Super Spicy Chicken Curry

This Super spicy Chicken curry is a combination of chicken with  different spices. In this we use a special spicy powder made from dry roasted spices like Cinnamon,pepper,cloves,coriander,elachi etc., This recipe involves the same procedure of making basic chicken curry with an extra addition of the special spicy powder. This is one of the addictive type of chicken curry,which once addicted cannot be neglected.We prefer to repeat again and again.So,do try it and taste it once.

Preparation Time :  20 mins

Marination time : 30 mins

Cooking time : 40-45 mins

Yield : 2

Ingredients :

Ingredients for Marination :

Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tbsp

salt : 1 tbsp

Red chilly powder/karam/ona menasina kayi pudi : 1 tbsp

Curd : 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder/pasupu/arishana pudi : 1/4 tsp

Ingredients for Spicy Powder : 

Cloves/lavangam : 2-3

Elachi/cardamom/elakullu : 2

Cinnamon stick/dalchina chekka/dalchini : 2 (1 inch sticks)

Star anise : 2

Marati moggu/capers : 1

Mace/japatri/jayi patre : small piece

Nutmeg powder/jajji kayya pudi/ : 1/4 tsp

Other Ingredients :

Chicken : 1/2 kg

Cloves/lavangam : 2-4

Elachi/cardamom/elakullu : 2-3

Cinnamon stick/dalchina chekka/dalchini : 2 (1 inch sticks)

Star anise : 2

Bay leaf/biryani aku/paththa : 2

Marati moggu/capers : 2

Mace/japatri/jayi patre : small piece

Onion pieces : 1 cup

Slitted Green chilies : 3-4 no.

Salt : as per required

Ginger-garlic Paste : 1 tbsp

Oil : 3 tbsp

Water : 1 cup

coriander leaves/kothmir/kothumbari soppu: for garnishing

Method of Preparation :

1. Dry roast  the ingredients listed under' Ingredients for spicy powder', cool them and grind into powder.


2. Clean chicken pieces properly and marinate them with the 'Ingredients for Marination' for 30 mins.


3. In a kadai,heat 3 tbsp of oil and add Cloves(/lavangam),Elachi(/cardamom/elakullu),Cinnamon stick(/dalchina chekka/dalchini),Star anise,Bay leaf(/biryani aku/paththa ),Marati moggu(/capers),Mace(/japatri/jayi patre) and saute for  1 minute.


4. Add onion pieces and saute till they turn transparent,then add green chilies and ginger-garlic paste,saute for 2 more minutes.Then add marinated chicken pieces and salt, fry them for 5 minutes.


5. Add water and close it with a lid,cook for 20 minutes or till the chicken is done.


6. Then add prepared spicy powder and stir properly and cook for 10 more minutes.


7. Garnish with coriander leaves/kothmir/kothumbari soppu and serve.

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