Ingredients

• Chicken - 1 kg
• Coconut - 1
• Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp
• Chilli powder - 2 tsp or to taste
• Salt - to taste
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Tomato - 1, chopped
• Onion - 1, chopped finely
• Curry leaves - a few
• Cloves - 2
• Cardamoms - 2
• Cinnamon - 2 pieces
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Ginger - 2.5 cm
• Garlic - 8-10 flakes
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

How to Make Andhra Chicken Kurma

• Clean and joint the chicken.
• Extract 1 cup of thick coconut milk and 2 cups of thin coconut milk.
• Grind poppy seeds to a paste.
• Grind ginger, garlic and coriander leaves together.
• Cook chicken with thin coconut milk, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, and green paste.
• When done, add the poppy seed paste, coriander powder and tomato.
• Simmer till chicken is cooked.
• Heat oil in another pan, add clove, cardamom, cinnamon, onion and curry leaves.
• When the onion is light brown, add the cooked chicken. Simmer for a few minutes.
• Add the thick coconut milk. Just as it begins to boil, remove from fire.