice.or rotis.

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