Hara Masala Murgh

Name: Hara Masala Murgh (Chicken cooked in a green curry)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup (30 grams) chopped fresh mint; 4 green chiles, stemmed; ½ cup (60 grams) grated fresh coconut (or frozen unsweetened coconut); 35 almonds; 1 (1¾-pound/800-gram) chicken, skinned and cut into 12 pieces; 1 cup (60 grams) chopped fresh cilantro; ¼ cup (50 ml) heavy cream; 1 tablespoon ground roasted cumin; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 1½ teaspoons table salt; 6 to 8 cloves garlic; 1-inch (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger; 5 whole cloves; 1½ cups (375 grams) plain yogurt, whisked; 2 medium red onions, peeled and chopped; 4 green cardamom pods; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Chicken cooked in a green curry

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This is one of my favorite dishes, a green curry that is different from most traditional Indian curries such as tomato-onion or coconut.

Ingredients

35 almonds
1 (1¾-pound/800-gram) chicken, skinned and

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the almonds in 1 cup (200 ml) warm water for 15 to 20 minutes. Peel the soaked almonds and transfer to a spice grinder. Grind to a fine paste. Set aside.
Put the cilantr