Delicious Recipes..Indian Green Chicken Curry

I have been remiss in blogging and I did promise to do this more so here goes. I am going to try and post recipes once a week....I love to cook and bake so I am excited to be doing this!!

As most of you know I am of Indian origin. On one of our visits to Washington DC, we had dinner at this delicious Indian restaurant called Rasika - they make the most delicious Indian Green Chicken Curry I have ever had! Of course my husband has been craving it since and so I went online looking for something similar and found the recipe below which is pretty much dead on to the one at Rasika! Try it out, it's easy to make and most of the ingredients should be available at your local grocery store.  Also PLEASE let me know how it goes once you do make it...I would love to hear your experience and about any variations you made to it.

Serves: 4
Cooking time (approx.): 37 minutes
8  medium sized pieces (about 800  grams) of chicken
2  medium onion(s) chopped
1  cup(s) each of fresh coriander and mint leaves chopped (loosely packed)
4  green chillies
2  teaspoon(s) each of ginger, garlic pastes
1  teaspoon(s) each of cumin and garam masala powders (available at most grocery stores)
4  teaspoons lemon juice
salt to taste

1. Grind the coriander and mint leaves along with the chopped onions, green chillies and lemon juice, ginger-garlic pastes, garam masala and cumin powders to make a green paste.
2. Add the green paste in a pot and fry on medium level for about 5  minutes or till the paste is a pale green.
3. Add the chicken and sprinkle salt to taste. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for about 30  minutes or till the chicken is tenderized.

TIP:

• The green paste can be made from any combination of green leafy vegetables like spinach, dill, fenugreek, basil, oregano, parsely along with fresh coriander.

Serve hot with: White rice or Naan (available at most grocery stores).

I have made variations to this recipe but I do not take credit for coming up with the original recipe.  You can find the details on the original recipe here.