In Andhra Mutton biryani and Natu kodi kurma are the well known combinations and people like to prepare these two varities on Kanuma festival(next day of sankranthi).Eating this kurma with garelu(vada) also yummy...and my mouth is getting watery even I am writing these sentences and think about this combination .Every food lovers should taste this kurma.But one day you should forget your diet and weight loss or low calorie foods.Next day you can continue with your low calorie diet and work out hardly.Do not miss this recipe to taste.Use pressure pan to prepare this kurma to cook natukodi pieces very smooth.Buy the Natu kodi which one has 3/4 or 1 1/4 kg(below 1 1/2 kg chicken) weight only.That chicken is in tender age and pieces are so tasty and cook smoothly.
Ingredients
| chicken(Natu kodi) | 1/2 kg |
| onion | 1 |
| green chillies | 5 |
| oil | 3 spoons |
| ginger garlic paste | 1 spoon |
| turmeric | 1/4 spoon |
| salt | to taste |
| red chilli powder | 2 spoons |
| curd | 4 spoons |
| lemon | 1 |
| cloves | 5 |
| elachi | 1 |
| cinnamon | inch piece |
| coriander seeds | 1/2 spoon |
| poppy seeds | 1 spoon |
| cashew nuts | 10 |
| coriander leaves | few |
| coconut milk | 2 cups |
Preparation
Clean the natukodi pieces. This is not normal chicken which is having pieces very smooth and flush. Natu kodi has flush with bone and not in impressive colour. Some people buy this pieces with out proper cleaning. So wash 4 to 6 times with plenty of water .
completely drain the water from chicken pieces.Then marinate them.
Natukodi pieces marination :
Take a big mixing bowl and add Natu kodi pieces.Then add turmeric ,red chillie powder,salt,curd,lemon juice and ginger garlic paste to chicken pieces and mix all very well.keep for 30 minutes.Wash onions,green chillies,mint leaves and coriander leaves.
Cut onions into small pieces(finely chopped).
Split the green chillies into 2 pieces.
Wash mint leaves.keep aside.
Cut coriander leaves into small pieces and keep aside.
Make ginger garlic paste.
Take a mixie jar or blender and add cloves,elachi,coriander,poppy seeds in it and make fine powder.then add cashew nuts and make powder.We should grind until poppy seeds to became fine powder.Add some water and make fine paste of garam masala.
Prepare coconut milk.
Method
2.After heating the oil add finely chopped onion and green chillies.
3.Fry the onion pieces until they turn into light golden colour.
4. Then add mint leaves(optional) and fry for 2 minutes.
5.Add marinated natu kodi pieces and stir well.keep the lid and cook for some time.
6.After some time the curry became watery even not adding water to the curry.that water is coming out from the chicken pieces.this water is having some smell.so we should cook the chicken until this water is completely evaporated.
7.when water in the curry completly evaporated,add grinded masala paste.Mix masala paste to apply the chicken pieces. Cook for 5 minutes.
7. Add coconut milk and cook for 4 to 6 whistles.Once the pressure subsides,open the cooker and stir the kurma and taste it salt is enough or not.
8.If not add some salt.If kurma is so watery put the flame medium and stir now and then till curry consistency become just soupy.
9.finally add coriander leaves.put off the flame.
10.This andhra special natukodi kurma.enjoy to eat with steam rice or chapati or biryani...
Keep in the mind
Use pressure cooker only to prepare any natukodi curries because Natukodi is not easy to cook to become tender.It will take lot of time to cook with open pan.If using pressure pan we can cook with in 1 hour and natukodi pieces become very smooth just like normal chicken.Adding mint leaves is optional.Without this also there is no difference in the curry taste.If you think coconut milk gives high calorie then you can add water instead of coconut milk.But adding coconut milk gives extra taste to the curry.Children also like to eat this type of preparation.
