Green chilli chicken popularly known as Andhra chilli chicken is a spicy chicken starter from Bangalore. It is a dry or semi-dry chicken curry made with chicken, herbs, yogurt, and lots of green chilies. This chicken recipe is easy, requires fewer ingredients, and is ready within 30 minutes. Serve it as a starter or side dish.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Starter
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 380kcal
Author: Preeti
Equipment
Heavy bottom pan
Mixing bowl
Ingredients
For green chili paste
½cupcoriander leaves
4green chilies(add as per the spiciness of green chilies)
For chicken marinade
500gramchicken(curry cut)
2teaspoonof the prepared chili paste
2tablespooncurd/yogurt
1teaspoonlemon juice
¼teaspoonturmeric powder
salt to taste
1teaspoonginger-garlic paste
1small onionsliced
For curry
1teaspooncumin
1spring curry leaves
4-5green chiliesslit
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.
Video
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.