Chicken Roast
Kerala-style dry fry where chicken is cooked down until all the moisture evaporates and what remains is intensely flavoured, slightly caramelised, and impossibly moreish. Best with parotta or plain rice.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 1 kg Chicken
- 1 tbsp Chilli powder
- 2 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tsp Garam masala
- 4 nos Onion sliced, big
- 1 tbsp Ginger paste
- 1 tbsp Garlic paste
- 1 nos Tomato sliced, big
- 4 tbsp Oil
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Cut chicken into small pieces.
Step 2
Roast chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder together in a pan without oil to remove the raw smell and taste of these powders.
Step 3
Marinate chicken pieces with roasted masala, lemon juice, 1 tsp of garam masala and little salt.
Step 4
After half an hour, cook this marinated chicken with little water in a medium flame and make sure that there is no water left after cooking the chicken.
Step 5
Heat the oil in a pan or kadai.
Step 6
Cook the sliced onion till it becomes light brown.
Step 7
Add ginger and garlic paste and cook for a while.
Step 8
Add sliced tomato and mix it well.
Step 9
Add the cooked chicken pieces and mix it well with the onion masala.
Step 10
Sprinkle the remaining garam masala over the dish and cover it with a lid and cook it on very low flame for about 15 minutes.
Step 11
Add some salt if needed.
Step 12
After 15 minutes, serve the dish with appam, chappathi or parotta.
Tip
Marinate for at least 30 minutes if you can — the spices penetrate deeper and the chicken stays juicier.
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