Quick Cilantro Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN CILANTRO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat, and saute the onion until tender. Place the chicken in the pot, and cook until lightly browned.
• Puree the cilantro, garlic, and 1/3 cup water in a blender or food processor. Mix into the pot with the chicken and onions. Cook and stir about 5 minutes, until mixed and heated through. Pour enough water into the pot to cover all ingredients.
• Mix the hominy, rice, and bouillon into the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Increase the amount of water as needed to attain desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY CILANTRO CHICKEN WITH A KICK

Steps:

• In a blender or large food processor, combine the garlic, serrano peppers, ginger, cilantro, lime zest, soy sauce, sugar and coconut milk. Process until smooth.
• Place the chicken into a large resealable bag, and pour the liquid from the blender in with it. Seal, and refrigerate for about 1 hour, turning once after 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place the chicken onto a broiling pan, and pour the marinade into a saucepan.
• Broil the chicken for about 10 minutes on each side, until browned and the juices run clear. While the chicken is cooking, bring the marinade to a boil. Simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Place chicken onto a serving plate, and pour the sauce over it to serve.

QUICK AND EASY CILANTRO (DHANIYA) CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove the skin from the Chicken Drumstick and wash thoroughly.
• Make incisions to the Chicken Drumsticks.
• Make a Brine solution of Water, Vinegar, 1 Tbsp Sugar and 1 Tsp Salt.
• Soak the Chicken in the Brine solution for about 30 minutes.
• Blend the Cilantro, Garlic, Ginger, Green Chilly, 1 Tsp oil and Salt into a fine paste.
• Chop the Red Onion about 1 cup.
• Drain the Brine Solution, wash the chicken and marinate the chicken in the Cilantro paste.
• Meanwhile, fry the onions in oil in a wide and deep heavy bottom pan.
• Once the onion turns translucent add all the dry spices, (Coriander Powder, Red Chilly Powder, Cumin Powder and Black Pepper Powder, Salt) and fry for about 2 minutes.
• Add the marinated Chicken with all the marinade.
• Fry on High heat for about 10-15 minutes stirring frequently and keep scraping the bottom of the pan.
• Cook until the Chicken starts breaking off the bone
• Add water about 1/2 a cup, cover and simmer on medium flame for about 10 minutes.
• Check for seasoning and adjust as per taste.
• Increase the heat and let the gravy dry out to the required consistency. If you want to serve this as a snack then dry out the gravy so that spice mixture sticks to the Chicken.
• Serve hot with sliced onions and lemon wedges.
• Tip 1: You can temper the oil with Cardamom, Star Anise, Cinnamon, Bay Leaf before adding the onions. Remove them before serving.
• Tip 2: Adjust the amount of Ginger, Garlic and Green Chilly as per your taste but ensure that they do not become the primary flavor.
• Tip 3: If you are not keen on making the paste, you can buy readymade Cilantro, Ginger and Garlic paste (in tubes) available in the refrigerated section (not frozen) of the produce aisle in most grocery stores like, Walmart, Kroger, Target etc. You will have to chop Green Chillies/Jalapeno.