Mint methi chicken

Weekends are my adventure day.  I try new dishes which sometimes turns good or the other way round.  Recently, I made this spicy & greenish chicken masala with lotz of fresh herbs and it absolutely taste delicious.  Flavour of mint leaves, corriander leaves & methi leaves made this dish exotic.  Perfect with rice & rotis as well.

Ingredients :

1. Chicken - 250 gms
2. Green chilly - 1 no
3. Ginger - 1 inch
4. Garlic - 3 pods
5. Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
6. Corriander leaves - 1/4 cup
7. Curd - 1 tbsp
8. Chilly powder - 1 tsp
9. Onion - 1 large sized
10. Fresh methi leaves (finely chopped) - handful
11. Coconut grated - 1 tbsp
12. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
13. Cloves - 3 nos
14. Cardomom - 2 nos
15. Lemon juice - 1 tsp
16. Salt to taste
17. Oil - 1 tbsp

Direction to cook :

#   Grind the green chilly, garlic, ginger, mint leaves & corriander leaves to a smooth paste.

#   Clean & cut the chicken.  Marinate the chicken in the grounded paste & salt for atleast one hour.

#   Dry roast the coconut, cinnamon stick, cloves & cardomon.  Grind them to a fine powder.  Keep aside.

#   Heat oil in the frying pan, add oil & finely chopped onion.  Saute till golden brown in color.

#   Add the finely chopped methi leaves, chilly powder, curd & the marinated chicken.  Cover & cook till tender.

#   Once the chicken is cooked, add the spice powder & finally the lemon juice. Add water (if necessary).

Serve with rice or rotis.