Kodi Koora ~ Andhra Style Chicken Curry

This is an authentic chicken curry coming straight from my grandma’s kitchen. Andhra Kodi Koora is a spicy, hot country style chicken curry which goes amazingly well with rice, roti, dosa, idly, poori, vada and many other mains. Andhra Pradesh is known for its wide range of spicy cuisine, and non-vegetarians here love to include kodi koora as regularly as they can.

Slow roasted whole spices are ground to a fine powder which gives the dish rich aromatic gravy. Also poppy seeds add body to the gravy.

Ingredients

300 gms chicken
½ tsp red chili powder (adjust to taste)
½ tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste

1 small onion, chopped
Few curry leaves
2 medium onions, minced
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
3 tbsp oil

For paste
1 tsp poppy seeds
3 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fennel seeds
2 cloves
2 cardamom seeds
½ ‘’ cinnamon stick

½ tsp peppercorns
3-4 kashmiri dry red chilies

Method

• Marinate chicken with first 3 ingredients for one hour
• Dry roast the ingredients under “for paste” column and grind to a smooth paste by adding enough water
• Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onion and sauté until golden brown
• Now add curry leaves,  minced onion and fry till brown. Then add ginger-garlic paste and sauté until raw flavor is gone.
• Tip in marinated chicken and sauté for 2 minutes. Cover with lid and cook for 5 min minutes. Now add the paste and combine everything well
• Add enough water, mix well and cover again and cook until the chicken is done
• Check the seasoning and adjust the consistency
• Serve this with roti, rice, dosa....