Andhra chilli chicken

Andhra chillli chicken

A very popular chicken dish from Andhrapradesh. Cooking time is 20-25 minutes and serving for 4.

Ingredients

	Chicken, cut into 8 pieces		800 grams
	Garlic		8-10 cloves
	Ginger		2 inch piece
	Rice		2 tablespoons
	Dried red chillies		10-12
	Salt		to taste
	Curry leaves		20-25
	Yogurt		2 tablespoons
	Oil		3 tablespoons
	Refined flour (maida)		1/4 cup
	Fresh coriander leaves		a few sprigs
	Onion rings		a few
	Green capsicum, thin strips		a few
	Red capsicum, thin strips		a few
	Yellow capsicum, thin strips		a few

Lemon juice                                   4 tablespoons

Method

First remove the seeds from the dried red chillies and put into a mixer jar and add garlic, ginger, rice, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, salt and grind. Add 10-12 curry leaves and continue to grind to a fine paste.

Put the paste into a large bowl, and then add chicken pieces and yogurt and mix well. Now add remaining lemon juice and mix till the masala coats all the chicken pieces well.

Again chop remaining curry leaves and add to the chicken and mix and set aside to marinate for 2-3 hours. Now heat up oil in a non stick pan. Roll the chicken pieces in refined flour and shake off extra flour and place in the pan and cook on medium heat till the underside is lightly browned.

Turnover chicken and cook till the other side is similarly cooked. Chop coriander leaves and put over the chicken. Sprinkle a little water, reduce heat, then cover and cook for 6-8 minutes.

Now serve hot garnished with onion rings, thin strips of green, red and yellow capsicums.