So here it goes, Kodi Iguru Recipe from Andhra Pradesh. You may also like this Kerala-style chicken curry or easy chicken curry with coconut milk. Browse all chicken recipes in Edible Garden here.
KODI IGURU RECIPE
serves 4
Ingredients:
- Chicken – 1 kg, cleaned and cut into small pieces
- Onions – 4, sliced
- Tomatoes – 2, cubed
- Ginger – 2 tbsp, chopped finely
- Garlic – 5-6 cloves, minced
For the masala (powder coarsely together)
- Cinnamon – a 2” stick
- Cardamom – 3
- Cloves – 2
- Star anise – 3
- Dried red chillies – 6
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
- Powdered coriander seeds – 2 tsp
For tempering and garnishing
- Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
- Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
- Chopped coriander leaves (optional)
- Oil – 4 tbsp
How to make Kodi Iguru
1. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and temper the mustard seeds. Then add the onions and curry leaves and fry till the onions turn a dark golden brown. I stop short of burning them, since I like the flavor better then.
2. Next add the ginger and garlic and fry for 10 seconds before adding the ground masala. This mixture needs to be fried for about 2 minutes. Add some oil at this stage if the masala looks too dry.
3. Add the tomatoes and chicken pieces next and stir well. Do NOT add any water. Keep the fire on sim and cook covered for about 15 minutes till the chicken is tender.
4. When you remove the cover, there will be some more water left in the pan. So cook with the cover open till its dry, the masala sticks to the chicken pieces and the oil separates. Keep stirring at this stage, without breaking the chicken pieces.
5. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve Kodi Iguru hot with rice.
Maxx says
March 4, 2013 at 5:03 amBindus I tried it and it came out pretty good!! HAving a potluck today and this is my dish!! Hurrayy!!!
Nags says
April 1, 2010 at 1:46 pmtoothlesswink, hope you liked it 😀
Rajtilak Bhattacharjee says
June 27, 2008 at 3:31 ami am a chikeniterian, and that is making me feel hungry. would love to blogroll you. till then mind going through my blog?
Cynthia says
June 27, 2008 at 3:17 amAh, what a good wife you are already turning out to be 🙂
Laavanya says
June 26, 2008 at 8:00 pmIn our home its the other way around.. I don’t eat/cook non-veg so my husband gets to eat only when we go out… 🙂 You won’t believe how many pple pity him.
Rajitha says
June 26, 2008 at 6:39 pmnags…http://hungerpangs.blogspot.com/2008/06/quirks-and-jal-jeera.html
Mansi Desai says
June 26, 2008 at 5:48 pmnice template Nags! and so is the chicken:)
renuka says
June 26, 2008 at 5:22 pmhi,
hope u have settled and your blog looks great
Nags says
June 26, 2008 at 2:20 pmtoothlesswink, hope you liked it 😀
Sireesha says
June 26, 2008 at 2:15 pmnice chicken recipe Nags..Nice template..
Toothlesswink says
June 26, 2008 at 8:11 amhahahahaha! That was the awesomest dedication ever!!! Remember we used to order it with appam – what an awesome combo! Miss you woman and your incredible cooking!
Divya Vikram says
June 26, 2008 at 3:52 amnice chicken recipe Nags..
Nags says
June 26, 2008 at 1:23 amhehehe rajitha, you are funny 😀
and not being able to make it at home is not all bad cuz even back home we are not hardcore non-veg eaters. probably thrice a month or so, that was about it. i dont miss it much except for occasional cravings. cooking for one is not fun, esp when its non-veg, so its not all bad 😀
Rajitha says
June 25, 2008 at 9:07 pmYAAAAY!! welcome to the veggie land Nags..ha ha..okay before i get any hate mails from the rest of the gang…i am just kidding (not 😉 )
Kalai says
June 25, 2008 at 7:31 pmYummy chicken dish, Nags! The template is really nice, too!! I think I’d go insane if I couldn’t make non-veg at home. It’s great that you can at least eat it when you go out. Hope you’re having a great time with married life! 🙂
notyet100 says
June 25, 2008 at 4:26 pmhi,,,nags,,chicken looks yummynd nice template toooo
Fearless Kitchen says
June 25, 2008 at 3:30 pmThis looks really tasty. I appreciate your tips on working with the masala!
Rachel says
June 25, 2008 at 3:05 pmNo more no-veg at home….this looks tempting by the way..nice template
Maheswari says
June 25, 2008 at 2:38 pmThat’s a lovely dedication..looks YUM..Loved your blog’s new look..
Nags says
June 25, 2008 at 2:15 pmyes of course i do eat non veg when we go out. just last week i was craving chicken biryani and we went and i had some 🙂 so no problems there. and yes, i changed my template 😀 i am a compulsive template changer!! 😀
sra says
June 25, 2008 at 2:05 pmWell, can’t you have non-veg at a restaurant or something? And you’re in Singapore too!
I notice you’ve changed your template!
Nags says
June 25, 2008 at 2:00 pmThanks for the positive comments on the template 🙂 worked a bit on it adding hacks and stuff. i DID send it to the chicken event Asha 🙂
shriya says
June 25, 2008 at 1:06 pmLove the template nags. Looks very nice. Nice recipe.
Asha says
June 25, 2008 at 11:26 amLove the masala ingredients, chicken looks yum. Send it to Chicken event!:)
Love the cleaner template, for a minute I didn’t think it’s your blog!:))
Srivalli says
June 25, 2008 at 10:41 amNags..that looks great!..so you must be missing the non-veg??>..heheh…now its all ok ok!..:)))..changed the template ..this looks good man!