Chicken With Mustard Greens
Chicken With Mustard Greens
North Indian preparation of chicken with mustard greens.
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 750 gram chicken, cut into small pieces
- 300 gram mustard green
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 big onions, cut into half moon slices
- 2 black cardomom
- 2 whole dry red chilli
- 3 tablespoon ginger paste
- 3 tablespoon garlic paste
- 2 tablespoon red chilli powder
- 2 tablespoon coriander powder
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 medium size tomatoes cut into cubes
- salt according to taste
- 1 carrot chopped into round slices
- 4 green chillies thinly sliced
- 1 cup mustard oil
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
Directions
- Wash the mustard greens (only the leaves) and bring to a boil in a deep pan with enough salted water till tender. Drain water and keep aside.
- Marinate chicken pieces with 1tsp salt, 1tbsp turmeric powder,1 tbsp of ginger,1 tbsp of garlic paste, lemon juice and a 2tbsp mustard oil for about an hour.
- Heat 1 cup oil in a heavy bottom deep pan or wok, add the bay leaves and crushed black cardomom in hot oil. Once bay leaves change color lower the heat and add the onions
- Fry for 2-3 minutes till the onions becomes glossy. Then add the chopped tomatoes and keep stiring on low heat for 4-5 minutes till all the water from the tomatoes dries up.
- Add chicken pieces and cook for another 5-6 minutes, then add the rest of the ginger and garlic paste and the 2 whole red chillies .After 2 minutes of stiring add Coriander and red chilli powder.
- Stir for 2 minutes more and add the cooked greens and salt according to taste. Mix well on low heat and cover with a lid.
- Keep cooking till the chicken in done occassionally uncovering and stiring on low heat. You may add 1/2 cup of water if it gets too dry at the bottom of the pan.
- Once chicken in cooked take out in a bowl and garnish with sliced carrot and lemon, sliced green chillies and serve with steamed white rice.