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Andhra Style Chicken Roast Recipe

Course Main Course
Cuisine Andhra, Hyderabadi, South Indian, Telangana
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Author Bindu

Ingredients

For Marination

  • 600 grams Chicken
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt as needed
  • 1 tbsp red chili powder

For Chicken Roast Masala

  • 1 to 1 ½ tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1- inch cinnamon stick
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 to 5 cardamoms
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds/Khas Khas
  • 1 tbsp desiccated coconut powder

For Chicken Roast

  • 2 medium onions paste
  • 3 green chilies vertically sliced
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves
  • 1 ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • Salt as required
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tbsp red chili powder
  • 2 dried red chilies
  • 2 to 3 Cinnamon sticks
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 cardamoms
  • 6 to 7 tbsp oil
  • ½ lemon
  • 10 roasted cashew nuts
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves

Instructions

Marinating the Chicken

  1. Rinse chicken thoroughly and take into a mixing bowl.
  2. Add turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder and mix well.
  3. Leave the marinade for 30 minutes.

Making Chicken Masala

  1. Heat a pan, add coriander seeds, cumin seeds/jeera, cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon stick and dry roast for 2 minutes on low flame.
  2. Add poppy seeds, desiccated coconut powder in the same pan and roast for 30 seconds.
  3. Turn off the flame and make them into a fine powder and keep aside covered.

Making Chicken Roast

  1. Heat oil in a pan. add dried red chilies, whole garam masala spices and sauté for a minute.

  2. Add onion paste and sauté until the raw flavor disappears.

  3. Put ginger garlic paste, curry leaves, green chilies and sauté for 2 minutes.
  4. Add salt, turmeric, red chili powder and mix well.
  5. Later, add chicken marinade and mix again.
  6. Cover and cook until the chicken is 80 percent done. Mix in between.
  7. when the chicken is cooked, open the lid and keep mixing until the moisture disappears.
  8. Once the chicken turns dry or when the oil oozes out, add masala powder, mix well and cook for 5-7 minutes.
  9. Squeeze out lemon juice. add roasted cashew nuts and chopped coriander and turn off the heat.