Tamil Village chicken roast

 Tamilnadu village special chicken curry recipe made from scratch.

கிராமத்து வறுத்து அரைத்த கோழி கறி 

Ingredients:

Chicken - 3/4 kg (1.5 lb)

Shredded coconut - 1/2 cup

Ginger - 1 inch

Garlic - 1

Red onion - 2 cups

Tomato - 2

Sesame oil - 1/2 cup

Fennel - 1 tsp

Cinnamon - 1 inch

kalpasi - 1 piece

Curry leaf - handful

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Sea salt - 3 tsp

To roast:

Coriander seed - 2 tbsp

Spicy Dry red chilli - 4

Black pepper - 1 tbsp

Cumin - 1 tsp

Fennel - 1 tsp

Cardamom - 5

Cloves - 5

Kalpasi - small piece

Cinnamon - 2 inch long

Mace - tiny piece

Sesame oil - 1 tsp

Method:

Add 1 tsp oil to a pan. Fry red chilies. Take them out.

Then add the other items to roast together.

In a low heat, roast them for 5 mins or until they are crispy. Switch off immediately if it starts charring.

Let them all cool.

Grind with 1/2 cup coconut with few tsp of water to a thick paste.

Grind together peeled garlic and ginger.

Rinse the chicken (choose chicken with bones , thighs. Not the white meat). Cut chicken into 2 inch size pieces.

Chop onion, tomato. Keep separate.

Heat oil in a pan.

Add Fennel 1 tsp, cinnamon 1 inch, Kalpasi - a piece.

Add chopped onion, curry leaf and fry at medium heat for 5 mins or until it gets mild golden brown.

Add chopped tomato, 1/2 tsp salt, turmeric and fry till oil separates.

Then add the cleaned chicken.

Add 1/2 tsp salt and mix well.

Cook covered for 10 mins.

Then add prepared masala, enough salt and mix well.

Loosely close the lid and let it cook.

At the same time let the excess water evaporate and it becomes a thick gravy.

Switch off.

Village style chicken roast is ready !

Serving suggestions:

Serve as curry over rice 

Or as side dish with rice or briyani or chapati, parotta.

Serves 6 - 8 adults as side dish.