Andhra Chicken Pickle

Ingredients

Chicken = 250 gm

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste – 1  tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Salt as per taste

For tampering

Few curry leaves

Garlic flakes – 10 to 12

Fenugreek seed – ¼ tsp

Whole Red chillies as per taste

Roast and make a powder of

Coriander seed – 1 tbl.sp

Fenugreek seed – ¼ tsp

Poppy seed – 1 tsp

Cumin seed – 1 tsp

Green cardamom – 1

Cinnamon – 1 small piece

Cloves – 3

Star aniseed – 1 small broken piece

Method

Heat oil in a pan about 2 to 3 tbl.sp. add ginger garlic paste and sauté for few seconds. Then add chicken pieces, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. First cook on a high flame for 5 minutes and then lower the flame and cook for another 15 minutes.

When done. Take another pan, heat 2 tbl.sp of oil, add garlic flakes, fenugreek seed, few curry leaves and red chillies, when the colour changes, add the chicken pieces mix well and lower the flame and cook again for 10 to 15 minutes till the chicken pieces are fully cooked.

When cool, store in a  air tight container and use within 2 to 3 days.