Green Chicken | Hariyali Chicken | Hara Masala Chicken
A super quick and easy green chicken/Hariyali chicken recipe. This recipe is tangy, fresh-tasting and goes so well with a simple salad and naan! Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 cups fresh coriander (leaves and stalks)
- 2/3 cup fresh mint (leaves only)
- 1 cup yogurt (full fat and ideally Greek)
- 6-8 green chillies for a spicy kick (otherwise 4 for a mild flavour)
- 6 tbsp white vinegar
- 1/4 cup oil (as per preference)
- 1.1 lb boneless chicken (ideally thigh, cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1-1.5 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper (or to taste)
Instructions
- 1
In a blender, blitz the garlic, coriander, mint, yogurt, chillies and vinegar until smooth. Set aside until needed. Add as little water as possible.
- 2
In a wok or pan, add your oil. Heat up and add in the chicken pieces. A few minutes in, once the chicken begins to gain some colour, add the salt. Fry the chicken until it no longer remains pink and begins to turn golden.
- 3
Add the blended mixture into the pan. Cook this on high, stirring often until the mixture begins to thicken. You want to cook this down until the mixture begins to coat the pieces of the chicken and looks glossy. Once the mixture has thickened, have a taste-check and add the coarsely ground black pepper, adjusting if you need it as per preference.
- 4
If you would like your green chicken to be as dry as shown in the images, you can stop cooking it once it looks like the pictures. If you would like some more sauce, add water as per your liking and cook on a medium heat until the sauce comes to a slow simmer.
- 5
Skim off any excess oil if needed before serving.