Chicken curry

Description

Typical Andhra style chicken curry, a good combination for Briyani or chappati.
(Kozhi masala / Kodi kura / Chicken kuzhambu / Kozhi curry)

Ingredients-1
2 lb	Chicken (1kg approx, cut into small pieces)
3 nos	Onions
3 nos	Tomato
2 nos	Green chilli
1 tsp	Ginger garlic paste
1 bunch	Corrainder leaves (chopped)
1 no	Bay leaf
¼ tsp	Cumin seeds
3 tsp	Red chilli powder
1 tsp	Dhania powder
¼ tsp	Turmeric powder
2 tsp	Salt (or to taste)
½ cup	Oil

Ingredients-2
1 tsp	Red chilli powder
½ tsp	Turmeric powder
2 tsp	Lemon juice
½ tsp	Ginger garlic paste
½ tsp	Salt

Ingredients-3
6 nos	Cashews
3 tsp	Poppy seeds
2 tsp	Corrainder seeds
2 nos	Cardamon
2 nos	Cloves
1 inch	Cinnamon

Instructions

Marinate chicken peices with all the ingredients from list-2 and set aside for atleast 2 hours. Dry grind all items from list-3 to make a fine powder and keep aside. Heat oil in deep sauce pan and add bay leaf and cumin seeds then add finely minced onions, minced green chillies, ginger garlic paste and fry them till they turn gloden brown. Crush tomatoes with a mallet or with your hands and carefully add that to the onion mixture and cook till tender.

Later add all the dry masalas turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dhania powder and salt along with marinated chicken. Allow to cook in simmer for about 10 minutes with a lid on. When chicken turns soft and tender, add the powdered spice masala(list-3), finely chopped corrainder leaves and once again let it simmer for few minutes until the oil seperates from masala.

Chicken Curry