Spicy Andhra Chicken Kurma

Andhra Chicken Kurma

Yesterday night we have some of our friends over at our place for dinner, and I made spicy andhra Chicken kurma . Generally for special dinner's I cook Biryani as many of our friends love it, but these days we were actually having some kind of dinner parties almost every week and I got bored cooking and eating Biryani so for a change I made simple yet delicious dinner last night. My menu was Gobi-65 and veg cutlet for appetizers and for main course I made Andhra Chicken Kurma, Idli, Dosa, Palli chutney and sambar. Though menu seems weird everyone loved it. I guarantee you that Idli and dosa tastes great with chicken or mutton curry, me and my husband both love that combination a lot. This recipe of very basic tasty chicken curry is passed on from generations in our family.

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken cut into small pieces

2 small onions finely chopped

3-4 green chilies

2 tsps ginger garlic paste

1 tsp red chili powder

2 tsps coriander powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

2 cinnamon sticks

4 cloves

2 green cardamom

5-8 fresh curry leaves

salt to taste

2-3 tsps oil

1 tsp fresh ground black pepper (optional)

pinch of turmeric

for paste:

2 tsps khus khus / gasalu

1/2 cup grated coconut or coconut powder (if you cant get fresh coconut)

3-5 cashew nuts soaked in milk

for marinade:

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup curd

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

Preparation:

1. Clean chicken and marinate with the ingredients listed under for marinade and refrigerate for at least 3 hrs.
2. Now take a pan and fry khus khus on very low flame for 2-3 mins till they splutter, don't burn it as it will change the taste of the curry. Now after cooling the fried khus-khus make a paste with grated coconut and soaked cashew nuts.
3. Heat oil in heavy bottomed pan and add whole garam masala and fry till nice aroma comes out, Now add onions,curry leaves and fry till slightly brown now add green chilies and ginger garlic paste and fry there is no raw smell.
4. Now add turmeric and salt and fry for 1 more min. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder and fry for 2-3 mins.
5. Add marinated chicken and fry for 3 mins and add the paste of khus-khus, coconut and cashew nuts and mix well and check that it don't burn. Now add 1 cup of water and bring it to boil.
6. Now close the lid and cook for 5-10 mins. Now if you want make more spicy add the freshly ground pepper powder and cook for 5 more mins and check salt and add salt and fresh coriander leaves and garam masla and cook for 2 mins till the gravy reaches the desired consistency.
7. Serve hot with white rice, biryani, idli, dosa, roti and many other combinations.

Hope everyone enjoy this spicy and delicious andhra chicken kurma. Do post your comments on my recipe.

Simple and Tasty Egg Noodles

Egg Noodles

A big HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII after long time. I am really busy these days with my application to Universities and other stuff. Today after long time I want to give you the recipe of Egg noodles which is everyones favorite. Whenever I think of noodles the only taste which come into my mind is noodles from road side shop or in telugu we call bandi noodles in my home town Vizag. I am really craving for that Indo-Chinese taste here in US but couldn't get it. I thought of making it myself, it turned out really well but i can say I am the taste is no where competing with that bandi noodles.

Ingredients:

1 packet whole wheat noodles ( I got it from Chinese market)

1 cup finely chopped carrots

1 cup finely chopped cabbage

1 small onion sliced finely lengthwise

1/2 cup spring onions (optional)

2 eggs

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp rice vinegar(optional)

1 tsp green chili sauce (adjust according to your spice level)

salt to taste

1 tsp black ground pepper

1 tsp finely grated/chopped garlic

1 tsp finely grated/chopped ginger

3 tsp oil ( olive oil preferred)

Preparation:

1. Bring about 6-8 cups of water to boil in a deep pan and add the noodle sticks and just boil it for 6-8 mins. Check that noodles should be mushy the shape should be intact. Now drain these cooked noodles and keep aside by mixing 1 tsp oil and make each noodle separate with hand.
2. Now heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add garlic and ginger for 2 mins and add onions fry for 2 mins. Now add chopped carrot and cabbage and fry for 5 mins till they are cooked. If it is a very big pan you can work with vegetables on one side and egg on the other side. Or else you can take other pan add 1 tsp oil and beat the egg and scramble it. Now mix the vegetables and eggs and add salt and pepper.
3. Now add the cooked noodles and mix well and add soy sauce, vinegar and chili sauce and mix well. Adding this sauces will make noodles nicely separated from each other. So cook for 2-4 mins and add spring onions for garnish and mix well.
4. Serve hot with Gobi Manchuria, veg Manchuria, chili chicken etc.
5. You can skip adding egg and enjoy this simple spicy veg noodles.

Aratikaya Vepudu/Raw Plantain Fry

Aratikaya Vepudu

I generally like my raw plantain fry to be deep fried small pieces with lots of chana dal in it which my mom used to make. But i am making another variation of this veggie as my husband likes it to be fried disc shaped pieces with onions and tadka, you can add more punch by adding different kinds of powders like fried chana dal spicy powder,peanut powder etc....

Ingredients:

2 raw plantains cut into thin disc shaped pieces

1 onion finely chopped

1 tsp red chili powder

salt to taste

pinch of turmeric

2 tsps oil

For Seasoning:

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp urad dal

1 tsp chana dal

8-10 fresh curry leaves

2 garlic pods crushed

For Powder:

1/2 cup fried chana dal/ vepina senagapappu

1 tsp cumin seeds

3-4 dried red chilies

Preparation:

1. Bring 3 cups of water to boil with pinch of turmeric and add the chopped plantain pieces and cook for 2-3 mins until they become soft. Don't overcook them, they will become mushy. Immediately drain them and run under cold water this will keep the piece intact.
2. Take the ingredients listed under for powder and grind them into a powder. You can store this powder in an air-tight container so that you can use in seasoning any veggie fry.
3. Now heat oil in a thick bottomed pan add mustard seeds and let them splutter now add chana dal, urad dal , crushed garlic and curry leaves and fry till the dals turn brown.
4. Now add Onions and fry till they become soft and add the cooked plantain and mix well and cook for 2 mins with lid.
5. Now add pinch of turmeric, salt and again put the lid and cook for 2 more mins.
6. Now add red chili powder and fry well without lid for 3-4 mins and add 1 tsp of chana dal powder and mix well for 1 mins and take off the stove.
7. Serve hot with rice or rotis.

Aratikaya Vepudu

Hope everyone enjoy this recipe. Do post your comments on this spicy raw plantain fry