Chicken Roast - 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
- 500 g Chicken
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 21/2 tsp Garlic — chopped
- 21/2 tsp Ginger — chopped
- 2 tsp Green Chillies — chopped
- 7 nos Onion — finely chopped
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3 nos Tomato slices
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 3 tsp Tomato sauce
- Curry leaves, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Marinate the chicken pieces with lemon juice, pepper powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder and required salt. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Step 2
Set a pan over medium heat and pour in the oil and fry the marinated chicken pieces.
Step 3
Get another pan and heat some oil. Otherwise you can use the same oil which you have used to fry the chicken.
Step 4
Add chopped garlic, ginger and green chillies and onion. fry until it becomes lightly browned.
Step 5
Add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.
Step 6
Add sliced tomato and required salt. give it a good stir until tomato gets cooked.
Step 7
Add garam masala and tomato sauce.
Step 8
Add curry leaves and fried chicken. Stir everything together thoroughly until the masala gets coated on the chicken pieces.
Step 9
Goes well with Rice or Chappathi.
Tip
A heavy-bottomed pan or cast iron skillet gives you the best results for a proper Kerala fry. Thin pans burn the spices before the meat dries.
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