Andhra Style Chili Chicken | Green Chili Chicken | Kitchenstagram
Andhra Green Chili Chicken is a beloved dish that packs a serious punch. This spicy, flavour-packed dish is not for the faint-hearted, but once you taste it, there’s no turning back. Different from the Indo-Chinese Chili Chicken, Andhra Green Chili Chicken or green chili chicken, stands out with its fiery green hue and intense heat, thanks to its main ingredient- green chilies. The dish’s bold flavours come from simple ingredients- fresh green chili and succulent chicken. Just a few basic spices complete the mix, making it an easy yet unforgettable recipe.
This spicy chicken delight is a quick-cook dish perfect for any occasion. Surprisingly, it’s not as popular in Andhra Pradesh itself, but instead made famous by the Andhra-style restaurants in Bengaluru. Andhra Green Chili Chicken is a hit at parties as a starter or appetizer and also pairs well with various rice dishes like Pulao, Fried Rice, Jeera Rice or even roti and paratha.
Prepare to sweat or even shed a tear from the heat, but you’ll keep coming back for more of this mouthwatering dish.
Why you’ll love Andhra Green Chili Chicken?
Andhra Green Chili Chicken is a quick, flavourful dish that’s perfect for busy weeknights or last-minute guests.
With minimum prep and only a handful of pantry staples, it’s an easy go-to recipe.
It’s a beginner and bachelor-friendly recipe or anyone looking for a no-fuss meal.
Andhra Green Chili Chicken is also highly versatile, it pairs well with rice, naan or even as a filling in wraps.
This recipe can easily be doubled or halved to suit your needs.
Ingredients:
4 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Cumin seeds
3 nos. Onion, sliced
10-15 pcs. Mild Green Chili
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
10-15 pcs. Less spicy Green chili, slitted
For Chicken Marination:
700 gm Chicken, curry cut
2 medium size Onion, cubed
2 tbsp Ginger, sliced
8-10 nos. Garlic cloves
2-4 pcs. Fresh Green Chili, chopped
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tbsp Oil
2 tbsp Lime juice
Salt to taste
For the Green Paste:
10-15 pcs. Spicy Green Chili
1 cup Fresh Coriander Leaves, with cleaned roots
Preparation:
For Chicken Marination:
- Step 1: In a grinder jar add Onion, ginger, garlic and a little bit of water, grind it into a fine paste. Keep aside for further use.
- Step 2: In a bowl add chicken, onion & ginger-garlic paste, sliced green chili, lime juice, turmeric, oil and salt mix everything properly, keep aside for half an hour to 2-3 hours.
For the Green Paste:
- Step 3: In a grinder jar add fresh coriander along with the roots, green chilies, and little bit of water, grind it into a fine paste. Keep aside for further use.
For Andhra Green Chili Chicken:
- Step 4: In a wok heat oil, then add cumin seeds, fry for a minute and allow to pop. Then add slitted green chili, cover and saute for 1-2 minutes.
- Step 5: Then add sliced onion, and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook for 6-8 minutes on medium heat.
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- Step 6: Then add turmeric and marinated chicken, stir to combine. Cover and cook on low flame for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is 80% cooked.
- Step 7: Then add the green masala paste, stir to combine. Cover and cook on low flame for 8-10 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Step 8: Turn off the flame and transfer the Green Chili Chicken to a serving platter. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot. Enjoy!!
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