Chicken Roast -Kerala Style

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 1 kg cut into small pieces
• Onion - 6 large sliced
• Tomato - 2 chopped
• Ginger - 1" piece
• Garlic - 8 pods
• Black pepper - 10 nos
• Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - a few
• Garam masala - 1 1/2 tsp
• Chilly powder - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 6 tsp
• Coriander leaves - a few
• Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
• Cloves - 2
• Cardamom - 2
• Salt
• Oil

Method :

1. Take a non-stick pan and heat oil.
2. Add spices - cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
3. Add sliced onions & curry leaves.
4. Grind ginger, garlic, pepper & fennel. Add to the onions and saute till onion becomes golden brown.
5. Add chilly powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, coriander powder and mix well.
6. Add chopped tomato pieces and salt.
7. Allow it to cook on low flame till tomato gets cooked.
8. Pressure cook chicken with salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder. Once the whistle blows, lower heat and cook for 7 mins.
9. Mix the pressure cooked chicken with contents of non-stick pan.
10. Dry up the excess water in the pressure cooker and pour the liquid over the chicken.
11. Cook on low heat till the masala coats the chicken.
12. Add garam masala and coriander leaves.
13. Roast the chicken on low flame till oil comes from the roast and chicken browns lightly.
14. Chicken roast is ready to eat!