Weeknight Easy Hara Masala Chicken or Haryali Chicken

This Haray Masalay ki Murghi is a bold, flavorful green chicken curry made with cilantro, green chilies & spices — ready in under 45 minutes. Bonus: your blender does most of the work!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless chicken cubed (450g) (use 1.5 lb (680g) if using bone in )
• 1 medium onion (75-90 g)
• neutral oil for cooking
• 1 bunch of cilantro (65-70 g)
• 4 green chillies
• 1 inch ginger (3/4 tbsp ginger paste)
• 6-8 cloves garlic (1 tbsp garlic paste)
• 4 tbsp plain yogurt (approx 55g)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Combine all the marinade ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth
2. 2Pour over your chicken, you can marinate it for 30 minutes up to overnight or just combine and continue with next steps
3. 3Put a wok or large bottomed pan (quicker to cook than in a small one) on medium heat and add in a few tbsp of oil.
4. 4While that's heating dice your onions and add saute till the onions edges turn golden.
5. 5Stir in your chicken, sautéing on medium high heat till it changes colour.
6. 6Cover, simmer till tender - 25 minutes.
7. 7Adjust consistency, check for seasoning, garnish with some fresh ginger or fresh chillies - or nothing at all - grab some roti or rice and dig in.