Andhra Spicy Chicken Curry Recipe

• 1 whole Chicken(with bones)
• 2 Yellow Onions (medium size chopped)
• 2 medium Tomatoes (chopped)
• ¼ cup Cilantro
• 5 Green Chillies
• 2 tbsp Poppy Seeds( mustard seeds)
• 50 Cashew Nuts
• 3 tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste
• 3 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
• 2 Cloves
• 1 Elachi
• 3 tbsp yogurt
• ¼ tsp Turmeric (haldi)
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 5 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 cup Water
• Salt to taste

• Clean (wash) the cut chicken in a big bowl, by adding yogurt,Ginger & Garlic paste, turmeric, salt, red chilli powder and stir everything, and cover the bowl and let it marinate for an hour.
• In a frying pan add the poppy seeds and fry them till they turn golden brown.
• Grind them till they come in to a fine powder, and add the cashew nuts. And make it into a fine powder.
• Cut the onions into small pieces , cut chillies in to long pieces and add them to it.
• Chop the tomatoes and set them aside.
• In a big pan (kadai), pour oil and add the cloves & elaichi in it.
• Add onions and deep fry them till they turn golden brown.
• Add the tomatoes and deep fry them till they become soft.
• Add chillies and the mixture of poppy seeds & the cashew nuts fry till the oil separates from it.
• Add the marinated chicken and deep fry it for about 4 or 5 minutes.
• Add a cup of water and stir them well and cover the pan (kadai) cook it in a medium heat.
• Once the chicken is well cooked, add garam masala and the chooped cilantro and turn off the stove.