Andhra Pradesh is a region known for its spicy yummy chicken recipes. I don’t think there is anybody who hasn’t tasted the Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani. Anyway, the chicken recipe that I am going to describe in this article is less spicy but still incredibly tasty. If you are a fan of such a dish, then read on. The ingredients for this dish are readily available in any market. My dad prepared this first time about 2 years ago. Today being Choti Diwali and me being at my aunt’s house I thought I should give it a try. I rang up my dad in the morning and he sent me this recipe. Here it goes:
Ingredients
(You may modify this according to the quantity of chicken you bought.)
- Chicken (cut in medium pieces) – 800 gm
- Onion (cut in long thin pieces) – 1
- Tomato (cut in four pieces) – 2
- Ginger (one inch piece) – 1
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Poppy Seeds (Khus Khus) – 3 Teaspoons (soaked in water for 10 to 12 minutes)
- Turmeric Powder – 1/2 Teaspoon
- Red Chilly Powder – 1 Teaspoon
- Saffron – 1/2 Teaspoon
- Lemon Juice – 2 Teaspoon
- Coriander Powder – 1 Tablespoon
- Cooking Oil – 5 Tablespoon
- Coconut (small) – 1
- Curd (yogurt) – 1 cup
- Salt – To taste
The utensil that you must use for this preparation is a frying pan with thick bottom. Wide area is required as the water needs to boil out. (Many vendors inject water into the chicken meat to increase it’s mass. This can add extra water to your dish, so be careful.)
Preparation
- Scrape the coconut and collect the coconut milk (if this is not possible, ready made coconut milk is available.)
- Heat the oil in the frying pan
- Add the ginger, garlic and soaked Poppy Seeds into the oil
- After a couple of minutes add the onion pieces and fry until light golden brown
- Add the tomato slices and fry for 1 minute
- Reduce the flame
- Add coriander powder and cook for 2 minutes
- Add chicken pieces
- Add the turmeric and chilly powder
- Add salt
- Cook for 5 to 7 minutes in medium flame
- Add curd and mix well
- Once the curd has been absorbed well into the curry, add saffron
- Add coconut milk
- Wait until the gravy becomes moderately thick
- Turn off the flame
- Add lemon juice before serving (optional)
So this is the recipe. I hope you will love it. If there is any doubt or feedback, please feel free to comment below. Bon appetit!