Simple Andhra Chicken Curry Recipe - No Coconut Curries

I already have a andhra style chicken curry recipe which i call my chicken iguru. This is another version, a much simpler version of it. This is a no coconut version, it has a good amount of butter for flavouring and it really works well. Give this dish a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Marinating Time : 30 mins

Cooking Time : 45 to 50 mins

Serves : 4 to 5

Ingredients:

Chicken - 500 gram with bone

Oil - 1 tblspn

Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 2 tsp

Cinnamon / Pattai - 4 cm piece

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp

Cardamom / Yelakai - 4

Cloves / Krambu - 4

Bay Leaf - 1

Onions - 1 large finely chopped

Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn

Green Chillies - 2 slit

Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn

Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 2 tblspn

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder / Jeeraka Podi - 1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Butter - 2 tblspn

Coriander leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped

Method:

Take chicken in a bowl, add in all the spice powders, salt, and ginger garlic paste. Mix well. Leave it to marinate for 30 mins.

Heat oil in a pot. Add in all whole spices and let them sizzle. Now add in onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute till the onions turn golden.

Once it turns golden, add in the marinated chicken and toss well in the onion mix. Once the chicken is well seared add a splash of water, bring it to boil, cover the pot and simmer for 30 to 35 mins.

Now the chicken should be cooked, open the lid, add in garam masala powder and butter. Mix well.

Add in coriander leaves and mix.

Serve.

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