Gorge on this healthy green chicken curry

Who wouldn’t love a nice chicken dinner – be it fried, grilled, baked, broasted or curried? Talking of flavours, we have the Lebanese, Turkish, Thai, Lankan, Arabian and, of course, the Kozhikodan versions of chicken. Not to be left out are the popular buys like the garlic mayo, sweet chilli, hot peri peri, barbecue, smoky, wraps, fillet and nugget varieties.

But not all can be tempted to try these out for fear of those nagging ailments caused by bad cholesterol and high blood pressure. For all those who chicken out of rich chicken dishes, here’s one low on fat and cholesterol. Grab it and go for it.

Click here to read this recipe in Malayalam

Ingredients
1.
1 cup boneless chicken
2.
1 bunch of pudina (mint) leaves
1 clove garlic
1 green chilli
1 small bunch of coriander leaves
3.
3 drops of lime extract
4.
2 tsp olive oil
5.
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
6.
1 onion chopped finely
7.
1 tsp jeerakam (cumin) powdered
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
8.
1 tomato finely chopped
9.
Salt as required
10.
Khus khus (poppy seeds) as required

Preparation
Wash and clean chicken and leave to drain
Grind ingredient no 2, pour in the lime extract
Rub it on the chicken and set aside for 30 minutes
Saute ginger-garlic paste in olive oil
Add onion and saute again
When the onion turns light brown, add ingredient no 4 and saute on a low flame
Add tomato and continue to saute till the raw smell leaves the pan
When the oil separates and surfaces, add the marinated chicken and salt
Cover and cook
Once it is done, mix with ground khus khus.

Notes
Ingredients that could help in bringing down the cholesterol levels: 1. Olive oil has monounsaturated fatty acid 2. Garlic: Alicin, a compound, in it has medicinal properties 3. Pudina and coriander leaves have fibre and beta carotene 4. Tomato: Lycopene, a natural chemical , has cancer-fighting properties.