Hara Bhara Chicken – Indian Cilantro Chicken

Hara Bhara Chicken – Indian Cilantro Chicken: chicken cooked in the cilantro yogurt sauce along with Indian spices. Super healthy and light. Perfect for an entree or even as stuffing in wraps.Hara Bhara Chicken recipe using cilantro leaves

Hara Bhara Chicken is also known as Hariyali Chicken

Hellooo Weekend – Here We All Come !!!

These day’s I’m going through a phase of being “BORED” of eating chicken (I never thought there would come a time when I would ever say that…Sighhhhh)

But the chicken in my fridge has been calling me for a week now, so finally decided to use it to make this super easy, tangy and yummy recipe……

It’s been made by my mom a couple of times and everytime it pleases everyone.

This Hara Bhara Chicken recipe is my favorite also because it’s cooked in less oil using yogurt (Instead of cream) and also it can be pre-made and stored for 2days in the fridge.

 

::  Pro Tips to Make Hara Bhara Chicken ::

Please make a paste of onion, ginger, garlic and not used chopped version – doesn’t taste good.

  • You cannot pulse yogurt and coriander together as they become overly watery and spoil the dish.

 

  • As we are using boneless chicken, please keep an eye on it while cooking as it tends to cook and burn quickly – If you feel it’s becoming dry but not yet cooked, sprinkle some water.

 

  • Yogurt needs to be evenly whipped making sure there is no lumps as this helps yogurt cook evenly.

 

  • This is dry to very less curry recipe, so great for wraps/salads too.

 

Hara Bhara Chicken

Hara Bhara Chicken

 

~ ENJOY ~

 

Hara Bhara Chicken – Indian Cilantro Chicken

 

Serves: 4 People

 

Serving Suggestion: Serve Hot with
Roti/Parantha/Poori/Rice – Indian Bread

 

Hara Bhara Chicken Ingredients:

1 kg Boneless Chicken – Cut into bite-size pieces
5 Tbsp Water
2 Large White Onion – Chopped
4 Garlic Cloves – Chopped
1 Small Piece Ginger
1 Cup Fat-free Yogurt – Whipped
4 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice – You may use bottled lemon juice as well
½ Cup Fresh Coriander/Cilantro
5 Tbsp Olive Oil – You may use any flavorless oil of choice
2-3 Coriander Leaf (For Decoration)

 

Spices:
2 Bay Leaf
1 Tsp Whole Black Pepper – Optional
2 Tsp Coriander Powder
1 Tsp Cumin Powder
2 Tsp Indian All Spice Powder
2 Tsp Red Chili Powder – Optional
2 Tsp Salt (As per your taste)

 

How to Make Hara Bhara Chicken

Using a blender, make a smooth paste of onion, garlic, and ginger (Using 5 tbsp of water)

Heat oil in a large pan (2minutes) and add the black pepper and bay leaf.

Now add the onion paste along with all the powdered spices, stir evenly and cook on low heat for 2-3min (Cook covered with a lid).

After 3min, give the onion paste a stir and it should start to look translucent, cook for 2min.

Now add the boneless chicken and stir everything, cover the lid and cook for another 5-8min or till chicken is cooked. (Keep stirring every 2min and making sure that the paste & chicken doesn’t stick to bottom)

Add fresh coriander paste, lemon juice in yogurt and mix together.

Once the chicken is cooked, add the yogurt mixture and cook on medium for another 5min.

After 5 minutes all the water (from yogurt) would have soaked up and the chicken would have cooked
properly along with all the spices.

Turn off the heat, transfer in a serving dish, decorate with fresh coriander and serve hot.

Tried Our Recipe – AWESOME!!!

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Yield: 4 People

Hara Bhara Chicken - Indian Cilantro Chicken

hara bhara chicken or chicken cooked in cilantro yogurt sauce with Indian spices

Hara Bhara Chicken - Indian Cilantro Chicken: chicken cooked in the cilantro-yogurt sauce along with Indian spices. Super healthy and light. Perfect for an entree or even as stuffing in wraps.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Boneless Chicken – Cut into bite size pieces
  • 4-5Tbsp Water
  • 2 Large White Onion – Chopped
  • 4 Garlic Cloves – Chopped
  • 1 Small Piece Ginger
  • 1 Cup Plain Yogurt - Whipped
  • 4 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice – You may use bottled lemon juice as well
  • ½ Cup Fresh Coriander/Cilantro
  • 5 Tbsp Olive Oil – You may use any flavorless oil of choice
  • 2-3 Coriander Leaf (For Decoration)
  •  

Spices:

  • 2 Bay Leaf
  • 1 Tsp Whole Black Pepper - Optional
  • 2 Tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 2 Tsp Indian All Spice Powder
  • 2 Tsp Red Chili Powder - Optional
  • 2 Tsp Salt (As per your taste)

Instructions

  1. Using a blender, make a smooth paste of onion, garlic and ginger (Using 4-5 tbsp of water)
  2. Heat oil in a large pan(2min) and add the black pepper and bay leaf.
  3. Now add the onion paste along with all the powdered spices, stir evenly and cook on low heat for 2-3min (Cook covered with lid).
  4. After 3min, give the onion paste a stir and it should start to look translucent, cook for 2min.
  5. Now add the boneless chicken and stir everything, cover the lid and cook for another 5-8min or till chicken is cooked. (Keep stirring every 2min and making sure that the paste & chicken doesn’t stick to bottom)
  6. Add fresh coriander paste, lemon juice in yogurt and mix together.
  7. Once the chicken is cooked, add the yogurt mixture and cook on medium for another 5minutes.
  8. After 5min all the water(from yogurt) would have soaked up and the chicken would have cooked properly along with all the spices.
  9. Turn off the heat.
  10. Transfer in serving dish, decorate with fresh coriander and serve hot.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 739Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 29gCholesterol: 226mgSodium: 1465mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 77g

 

2 Replies to "Hara Bhara Chicken - Indian Cilantro Chicken"

  • Zephirina Bothello September 20, 2023 (8:38 pm)

    Hi Molly,
    I tried your Hara Bhara Chicken today. I added mint too, because the plant is going wild in my vegetable garden. I ground the mint, cilantro and yogurt; in your recipe you say cilantro paste but I was not sure how to make the paste. So, I ground it with the yogurt and also added mint.
    I really love the way the dish turned out. It/s exactly what I was looking to make for my family for a few days but was not sure how to go about it.
    I would’ve added a picture, but I cannot add one to this text box.
    Thanks so much; I love your recipes and the way you write them! Easy to follow and enough detail to get it right! I really appreciate that!

    Have a beautiful day!
    Zephirina

    • Molly Kumar November 1, 2023 (7:15 pm)

      Hello Zephirina, Thanks so much for your reply and trying my recipe. I’m so glad that you and family loved this recipe it as much as we do 🙂 Hope to see more of your comments soon, Thanks, Molly

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