Preparation Method

• Smother chicken piece with ginger garlic paste, salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, curd and let it marinate for about an hour.
• Dry roast the poppy seed.
• Grind it along with one onion, coriander leaves and water.
• Dice rest of the onion.
• Chop the tomatoes lengthwise finely.
• Heat a heavy bottomed pan with Idhayam sesame oil.
• Temper cinnamon and clove.
• Saute onion and tomatoes.
• Flip the marinated chicken.
• Add chilli powder, pepper powder and fry for three minutes.
• Add the ground poppy seed mixture and fry for three more minutes.
• Pour required amount of water for the chicken to cook.
• Add salt.
• When the chicken is done and the gravy thickens remove from fire garnish with roasted cashew nut and serve.

         Keyword : Andhra Chicken Gravy, Spicy chicken curry