ANDHRA SPL CHICKEN CURRY

INGREDIENTS:-

Chicken -2 lbs
onions- 3
tomatoes-1
green chillies-3-4
cloves-3
elachi -2
cinnamon-small stick
cashews-2/3 tsp
curry leaves
ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
oil- 3tsp
coconut (fresh /frozen)- 1 cup
poppy seeds/gasa gasalu-2 tsp
garam masala pwd- 3 tsp
coriander - for garnishing

FOR MARINADE:-

turmeric pwd-1/2 tsp
chilly pwd-2-3 tsp
salt -to taste
ginger garlic paste-1tsp
oil-1 tsp
garam masala- 1tsp

PROCESS:-

1. Cut n clean the chicken properly.Now take a bowl add 1 tsp oil,salt,ginger garlic paste, chilly ,turmeric pwd n garam masala n mix well .To dat add chicken pieces n mix well n set it aside.
2. Cut onions ,tomatoes n green chillies into pieces
3. Make a paste of coconut n poppy seeds with little water n keep aside.

4.Now take a pan ,add oil n den put sum cloves,cardamom,cinnamon n fry for a min.Den add cashews n curry leaves n fry for a sec.Now add ginger garlic paste n fry for a min n den add onions n green chillies n fry till onions turn golden brown.

5.Now add tomatoes n let dem cook for 5 mins.Add salt n turmeric pwd.



6.Now add the marinade n let it cook for 15-20 mins
THE WATER AUTO MATICALLY OSES OUT FROM CHICKEN SO WE NEED NOT ADD MUCH WATER IN CHICKEN CURRY
7.Den add chilly pwd, n sum water n let it cooks til the chicken becomes soft n water evaporates.
8.Atlast add garam masala n coriander n saute for 5mins n switch of the flame .




SERVE WITH HOT RICE /DUM BIRYANI WITH ONIONS