Tasty Chicken Dry Fry
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
- 1 kg Chicken — cut into big pieces
- 1 tbsp Dry red chilly — powdered
- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 Lemon Lime juice
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves, a few
- 1 tsp Chicken fry powder
- 1/2 cup Gram flour
- 1 nos Onion — cut into circles
- 3 nos Pappad — cut into slices
- Salt, to taste
- Oil, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing Chicken dry fry, first clean and cut chicken into fairly big pieces. Make gashes on chicken pieces. 2)Make a paste with chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt, pepper powder, ginger - garlic paste, lime juice, chicken fry powder and powdered red chillies. Marinate the chicken pieces with this mixture.
Step 2
Sprinkle the gram flour over chicken pieces and refrigerate for 8 hours or over night.
Step 3
Fry in hot oil the chicken pieces in oil.
Step 4
Remove from oil when cooked and place in serving plate.
Step 5
In the same oil, fry pappad and place it on chicken.
Step 6
Fry onion and curry leaves in same oil for 3 minutes. Decorate the chicken with fried onions and curry leaves.
Step 7
A Chicken side dish recipe is ready.
Tip
Marinate for at least 30 minutes if you can — the spices penetrate deeper and the chicken stays juicier.
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