Kodi Vepudu / Andhra Chicken fry / Kozhi Varuval

Kodi vepudu is a spicy andhra chicken fry. Kodi means chicken,vepudu means fry,this is the meaning for this name. I came to taste this dish from a Indian restaurant,next to my apartment. H and me became a very big fan for this dish from that day on. Whenever we feel like having spicy food,then we go for this fry. When  I was carrying Ashwath,this is my ultimate food for my spicy cravings. Being inspired by its taste, I wanted to prepare this at home. It came out very well. This is a very spicy fry, so be cautious while feeding it to the kids. This fry goes very well with sambar rice or rasam.

Caution : The content in this post are very spicy .There are chances for your tongue to get twisted :)

Ingredients:
For marination :
1.Boneless chicken       - 500 gm
2.Red onion                  - 1/2
3.Ginger garlic paste      - 1 tsp
4.Chilli pwdr                  - 1 tsp
5.Kashmiri chilli pwdr     - 1/2 tsp
6.Turmeric pwdr             - 1/4 tsp
7.Garam masala pwdr     - 1/4 tsp (optional)
8.Lemon juice                 - 1 tbsp

For frying:
1.Red onion                  - 1
2.Green chillies              - 5
3.Curry leaves                - a handfull
4.Mustard seeds             - 1/2 tsp
5.Urad dal                      - 1/2 tsp
6.Oil                               -  1/4 cup      

Method:
Marination:
* Wash and cut the boneless chicken .
* Grind the onion well.
* Take a mixing bowl, add chicken,grinded onion,chilli pwdr,kashmiri chilli pwdr,turmeric pwdr,ginger garlic paste and lemon juice.
* Mix well and cover it.
* Leave the marination for an hour.

Cooking the chicken:
* Take a pan ,add the marinated chicken and cook with 1/2 cup water.
* Cover and cook the chicken untill tender.
* Retain little cooked water from the chicken.

Frying:
* Slice  red onion,chop the green chillies.
* Take a pan, add oil .Temper with mustard seeds ,urad dal and curry leaves.
* Fry the sliced onion ,green chillies till translucent.
* Add the remaining water from cooked chicken.Let the water gets mixed well with onion.
* Keep the stove on medium.
* Now add cooked chicken and fry till the moisture is evoparated.
* Fry the chicken till it gives out oil.
* Garnish with cilantro ,serve with rice ,dal or rasam.


Note:
* Dont over cook the chicken,then it might be hard.
* If you want this dish to be medium spicy,then reduce the green chillies according to your taste.
* Since we are frying the chicken in medium high,there are chances of the chicken to get black.So keep stirring in between.
* While cooking the chicken,add less water.Because there are chances for the chicken to get hard,while evaporating the excess water.

Sending this to Usha of "My spicy kitchen " Chicken Feast event