Pachaimilagai(Green Chilli) Chicken

All you need for this tasty, easy and quick - Pachaimilagai/Green Chilly Chicken recipe.

Chicken - 4-5 leg pieces or any
Green Chilly - 5
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp
Onion - 1/2 chopped
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Coriander Powder - 1tbsp
Garam Masala - 1/2tsp

For Marinating the chicken:
Curd - 2tbsp
Chilly Powder
Salt to taste

Steps:

Wash chicken in hot water on adding turmeric powder and salt. once washed, mix 2tbsp of curd, salt and chilli powder with chicken. Allow the marinated chicken to become dry, by either placing it in freezer or keeping near fan.

Heat oil pan and add mustard seeds when hot. Once mustard seeds splutters, add cumin seeds and onion.

Add cut green chillies to the pan and fry it until onion turns brown.

Once onions are cooked, add ginger garlic paste to it and fry until the raw smell goes away.












Important step for best taste: From this step, reduce the flame and cook on low heat till end. Do not add any water to chicken.

Add the marinated chicken pieces to the fried onions and green chillies and mix well.

Add Garam Masala, Turmeric Powder, Coriander powder and salt to taste & mix well.

Do not add any water. Chicken itself will leave enough water. Close the lid and continue to cook in low flame for 15-20minutes.

Check often and stir continuously. Make sure its not getting burnt in the bottom.

Add coconut milk or cut coconut and let it cook for 5-10minutes until the water gets disappeared.

Serve it as a side dish and Enjoy this easy, tasty and delicious 

Pachamilagai/Green chilly Chicken recipe!!!