If you want to have fried chicken but are hesitant to consume the deep fried pieces coated with oil, we present a recipe that will give you the taste of fried chicken without the guilty calories from the oil its fried in. Do try out this recipe and let us know your feedback.
Preparation and marinading time : Approx. 40-60 minutes
Cooking time : Approx. 30 minutes
Servings : 3-4
Ingredients Required:
- Chicken : 1/4 kg.
- Turmeric powder : 1/2 tbsp
- Red Chilli powder 1/2 tbsp
- Roasted coriander powder : 1/2 tbsp
- Cumin powder :1/4 tbsp
- Coarsely ground pepper (1/2 tbsp for mixing with the chicken + 1 tbsp for flavoring/garnishing) (You can always adjust the quantity)
- Ginger garlic paste : 1/2 tbsp
- Salt to taste.
- Whole Jeera (cumin) : 1/2 tsp
- Mustard seeds :1/2 tsp
- Bay leaf :1
- Coconut Oil: 1.5 tbsp
- Curry leaves : 20-30 leaves
Method:
Mix the ingredients 1-8, 1/2 tbsp of oil and keep it aside for 30-45 minutes. Cook the chicken mix in a pan on low flame, without adding water. Cover the pan with a lid while cooking. Chicken will get cooked in its own juices. Once the water almost dries up and the chicken is fully cooked, switch off the stove. In case you notice that the water isn't there and chicken is not yet cooked fully, add little water to cook it completely.
In a heated non stick pan, add rest of the oil and stir fry the curry leaves and remove the fried leaves from the pan. Now in the same pan (in the remaining oil), add mustard seeds, jeera seeds, and bay leaf, Once it splutters, add the chicken and mix well. Add the rest of the pepper powder and the fried curry leaves.
We have tried this recipe with coconut oil, sunflower oil and mustard oil. According to us, this dish tastes best when prepared with coconut oil.
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