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.