That’s one incredible looking dish, isn’t it? The recipe is taken from Lakshmi Nair’s cooking show- Magic Oven. It is a little time consuming as you got to marinate and fry the chicken in batches.
The gravy is made and then the fried pieces are added to it.
Would you try it out?
Ingredients
For Marinade
- 1 medium Chicken cut into 20 pieces
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tbsp Pepper crushed
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 lime juice
- Salt to taste
For Gravy
- 7 medium Onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp ginger, garlic finely chopped
- 2 tsp Green chillies finely chopped
- 3 Tomatoes sliced
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tbsp kashmiri powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 3 tbsp tomato sauce/ketchup
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- oil for frying, preferably coconut oil
- Salt to taste
Servings: peoplw
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with lime juice, salt and pepper powder for about 1/2 an hour. Keep aside.
- Make a paste with turmeric powder and red chili powder with a little water. Marinate the kept-aside chicken with this mix and keep it aside for another 15-20 mins.
- Shallow fry the marinated chicken pieces till light golden brown. You needn’t make it crispy.
- Heat some oil in a pan from the one you used for frying the chicken.
- Add garlic, ginger and green chilies and saute. Add the onions and fry till they turn brown.
- Add turmeric, red chili and coriander powder and saute.
- Add the tomatoes, salt and garam masala and cook for about 5 mins.
- Add tomato sauce, curry leaves and cook until you get a dry, thick gravy.
- Add the fried chicken and mix well, cook till all the masala is coated well with the chicken.
- Serve hot with steamed rice, chapati, dosa or the likes.
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Shalzz, this looks delicious. Though it is a little longer to make, I am sure that it is worth the effort.
I have tried this recipe long back! Lakshmi Nair’s recipes are so easy to try out 🙂
Let me begin with a confession: Ever since this A to Z challenge started and you started posting these super-tempting Chicken recipes, I have been cooking Chicken at every opportunity at home. Today I’ve made it for dinner too and just yesterday Pari was asking me about what has happened to me (though she doesn’t mind my doing so).
You’re rocking good with your Chicken series <3
As far this recipe, though I love it, somehow my family doesn't like the idea of Curry Leaves in a chicken recipe, but things might change soon 😉
Oh yum! Mallu food does rock 😀
As always, what a fabulous post!
Yummy. Really tempting. I will definitely try it.
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Presentation tempts me eat …
But then mommy says no on repeat*
I love a good Kerala roast!
All your recipes I will refer to when trying new chicken recipes. Thank you for bringing them on.
I had one query Shalini. Any idea what is the perfect time for chicken marination for any chicken recipe? Mostly it is kept for an hour minimum. But I have read it can be kept for 7-8 hours too. Just wanted your opinion
Marination time for each recipe varies. But yes, you can marinate for a good 7-8 hours also, provided it is refrigerated. 🙂
Shalini.
Yes refrigeration only. Had tried it twice.
Thanks
I’ll definitely try it. 🙂 Rather, the chef of the house will. He might already know the recipe. 😀