Chicken Verta

Chicken Verta is a popular dish and a very common item in dhabas, restaurants and even in street also. Minched chicken with spices, yougut and butter make this a delicious side dish.

CHICKEN VERTA

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

Chicken mince (boneless) - 500gms

Ginger paste - 1 tbsp

Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Tomato - 50 gms, chopped

Onion paste - ½ cup

Cashew nut paste - 50 gms

Cloves – 4 pcs

Green Cardamom – 4 pcs

Bay Leaves – 2 pcs

Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp

Coriander powder – ½ tbsp

Cumin powder – ½ tbsp

Kashmiri Red chili powder – ½ tbsp

Dried Fenugreek Leaves (kasuri methi) – 1 tbsp (crush a little bit by your hands)

Butter – 1 tbsp

Fresh Cream – 2 tbsp

Yogurt – 100 gms

Salt – as per taste

Oil – 1 big spoon

Preparation:

First, take a small bowl, pour some water in it and add all powder spices and mix with water (Turmeric powder, Coriander powder, Cumin powder and Kashmiri red chili powder) and keep it aside.

Take a pan, heat oil, add cloves, green cardamom, bay leaves, onion Paste and fry well till the onions become light brown.

Add ginger and garlic paste, fry for few seconds, then add chopped tomatoes.

When it is done then add the spices mixture and sauté it for a minute.

Add chicken mince, salt, cashew paste, yogurt and sauté it well.

Add butter, crushed fenugreek leaves and cook for 15 / 20 mints on low flame covering the lid.

Finally add cream and cook for a minute, switch off the oven and cover the lid of the pan for another 5 minutes.

Serve Chicken Verta with naan, paratha or roomali roti.