Andhra Chicken Curry, How to Make Andhra Chicken Curry, Kodi Kura
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
34 mins
Total Time
49 mins
Andhra Chicken Curry – This is one of the traditional ways of cooking chicken curry using the main ingredient as ground masala paste.
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Andhra, Indian
Keyword:
Andhra Chicken Curry
Servings: 6
Calories: 1720 kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients for Andhra Chicken Curry:
- Chicken – 1 kg.
- Oil – 3 large spoons.
- Onions – 1 cup finely chopped
- Green chilies – 5 no. split into half and cut into two pieces
- Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.
- Ginger garlic paste - ½ tsp.
- Salt – 2 tbsp. as per your taste
- Tomatoes – 2 cups.
- Red chili powder – 1 ½ tbsp.
- Water – Required to make gravy
- Coriander leaves - to garnish.
Ingredients for making Andhra Chicken Masala paste:
- Garlic cloves – 12 no.
- Ginger piece – 2 inch sliced into small pieces
- Dry coconut piece – 2 inch sliced into small pieces
- Cloves – 7 no.
- Cinnamon stick – 6 no. 1-inch size
- Poppy seeds – 1 tbsp.
- Coriander seeds – 3 tbsps.
- Cumin seeds/ jeera – 1 tbsp.
- Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Curry leaves – 2 tbsps.
Instructions
How to Make Andhra Chicken Curry:
Preparation of Chicken Masala:
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In a pan, roast ginger and garlic pieces, dry coconut pieces, cinnamon stick, cloves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, poppy seeds and curry leaves.
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Let all ingredients are roasted well and then cooled.
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Transfer all ingredients to a blender and make a coarse paste.
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Heat oil in a thick bottom wide kadai and add onion and green chillies.
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Once onions turn translucent add ginger garlic paste and chicken pieces.
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Sprinkle a pinch of turmeric powder, salt and cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes.
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Add tomatoes, red chilli powder and adequate water to get a thick gravy.
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Drop Chicken masala paste and mix well.
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Cook further till chicken pieces turn soft.
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Garnish Andhra Chicken Curry with coriander leaves and serve hot.