Mint n cilantro chicken

A quick one pot meal for your busy days.........sometimes week days become so hectic especially the evenings with kids ,school work,projects ,some unexpected guests .......grrr....

literally it vanishes from my mind that I am not yet ready with the dinner !ufff.......after scraping your mind  and muscle with kids study hour u are hardly left with any more energy to take over the ...."MISSION KITCHEN"......kitchen is no more lesser than a war fare.....Lol

I think most of u agree with me ... isn't it?

The same happens to me very often .......when in no mood to cook any fancy dishes , but still u want some thing different this mint and cilantro chicken comes to rescue.Its a one pot meal requiring less of Ur energy and time.here is my take on it..........go ahead

INGREDIENTS

TO GRIND

• 4 Onions
• 4 chillies
• mint(pudina) leaves a hand full
• cilantro(coriander leaves)a hand full
• 12 cashews (soaked)

•  500gmsChicken
• 2 tbsp Ginger -garlic paste 
• 2 tbsp oil
• 100 gms curd 
• salt to taste

METHOD

1. Chop and saute the onions.put in  a blender together with all the ingredients listed under TO GRIND and grind it to a fine paste.
2. Clean and wash the chicken .marinate the chicken with the ground  green masala together with  remaining ingredients except oil.
3. Heat a pan ,add oil to it,put the marinated chicken in the oil ,stir it and cook on high for 2 -3 minutes
4. Add some water ,simmer the flame and cook it until the chicken is tender,and the gravy comes nearer and oil  leaves the side of the pan.
5. Bring the gravy to the desired consistency by adding water  .
6. Serve hot with your choice of Indian breads ,or rice