Kerala Chicken Roast | Kozhi Roast
Pan-fried until the edges go dark and crispy, this chicken fry is the kind of dish you eat standing in the kitchen before it ever reaches the table. Dry-roasted with spices and finished with a fistful of curry leaves.
Ingredientsfor 10 servings
- 1 kg Chicken — cut into bite sized pieces
- 5 nos Onion finely sliced, big
- 1 tbsp Ginger — minced
- 1 tbsp Garlic — minced
- 5 nos Green chilly — minced
- 1 nos Lemon big
- 2 Stalks Curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp Chilly powder
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- 2 tbsp Corriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Cardamom,clove cinnamon powder
- 1/2 cup Oil
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing the spicy dish, first wash chicken pieces and drain well.
Step 2
Soak this with a mixture of turmeric powder, lime juice and salt.
Step 3
Set a pan over medium heat and pour in the oil and cook ginger, garlic, green chilly paste on a low flame till it become slight brown.
Step 4
Add onion and little salt and cook it, stirring till become golden brown.
Step 5
Add chilly powder, pepper powder and coriander powder.
Step 6
Cook it, stirring well and when a good flavor comes, add marinated chicken pieces to it. :- If oil is less add little more oil.
Step 7
Keep a high flame and stir intermittently till oil comes out.
Step 8
Close the vessel and cook on low heat for haif an hour.
Step 9
Next, add garam masala powder and garnish the roasted dish with curry leaves. The flavorful delicious roasted chicken is ready.
Step 10
Serve the dish hot!
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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