Kerala Style Chicken Roast

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Chicken (cut into medium size pieces)
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Grated ginger & garlic (each)
• Salt
• 1 cup Pearl onion (sliced (measured before slicing))
• 4 medium Onion (sliced finely)
• 1/2 - 3/4 tbsp Grated ginger & garlic (each)
• 1.5 tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
• 1/2 - 3/4 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp Fennel powder
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp Meat masala (I used Eastern)
• 1 med - big Tomato (sliced)
• 1 medium Potato (cubed (refer notes))
• 1 cup Water
• Salt
• Coconut oil / ghee
• Curry leaves

Instructions

1. 1

   Marinate the cleaned chicken pieces with ingredients listed under 'for marination' and keep aside.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a pan and add sliced pearl onions. Cook till it changes color slightly.

3. 3

   Add finely sliced onions and cook till it turns a dark brown color.

4. 4

   Add grated/crushed ginger and garlic and cook till the raw smell goes, around 2-3 mins. Add all masala powders and fry till oil starts appearing around 2 mins.

5. 5

   Add sliced tomato, salt, curry leaves and mix well. Cook till tomato becomes soft.

6. 6

   Add cubed potato (refer notes) and marinated chicken pieces. Mix well. Cook for 5 mins.

7. 7

   Add water. Let it boil. Reduce the flame and cover and cook till the chicken is done. This dish doesn't have gravy. Chicken pieces should be coated well with the masala.

8. 8

   Serve hot with pulao, ghee rice, fried rice etc;