Chicken & Green Lentils (Moong) curry

Chicken & lentils curry is made mainly from assorted spices to make this a spicy gravy. 

Chicken as well as Green lentils is combined to give a distinct taste. Often mixed and eaten with Ragi(Finger millet) Balls and Rice or Bhakri

Protien packed Curry with the goodness of lentils & meat, it has a cooling effect on body due to green gram try this healthy chicken curry with Ragi(finger millet)/ Nachni steamed dumplings

For Curries to get best flavours always use meat on the bone

Ingredients:

Chicken: ½ kg

Green gram(Moong): 1 cup

Coconut: ½ cup

For Tempering:

Oil: 3sps

Cloves: 4-5

Cinnamon: ½ inch

Garlic: 6-7 flakes

Ginger- ½ Inch

Onion: 2 chopped

Red Chilli :4-5

Coriander seeds: 2sp

For Garnishing:

Lemon juice: ½ lemon

Coriender leaves: 1/4^th cup

Method

Clean the chicken by rinsing 2-3 times in water

Soak green gram for 4 hrs or overnite

For the Gravy:

In a pan take oil heat add cloves cinnamon ginger garlic & fry

Add Onions & redchilies & fry nicely till changes color

Add coriander seeds/ powder & fry for a min, switch off heat

Let it cool down completely

In a blender add grated coconut & above fried mix with 1 cup water

Grind to a fine paste & Keep aside

In a pressure cooker add Oil & heat it

Squeeze the chicken & add one by one & fry chicken nicely

After 5 min of frying add the gravy masala & mix

Now  add  Soaked green gram & mix well cook for 5 min

Mix all together add Salt add water 1-2 cups

Pressure cook for 3 whistles till chicken & lentils are cooked well

Once the cooker cools down Open it & mix well

Add lemon juice & coriander leaves, Chicken with Moong gravy is Ready