Recipe: Andhra Chicken Pulao
Total time: 50 mins

Ingredients used in Andhra Chicken Pulao
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Fried cashewnuts - 10 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Coriander leaves - 1 bunch.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Poppy seeds - 2 teaspoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Salt -  to taste.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Chili powder - 1 tablespoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Green chilies slit - 6 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tablespoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cinnamon stick (1 inch) - 4 pieces.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cloves - 6 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cardamom - 4 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Curry leaves - 2 springs.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Mint leaves - 1 bunch.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Curd - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Oil - 2 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Onion sliced - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Chicken - 500 grams.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Basmati rice soaked - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Water -  as required.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Black cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Lime juice - 1 tablespoons.

Method:
Marinate the chicken add salt, red chili powder, curd, mint leaves, curry leaves and mix it once and keep aside.
In a pan add poppy seeds, whole garam masala, after dry roasting let it cool down then transfer into a blender and make it into a fine powder. Then add fresh coconut pieces and make into a fine paste and keep aside.
Take another pan and add oil, whole garam masala, onion, salt and saute it well.
Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, slit green chilies, curry leaves and saute it for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add coconut and poppy seeds paste, coriander powder and cook it for 5 minutes.
Add marinated chicken to the pan and mix with masala put on the lid and cook it for 10 minutes.
Then add one cup of soaked basmati rice and spread it and put on the lid and cook it.
Now add one glass of water and mix it once.
In the top add fried cashew nuts, coriander leaves and put on a lid and cook in a slow flame for 20 minutes.