Andhra Style Chicken Fry Recipe

Filled with the goodness of spicy chillies and the local flavour, this Andhra Chicken Fry is a must try recipe. It is best to serve during your weekday meals to take a break from the regular food. It is easy to make and requires less time to cook. Try this and we are sure you will make it again and again.   Course : Appetizer Ingridients : For marination 1 Chicken breasts , cubed 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi) 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder 1/2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 1/2 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt) Salt , to taste  For frying 1 Onion , chopped 3 Green Chillies , chopped 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf) 2 Tomatoes , cubed 1/2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste 2 sprig Curry leaves 1 tablespoon Black pepper powder 1 tablespoon Garam masala powder 1/2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania) , coarsely grounded 1/2 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder Oil , or ghee as required Instructions To begin making the Andhra Chicken Fry recipe, put chicken cubes and all the ingredients listed under marination including turmeric powder, red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, hung yogurt, salt in a bowl and mix it well.Make sure that chicken pieces are coated properly. Cover the bowl and let it sit in the fridge for an hour.Once the chicken is marinated, take it out from fridge and keep it aside.Heat oil in a kadhai/wok and add fennel seeds, curry leaves and chopped green chillies into the wok. Saute it for couple of seconds but make sure it doesn't burn.Now, add ginger garlic paste and saute for couple of seconds until the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.Next step is to add onion and cook it till the time it becomes soft and translucent.Once the onions are soft, add the cubed tomatoes and cook till they become mushy.Once the tomatoes are soft and mushy, add the marinated chicken pieces and marination batter into the wok. Add garam masala powder and cook it for 10 minutes on medium heat.After 10 minutes, add coriander powder, red chilli powder into the wok and give it a good mix and cook the chicken again for 5 minutes on high heat.Y ou have to make sure that chicken gets dry and there is no gravy left.In the end sprinkle black pepper powder and adjust salt as per your taste. Cook for few more minutes till the chicken is cooked properly. Serve it hot and garnish with some onion rings.Serve Andhra Chicken Fry as a starter in your house parties or as a side dish along with Andhra Style Yellow Cucumber Dal and Phulkas for a weekday meal.