Chicken roast | Kerala style

Ingredients

For garam masala powder

Fennel seed	2 Tsp
Cardamom	2
Cinnamon	1 stick
Cloves	6-7
Nutmeg	1/2

Main ingredients

Chicken	½ lb
onion	1 sliced
Green chilli	2 chopped
Ginger juliennes	2 Tsp
Garlic juliennes	2 Tsp
Red Chilli powder	1½ Tsp
Coriander powder	¼ Tsp
Pepper powder	½ Tsp
Turmeric powder	½ Tsp

Hint Procedure

Table 1-dry roast-grind-- Garam masala

Chicken-turmeric-chilli powder-3/4th of garam masala-salt-marinate for 1 hour in fridge

Marinated chicken-1/2cup water--cook

pan-oil-cooked chicken--roast

pan-oil-onion,ginger,garlic,green chilli-garam masala-pepper-coriander powder-roasted chicken--toss

Detailed Procedure

1.Wash and clean the chicken with turmeric powder.

2.Dry roast the ingredients mentioned in "Garam masala table".

3.Grind the garam masala powder finely.Lets marinate the chicken. Add chilli powder,3/4th of ground garam masala,turmeric powder,salt and vinegar to the chicken. Mix well and let it marinate for 1 hour minimum.

4.In a bottomed vessel or kadai add the marinated chicken along with 1/2 a cup of water. Check for salt. Cook in medium flame until chicken is done.

4.In the same kadai heat 2 Tablespoon of oil and add the cooked chicken. Shallow fry the chicken until its crispy outside

5.Take the chicken out and transfr to a bowl. Again in the same kadai heat 1 Tablespoon of oil and add chopped ginger and garlic followed by green chilli and sliced onions.Saute well until you gets nice aroma.Add turmeric,pepper,coriander powder and remaining garam masala. Toss it well.

5.Finally Add the shallow fried chicken and toss evenly.

Serve Hot with steamed rice/Chapathi/Roti/Phulka. We just had with rice and hot spicy rasam. Heavely food. 

Notes

1.Store bought garam masala can also be used. But in prefer to use fresh for this recipe.

2.Ginger garlic paste can be added instead of using julienne