Chicken Fry Naadan Style
Slow-roasted in coconut oil with a generous hand of spices, this chicken fry develops layers of flavour as it dries out on the pan. The patience pays off — every piece is coated and concentrated.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 8 piece Chicken thighs/legs
- 6 tsp Chilly powder
- 4 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2-3 tsp Black Pepper
- 2 tsp Fennel seeds (Perumjeerakam)
- 6-8 Cloves Garlic grind to paste
- 1 Lemon Lemon Juice
- 1 Onion chopped fine
- 4-6 Green Chillies slit lengthwise
- Curry Leaves A, a few
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Heat up a skillet and cook chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, black pepper and fennel seeds. Grind to a fine paste.
Step 2
Make some slits on the chicken and marinate with the ground masala paste, garlic paste, salt and lemon juice for 1/2 hour.
Step 3
Cook the chicken in a pressure cooker(3-4 whistles) and open the cooker and cook down the gravy.
Step 4
Heat up oil in a skillet and fry in hot oil the chicken pieces.
Step 5
Keep the fried chicken in a tissue paper. Fry onion, green chillies and curry leaves in the same oil and garnish the chicken pieces with them.
Step 6
Goes well with rice or porotta.
Tip
Coconut oil is not optional in a Kerala fry. It adds a flavour that no other oil can replicate.
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