Chicken Pudina (chicken with curried mint sauce)


-Serves 5
​My recipe for Chicken Pudina is healthy, delicious and extremely easy to make.  You've probably already had the traditional version of this dish made with spinach "Saag Chicken", but the introduction of fresh, seasonal mint take this flavor-rich chicken curry  to a whole new level. Do give it a try!

Ingredients for Chicken Pudina

For Chicken marinade:
1 Kg boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1" wide strips
1/2 cup or 125ml thick plain yoghurt
6 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped
1 fresh chili, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

For Curry Sauce:
2-3 tablespoons ghee
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
​200 grams or 1 large red onion, finely chopped
400 grams or 2 tomatoes , pureed or chopped
2 fresh chilies, chopped 
1 tablespoons coriander powder
1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon sea-salt
1 cup or 250ml water or chicken stock
3/4 teaspoon garam masala powder
2 cups packed fresh mint leaves
Juice of 1/2 lemon 

Recipe 
1. Marinade chicken with yoghurt, ginger, garlic, fresh chili, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt and refrigerate overnight. If running short of time, marinate at room temperature for about an hour.
2. Heat ghee in a heavy base saucepan or wok and drop in cumin seeds. Once cumin seeds start to splutter, add onions and stir-fry on medium-high heat for about 10-15 minutes.
3. Add fresh chilies and stir-fry for another 5 minutes until onions start to brown. Add tomatoes, stir well.
4. Next add chicken, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt and cook for another 20 minutes stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink and oil separates.
5. Add water, bring to the boil and reduce heat and let it simmer.
6. Place mint leaves and lemon juice in a small chopper and chop until fine. Add chopped mint into the curry, stir well. 
7. Add garam masala and stir well. Serve hot with naan, steamed rice or rotis.
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