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Chettinad Chicken Roast Recipe | Chicken Ghee Roast Recipe

Chettinad Chicken Roast Recipe | Chicken Ghee Roast Recipe

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 35 M
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Chettinad
Diet High Protein Non Vegetarian

This Chettinad Chicken Roast Recipe is a semi gravy recipe that you can either serve as a starter or a side dish with your meal. This Chicken recipe is flavoured with whole spices, gets its zing from the tamarind and sweet from the jaggery. Above all, the flavour of ghee takes this recipe to a different level altogether.

Ingredients

  • For marination
  • 500 grams Chicken
  • with legs and bones
  • 1/4 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • 1 Onion
  • sliced
  • 8 cloves Garlic
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 2 tablespoon Fresh coconut
  • grated
  • For chettinad spice mix
  • 2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 2 teaspoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds)
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns
  • 2 Dry Red Chillies
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 2 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • Other ingredients for Chettinad Chicken Masala
  • 1 teaspoon Tamarind Paste
  • 1 teaspoon Jaggery
  • For tempering
  • 3 teaspoons Ghee
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • crushed
  • 4 cloves Garlic

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Chettinad Style Chicken Roast Recipe, thoroughly wash and clean the chicken leg

Step 2

Keep it aside

Step 3

 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, on medium flame

Step 4

Add onions, ginger and garlic and cook till the onions become soft

Step 5

Once the onions turn soft add the coconut and allow it to turn light brown in colour

Step 6

Turn off the heat and grind the onion, garlic, ginger and coconut mixture to a coarse paste in mixer grinder

Step 7

The next step is to marinate the chicken

Step 8

In a mixing bowl, add the onion coconut paste, yogurt, turmeric powder and chicken legs

Step 9

Mix everything well and ensure that the chicken is well coated with the masala

Step 10

Keep it aside for 30 minutes

Step 11

*For the Chettinad Spice MixHeat a heavy bottomed pan, add chettinad spice mix ingredients -  cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, kalonji, black peppercorn, dry red chillies, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and mustard seeds

Step 12

Dry roast them for about 2 minutes until you can smell the aromas coming though

Step 13

Once done, let it cool

Step 14

Once the chettinad spice mix is cooled, add it to the mixer grinder and blend to make a powder

Step 15

Heat ghee in the same pan over medium heat

Step 16

Add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and allow the seeds to crackle

Step 17

Add the crushed garlic and saute for a few seconds

Step 18

After 30 seconds, add the Marinated chicken along with all the marinade masala

Step 19

Mix everything well, add the tamarind paste, jaggery and 1/4 cup of water

Step 20

Cover the pan and cook for about 8 to 10 minutes or till the chicken is cooked through

Step 21

Once the chicken is cooked, it will have a gravy like consistency

Step 22

You can make it a thick gravy by opening the lid and cooking it for another couple of minutes until a little moisture evaporates and you have the right consistency for the Chettinad Chicken

Step 23

Once done, check the taste and adjust salt and spices and turn off the heat

Step 24

Transfer the Chettinad Chicken / Chicken Ghee Roast to a serving bowl and serve hot

Step 25

You can optionally add more garlic tadka over the chicken to enhance the taste

Step 26

Serve this Chettinad Chicken Recipe/ Chicken Ghee Roast on its own as a party starter or with Kerala Style Appam Recipe or Mangalorean Neer Dosa Recipe for a complete meal

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