Chicken Ghee Roast

Chicken Ghee Roast

Ingredients:

1 kg Chicken (with/ without bones)

Masala Mix

Kashmiri Chilies - 10

Coriander Seeds -1 Tbsp

Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp

Pepper balls -1 Tbsp

Dry red chilies - 6-7

To Marinate the Chicken

 Ginger - 2" Piece 

Cloves of Garlic - 4-6

Lemon juice - 2 Tbsp

Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp

Yogurt / Curd - 4  Tbsp

To make Chicken Ghee Roast

Ghee / Clarified butter - 1/4 cup

Onion (finely chopped) -1 (150g)

Jaggery or Sugar - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves for Garnishing

Salt to taste

Methods:

 1. To make masala dry roast Kashmiri chilies separately.On the same pan roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, Fennel seeds, pepper corns and dry red chilies. Kashmiri chilies are larger in size .The seeds might easily get burnt so to avoid burning we are roasting them separately.

2. Grind the roasted ingredients along with a piece of ginger, garlic, lemon juice and grind it into a smooth and a thick paste.If you find harder to grind then add some water and then grind (Can 2 tbsp of water while grinding)

3. Clean the chicken and cut them into medium sized pieces (Preferably Chicken with bones).Apply the paste and also add turmeric powder ,Yogurt, required salt and coat the chicken pieces well with the masalas. Allow it to marinate for a minimum of 1 hour (Overnight marination is also good)

4. To make Ghee roast heat 1/4 cup Ghee, add chopped onion, a pinch of salt and saute until the onions are translucent. then add the marinated chicken pieces one by one. Add a small piece of Jaggery or a tsp of sugar to get a balanced taste and cook until the chicken it fully done.Stir the pieces in between.

5. It may take around 15 - 20 minutes (on a medium heat) depending on the size of the chicken pieces.Chicken will have a crispy texture on the outside when it is fully done.Also you can see the oil floating over the pan.Finally add some curry leaves to give it an extra flavour and turn off the heat.

 Our tasty Chicken Ghee roast is ready to be served..

NS: Can have with Chappathi / Kerala Porotta, Appam