Kerala Chicken Roast

Naadan Kozhi Roast(term in Malayalam) .. a famous and spicey starter that goes well with cocktail and mocktails at any dinner party.
And yeah..ofcourse ..I love chicken dishes and this being one of my favourites. hehe ;)

Wash and Clean 500g cut small size pieces of chicken. (Boneless chicken is bettter - to use as starters)

For Manination:
In a bowl add ...
2 big scoops of thick yogurt.
2 tsps of garlic paste
1/4tsp of turmeric powder
1/2tsp of chilly powder
2 tsp of corriander powder
1 1/2 tbsp of rice powder (gives the chicken a crispy coating when fried)
1tsp of salt

..and blend all into a paste. Add the chicken pieces and Marinate it well. Keep aside for about an hour in the fridge.

Now deep fry the chicken in hot oil. Make sure the stove is one medium heat so that the chicken gets cooked well and won't get burnt in the process.
Scoop out the chicken and remove the excess oil.

For seasoning:

Now in a separate wok. Heat about 1 1/2tbsp of oil.
Add tear in 2 spring of curryleaves, 2 slit green chillies, 10 shallots(halved) and (1 inch)ginger juliennes(ginger cut into thin slices). Sort it well.
When the shallots become glossy ..add 10-15 crushed pepper corns.
Thn add the fried chicken and stir in all the seasoning well.

Your Naadan Kozhi roast is ready! Serve Hot onto a platter.


Happy Cooking!