Chicken Fry - Kodi Vepudu

This is a really easy and tasty chicken fry/ kodi vepudu recipe from my mom in law- totally yummy and goes well with rasam, sambhar! Great comforting dish on rainy days - its spicy too.

Caution - the oil content in this recipe is high - so if you are on a low fat diet then this dish is not for you.

Ingredients needed
1. 2 pounds of chicken pieces
2. 3 tsp of salt
3. 2 tsp of turmeric
4. 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
5. 4 tbsp of coriander powder(dhaniya powder) and 4 tbsp of chilli powder. Combined these two powders with water until you get smooth paste as shown

You can adjust the chilli powder depending on your taste. But 4 tbsp will give just the right amount of heat - i would say 6.5/10 - 10 being fiery hot.

Wash and pat dry the chicken pieces and mix them with ingredients 2,3 and 4. In a non-stick pan heat 5-6 tbsp of oil and add chicken mixture. Fry the pieces for about 10-15 minutes (stir the pieces every 3 minutes) until you notice the browning on the chicken pieces. The pictures are shown below. At this point add the coriander and chilli powder paste and mix well. Fry the mixture for 5 more minutes. Cover the pan and allow the mixture to cook for 10 more minutes in medium-low heat. Adjust salt if necessary and garnish with coriander leaves.