Haryali Gosht
admin November 6th, 2009
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Haryali Gosht is a great Chicken recipe to try out. It has a lot of visual appeal because of its vibrant green color and also healthy because it uses a fair amount of coriander, you can also add boiled and pureed spinach to make it even more healthier. It kind of reminds me of the Thai Green Chicken I had once at a restaurant. Of course, some of the ingredients were very different than the ones use in Indian cuisine.
Ingredients for Haryali Gosht
1 kg Chicken
200 gms Yoghurt
1 Bay leaf
1 big Onion
1 Black Cardamom
1 Cinnamon stick
2 Black Pepper
2 Cloves
Pinch of Turmeric Powder
Special Green Masala (”Masala” means a spice or mixture of spices in Urdu and Hindi) used in Haryali Gosht
Bunch of green coriander
5-6 Green chilies
1-2 Garlic Cloves
2 tbsp Salt
Mix the above in a food processor with little water to make it a liquidy mixture.
Pour oil in Kadhai (Indian Wok or a deep frying pan). When heated, add kadha spices ( “Khada” literally meaning standing refers to the non powder/ non paste spices). After some time add onions.
When Onions turn pink add the chicken and little salt and cover for 5 minutes.
Open lid and let water dry.
Add the green masala
Let oil part (seperating the oil and the masala is a sure shot way of knowing weather your masalas have been cooked long enough or not. You will clearly see the oil “part” from the rest of the masala ). Add turmeric, let the masala cook more, add little water if needed. Let water dry completely. Add yoghurt and mix. Let it cook for another 4-5 minutes and add water if needed. Remember not to over cook because that will cause the gravy to turn dark.
Enjoy Haryali Gosht also know as Green Chicken (that is because “Haryali” means greenery :))