Green chilli chicken, also called Andhra green chilli chicken, is a spicy Indian chicken starter popular in Bangalore Andhra-style restaurants. This is a dry or semi-dry chicken dish made with green chillies, yogurt, and simple spices. The recipe is easy, uses fewer ingredients, and comes together in just 30 minutes. Serve green chilli chicken as a starter or as a side dish with pulao or fried rice.
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Andhra green chilli chicken is a spicy South Indian chicken starter recipe. This dish became popular in Bangalore restaurants that serve Andhra food. Unlike the classic chilli chicken, this version is dry, rustic, and full of green chilli flavour. A similar recipe that you might like is our chicken masala.
This dish is not actually from traditional Andhra cuisine. Andhra food is known for being very spicy, so restaurants started serving this spicy chicken as Andhra chilli chicken. Serve it with fried rice, pulao, or enjoy it with roti or chapati. If you enjoy spicy chicken dishes, you should also try Andhra Chicken Fry, Chicken Ghee Roast, and Mangalorean Chicken Sukka.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Quick chicken recipe for dinner: You can make this Andhra-style green chilli chicken at home within 30 minutes. You just need to marinate the chicken and cook it. There are no extra steps like sautéing onions or grinding masala.
- Flavour-packed: Even with fewer chillies, it's full of bold green chilli flavour. Restaurant-style green chilli chicken is usually very spicy, but this recipe is made with fewer chillies and is not too hot.
- Customizable spice: You can easily adjust the heat to suit your taste.
Ingredients Needed
See the recipe card at the end of the post for full ingredients, quantities, and a printable version.
- Chicken: You can use either boneless chicken or chicken with bones.
- Green chilies: The chilies that I have used for this recipe are not too spicy. However, if the chilies you are using are spicy, then adjust the quantity as per the spiciness. Check out the expert tips below for the same.
- Onions: Do not skip onions in this recipe. The sweetness of onions balances the heat of green chilies. I have used red onions here.
- Curd/yogurt: It keeps the chicken soft and juicy after cooking. Also, it reduces the heat of green chilies.
- Fresh lemon juice: You can substitute it with vinegar.
- Herbs: Coriander leaves and curry leaves. Curry leaves give a nice aroma to the dish. It is not easy to find curry leaves if you are not staying in South India. If not available, skip adding it.
How to make Green Chilli Chicken
Preparations
- Grind coriander leaves and green chilies by adding some water. Set this green chilli paste aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine chicken, 2 teaspoons of the prepared green chili paste, curd, lemon juice, turmeric powder, salt, ginger-garlic paste, and onion. Set this aside. Marinate for 30 minutes.
Making green chili chicken
- In a pan, heat 2 teaspoons of oil over medium heat.
- Add cumin and curry leaves. Cook it for 30 seconds.
- Add the marinated chicken and cook until the color of the chicken changes from pink to white.
- Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked. It will take around 15-20 minutes.
- Add the remaining green chilli paste and 4-5 slit green chillies. Cook on high for 2 minutes.
- Garnish with green chilies and serve.
What to serve with this Green Chili Chicken
- Serve this green chili chicken as a party starter or appetizer.
- You can pair it up with Pulao or Fried rice and serve it as a side dish.
- Serve it with Roti or Chapati (Indian flatbread).
Expert Tips
- Green chili chicken is a spicy dish, but you can always adjust the spiciness as per your taste. This recipe will give you a mildly spicy dry chicken curry.
- The spiciness of green chili differs. So, adjust the number of green chilies as per their spiciness.
- Deseed the green chilies to reduce the heat.
- If the green chilies you are using are very spicy, then use only 2 green chilies to make the green chili paste. Also, reduce the number of green chilies that you add while finishing the dish.
- This Andhra green chilli chicken recipe is flavored mostly with chilies and coriander leaves. You can add a dash of garam masala powder to enhance the flavor.
Recipe FAQs
Wash the green chilies under running water. Tap it dry with a clean kitchen towel. Slit it lengthwise, and remove the seeds and membrane with the tip of the knife.
Wear gloves to protect your hands.
Green chili chicken is known for its heat, but the spice level can vary depending on the recipe and the number of green chilies used. You can adjust the spice to your preference.
Yes, you can easily adapt the recipe for a pressure cooker or Instant Pot. The cooking time will be significantly shorter.
More Chicken Recipes That You Might Like
- Chilli Chicken Gravy
- Chicken 65
- Hyderabadi Chicken Masala
- Chinese Chilli Chicken Dry
- Chicken Manchurian
- Chicken Bhuna Masala
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Recipe Card
Green Chilli Chicken Recipe
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Equipment
- Heavy bottom pan
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
For green chili paste
- ½ cup coriander leaves
- 4 green chilies (add as per the spiciness of green chilies)
For chicken marinade
- 500 gram chicken (curry cut)
- 2 teaspoon of the prepared chili paste
- 2 tablespoon curd/yogurt
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- 1 small onion sliced
For curry
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 spring curry leaves
- 4-5 green chilies slit
Instructions
Preparations
- Grind coriander leaves and green chilies by adding some water. Set this green chili paste aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine chicken, 2 teaspoon of the prepared green chili paste, curd, lemon juice, turmeric powder, salt, ginger-garlic paste and onion. Set this aside. Marinate for 30 minutes.
Making Green chilli chicken
- In a pan, heat 2 teaspoon of oil over medium heat.
- Add cumin and curry leaves. Cook it for 30 seconds.
- Add the marinated chicken and cook until the color of chicken changes from pink to white.
- Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked. It will take around 15-20 minutes.
- Add the remaining green chili paste, and 4-5 slit green chilies. Cook on high for 2 minutes.
- Garnish Andhra chilli chicken with green chilies and serve.
Notes
- This is a spicy dish but you can always adjust the spiciness as per your taste. This recipe will give you a mildly spicy chicken curry.
- The spiciness of green chilli differs. So, adjust the number of green chillies as per their spiciness.
- Deseed the green chilies to reduce the heat from it.
- If the green chillies you are using are very spicy then use only 2 green chilies to make the green chilli paste.
- This chicken recipe is flavored mostly with chilies and coriander leaves. You can add a dash of garam masala powder to enhance the flavor.
- To deseed the green chilies - Wash the green chilies under running water. Tap it dry with a clean kitchen towel. Slit it lengthwise, and remove the seeds and membrane with the tip of the knife.
Wear gloves to protect your hands.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Lourds
Great recipe! Cooked it several times now and has turned out great.
Preeti
That's fantastic to hear! I'm so glad you loved green chilli chicken recipe and that it turned out great multiple times. It's always rewarding to see people enjoy my recipes. Thanks for making my day.
Lekha
I made this for dinner last night and it was so good. My family loved it. I increased the green chilies to 20 but still spice was just right.
Preeti
Glad you and your family liked it. Thanks for the star rating.
Sangeeta Menon
This recipe is a super hit with my friends and family. I love how simple it is and yet the tastes soooo good.
Preeti
Glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback and the rating.
Rajeev
Awesome recipe! Turned out great
Preeti
Thanks for the feedback. Hope you enjoyed it.