Saturday 22 September 2012

CHICKEN VARATTIYATHU( KERALA STYLE CHICKEN ROAST)



Ingredients
1.      Chicken -1kg cut into small or medium pieces
2.      Onion-2 nos sliced
3.      Pearl onions-10 nos,crushed
4.      Ginger paste-1tbsp
5.      Garlic paste-1tbsp
6.      Green chilly-4nos slitted
7.      Tomato-1 no chopped
8.      Chilly powder-1tbsp
9.      Coriander powder-2tbsp
10.  Garam masala-1tsp
11.  Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
12.  Curry leaves
13.  Coconut oil-2 tbsp
14.  Salt
For the marinade
15.Ginger paste-1tbsp
16.Garlic paste-1tbsp
17.Chilly powder-1tbsp
18.Coriander powder-1tbsp
19.Garam masala-1/2 tsp
20.Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
21.Salt

Method of preparation
1.      Marinate chicken pieces with the ingredients 15- 21,Cook by adding 1 cup of water.(if you are using pressure cooker, cook upto 2 whistles)
2.      Heat oil in a pan , add curry leaves,saute onion and green chilly until onion turns brown.
3.      Add ginger - garlic paste and crushed pearl onions ,stir for 5 min or until raw smell disappears.
4.      Add all powders stir for sometime.
5.      Add chopped tomato,cook until it melts.
6.      Add the cooked chicken along with the gravy , mix well with the masala,cook in high flame until the gravy dries up. Reduce the flame, cook until it get well roasted. Stir in between. Lastly add some more curry leaves. Switch off the flame. Keep it closed for some time.

17 comments:

  1. its nice..i have tried.awsome.

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    1. thank you anonymous....happy that you loved it..

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  2. this is really good one! am your fan now :)

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  3. This chicken looks really awesome, spicy and delicious...

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  4. Chicken looks amazing and lip-smacking Rani :-)

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  6. I tried it really verrrry verrrry tasty and awesome

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  7. Now, I know what to expect for this weekend. Will be coming with an hungry stomach this weekend..

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  8. Hi madam,

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    1. hi Deepu,

      thanks for trying my recipe..glad to know that u loved this..keep visiting :)

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  10. Hi..wanted to ask how much water I should use in the pressure cooker if I am using 2 kilos chicken?

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    1. Dear urmimala,
      Thanks for visitingy blog.for 2 kg u need 1 n 1 /2 cup of water.I mentioned 1 cup for 1 kg but still you don't need to double the qty of water since the chicken itself contains lot of water .hope this helps.please let me know how it turns out for you.happy cooking :)

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    2. Turned out really great!! :)

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