Spicy Coriander Chicken

A flavourful and easy chicken recipe, with a different combination of spices and flavours to relish upon. The star ingredients are the coriander(dhania) seeds and the dried red chillies.

It comes together easily (can be cooked in less than an hour!) This Spicy Coriander Chicken can be paired with some steamed rice or any Indian bread of your choice like roti, naan or hot and piping parathas.

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Spicy Coriander Chicken

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How to make Spicy Coriander Chicken – Recipe at a glance:

• Marinate chicken with turmeric and salt, till you get the spice paste ready.
• Saute shallots, dried chilli and spices and grind to a paste.
• Marinate the chicken once again in this spice blend for at least an hour.
• Add to a pot or pressure cooker, and cook till tender.
• Gently fry onions and other fresh ingredients, and add to the cooked chicken.
• Add what and simmer to the desired consistency.

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Ingredients:

• 1 kg Chicken (skinless, small – medium-sized pieces)- rinsed and drained well. Please use fresh chicken here.
• 1 tsp Salt(namak/नमक)
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder(haldee/हल्दी)
• 10 Shallots, left whole (chhote pyaaz/छोटे प्याज़)
• 8+1   dried red chillies (sookhee laal mirch/सूखी लाल मिर्च ) -milder long variety. If using hotter chillies, you may reduce the amount
• 2+4 Tbsp Oil, divided
• 1/8 tsp Fenugreek(methi/मेंथी)
• 4 tsp Coriander seeds(dhaniya/धनिये के बीज)
•  1/2 tsp Black peppercorns(kaalee mirch ke daane/काली मिर्च के दाने)
• 1 1/2 tsp Garam Masala (गरम मसाला)
• 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds (sarason ke beej/सरसों के बीज)
• 1 large red Onion(pyaz/प्याज)
• 5 large cloves of garlic (lehsun/लहसुन)
• 1 piece ginger( just about the same amount as garlic) (adrak/अदरक)
• Green chilli to taste (hari mirch/हरी मिर्च)
• 1 tsp fennel powder (pisee huee saumphपिसी हुई सौंफ)
• 1 sprig of curry leaves (Curry patte/ करी पत्ते)
• A handful of coriander leaves (dhanie ke patte/धनिए के पत्ते
• water as needed

Same Video is on the Recipe page⇑. Currently only in Malayalam version.

It is recommended that you open the recipe page and keep this page going if you like to WATCH / LISTEN to the video alongside the written instructions.

Key Ingredients: Chicken, Coriander seeds, Dried Chilli, Spices, Shallots,Onion, Ginger, Garlic, Tomato, Green chilli, Curry leaves, Coriander leaves, Oil, Salt.

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