Nilgiri Chicken Korma Curry | Chicken In Nilgiri Green Masala Sauce

Nilgiri Chicken Korma is juicy pieces of chicken simmered in a blend of herbs and spices. Chicken Green Masala Curry gets its classic green colour and delicious aroma from using fresh mint and coriander leaves.

Nilgiri Chicken

This appetizing Indian chicken curry recipe derives its name from the famous mountain ranges “Nilgiris” located in Southern India.

Mint is a popular herb that’s known for its cool aftertaste. Mint helps eliminate toxins from the body, acts as a blood cleanser, clears-up skin disorders, cleanses the stomach and reduces irritable bowel syndrome.

Nilgiri Chicken Korma Recipe:

Nilgiri chicken curry – a delectable chicken dish infused with the colour and refreshing flavour of coriander and mint leaves.

To make this delectable green murgh recipe, firstly clean the chicken pieces well with water and set aside.
Next chop onions, coriander, mint and curry leaves. Slit the chilli and grate coconut.

Ingredients

Toast poppy seeds. Once they cool, transfer into a mixie jar, add grated coconut and grind to paste.

Grated coconut and roasted poppy seeds

Keep the prepared paste aside.

Coconut and poppy seeds paste

Then take curry leaves, mint leaves, coriander leaves and green chillies in a mixie jar and grind to paste.

Green masala paste

Heat oil in a kadai. Put in cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bay leaves. Saute for a few seconds and then crackle mustard and cumin seeds.
Add onions, ginger garlic paste, and fry till the onions turn brown.
Sprinkle asafoetida and haldi. Mix well.

Saute whole garam masala, mustard, jeera, onions

Next tip in the coconut-poppy seeds paste. Stir well and cook for abut 4-5 minutes.
Sprinkle salt, chilli powder and coriander powder. Combine well.

Add coconut-poppy seeds paste

Put in the prepared green masala paste. Stir well and cook till for a couple of minutes.

Add the chicken pieces, mix all the ingredients together, cover and cook for 30-40 minutes.

Finally, drizzle lemon juice on the thickened chicken gravy and remove.

Chicken Green Masala

Serve Nilgiri Chicken with Coconut Rice or Naan.

If you are looking for more murgh curry recipes, then do try out Murgh Rezala.

Chicken Green Korma Recipe details below:

Chicken Nilgiri Recipe

Nilgiri Chicken Korma is a healthy and tasty South Indian chicken curry. Indian green masala chicken curry is infused with the scent of fresh herbs and myriad flavours. Learn how to make chicken green masala korma.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Tamil Nadu

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 10

Servings 4

Calories 330kcal

Author Shil

Ingredients

Chicken - 500 grams
Bay Leaf - 2
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - 1
Cloves – 2
Onion – 2 medium
Ginger-Garlic Paste – ¾ tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 ½ tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Turmeric – ½ tsp
Hing - a pinch
Coriander Powder – ½ tbsp
Red Chilli Powder – ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 1 tbsp

Grind to paste:

Coconut - 2 tbsp, grated
Poppy Seeds – 1 tbsp

Green masala paste:

Mint leaves – ¾ cup
Coriander leaves – ¾ cup
Curry leaves – 3 sprigs
Green chillies – 2

Instructions

Wash and clean the chicken.
Lightly dry roast the poppy seeds. Cool and grind to paste together with grated coconut.
Wash and chop the coriander, mint and curry leaves. Slit the green chillies and finely chop the onions.
Grind the coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies and curry leaves to a fine paste.
Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Once they start to sizzle, pop in the mustard seeds.
When mustard seeds crackle, add the cumin seeds and then the chopped onions and ginger garlic paste. Sauté till the onions brown.
Add a pinch of hing and turmeric. Mix well.
Now add the poppy seed & coconut paste. Blend well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Mix well.
Add the green masala paste and cook till the raw smell disappears and oil oozes out.
Add the chicken and cook covered for 30-40 minutes till it’s tender and the gravy thickens. Add a dash of lemon juice and remove.
Serve Nilgiri chicken with Naan or Coconut Rice.