Chicken Roast- Kerala Style

I prepared this dish one week before onam. Still the taste is with me. So try this recipe if you are looking for a variety taste. 

Ingredients:

• Chicken-1 kg
• Chilly powder-2+ 1 tbl spoon
• Pepper powder-1 tbl spoon
• Turmeric powder-1/2+1/2  tspoon
• Coriander powder-1 tspoon
• Garam masala powder-1 tspoon
• Ginger garlic paste-1 tspoon
• Big onion-1
• Tomato-1
• Ginger-3 inch piece
• Garlic-5 cloves
• Green chilly-5(medium)
• Salt to taste
• Oil to deep fry
• Curry leaves-1 pinch
• Cashew nuts-10 to 15
• Lemon juice-1 tbl spoon

Preparation:

(1) Wash and clean chicken. Cut into big pieces. I made 14 pieces out of one whole chicken. Take it in a vessel. Add salt,pepper powder,lemon juice,chilly powder,ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder. Leave it for marination for about 30 minutes to one hour.

(2) Heat oil in a pan. Add marinated chicken pieces one by one into oil. Fry it till chicken is cooked well. Keep it aside.

(3) Mean while grind cashew nuts into fine paste by adding small amount of water. Keep it aside.

(4)  Chop onion,tomato,green chilly,ginger and garlic into thin slices. Crush ginger and garlic if possible. Keep it aside.

(4) Heat 2 tspoon of oil in another pan. Add chopped ginger,garlic and green chillies. Saute till color changes to light brown. Now add chopped onion. Saute till color changes brownish. Now add chopped tomato. Saute till it turns juicy. Finally add curry leaves,chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder, garam masala powder and cashew nut paste one by one. Stir and mix well. Now your masala is ready.

(5) Add fried chicken into prepared masala and mix well. Also add one cup of water if you want more gravy. Mix well. Close the pan with a lid and heat it for another 10 minutes in low to medium flame.

(6) Now your chicken roast is ready...

Tips:

• Additon of lemon juice helps in marination.
• Don't fry chicken pieces for too much of time because it makes chicken to lost its softness.
• Addition of chilly powder and green chilly depends on your tolerance level.