Kodi Iguru / Chicken in caramelised onions

Once I was searching for a new chicken recipe so that I could try something which i had  not tried before and I bumped into this recipe from Nagalakshmi’s (Nags) Edible Garden .

A word about Nags. She is my S-i-l’s classmate and I met her first time at my marriage. As I was interested in cookery, my S-i-l introduced me to Nag’s blog and from then on, I am a follower of her recipes and photography tips. She is indeed a good chef, great photographer and a good writer. I must tell you, I have learnt a whole lot of new stuff from her blog.

This Kodi iguru is an Andhra dish which is made in different ways, but I liked this method a lot as this is so easy and very delicious side dish for rice or chappathis.

Ingredients:

1. Chicken pieces- 250gms
2. Cinnamon sticks- 3nos
3. Cardomom pods- 3nos
4. Cloves- 6nos
5. Star Anise- 2nos
6. Dry Red chillies- 7-8nos
7. Turmeric powder- 1tsp
8. Fennel seeds- 1tsp
9. Coriander powder- 1tbsp
10. Oil- 1tbsp
11. Mustard seeds- 1tsp
12. Onions- 1no
13. Curry leaves- few
14. Ginger-garlic paste- 1tbsp
15. Tomatoes- 1no
16. Salt- as required

Method:

1. Grind ingredients 2 to 9 to a powder.
2. In a kadai, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add the chopped onions and curry leaves.
3. When they turn golden brown in colour, add ginger, garlic paste and the above ground masala. At this stage, add a little more of oil if the mixture is too dry.
4. Add the chopped tomatoes, chicken and salt. Stir well so that every thing is mixed well.
5. Cook in low flame, with the kadai covered, till the chicken is cooked well.
6. Serve with hot rice.