Andhra chicken curry

Andhra cuisine is known to be one of the most spiciest cuisines in the country. It is also known to be the most aromatic. So when I decided to cook up some chicken today, I followed this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 250 gms boneless chicken cut into pieces.
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch piece of ginger
• 3 red chillies
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 2 tbsp khus khus
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 pods of green cardamom
• 1 inch piece cinnamon
• 1 small onion chopped
• A few curry leaves
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat some oil in a thick bottomed vessel.
• Roast red chillies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, poppy seeds, grated coconut, cardamom, ginger, garlic and cinnamon till it gives out a fragrance.
• Set it aside, so that it cools down. 
• In the meantime, heat some oil in a pan and cook onion till it turns brown.
• Add curry leaves.
• Grind the roasted masala into a paste.
• Add chicken to the onion and curry leaves, add salt and some chili powder.
• Let it cook for two minutes.
• Add the ground masala and cook it on a low flame for ten minutes.
• Add 1/2 a cup of water if needed and let it simmer for two more minutes

Serve hot with dosas, aapams or rotis.