Tasty Kerala Chicken Roast – Chicken Varattiyathu

Ingredients

• Chicken – 1 kg
• Onion – 3 nos
• Green chilli – 3 or 4 nos
• Garlic – 20 to 23 nos
• Ginger – 1 nos
• Red chilli powder – 1 1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
• Dry red chilli – 4 to 5 not
• Cinnamon – 1 nos
• Cardamom – 2 to 3 nos
• Cloves – 2nos
• Fennel seed – 1 tsp
• Cumin seed – 1 tsp
• Mustard seed – 11 tsp
• Salt – 1 or 2 tbsp
• Oil – 3 to 4 tbsp

Method

• Take a pan add cleaned chicken pieces.
• Then add salt, red chilli powder, and turmeric powder.
• Combine them well with hands.
• cover and marinate for half an hour.
• Heat small amount of oil in a pan
• Saute the dry red chilies thoroughly.
• Then add fennel seed, cloves, cinnamon, and cumin seed.
• Saute them well for a few minutes.
• Then add coriander powder and saute them well.
• Remove from fire and set aside.
• The ginger and garlic should then be crushed and set aside.
• Now we have to crush roasted, dry red chilies into fine powder.
• Then add other roasted ingredients like coriander powder, fennel seed, etc. to the fine powder and set aside.
• In a pan, heat the oil,allow mustard seeds to sputter
• Then add the chopped onion and green chilli.
• Saute them well for a few minutes.
• Add the crushed ginger and garlic,saute them well.
• Sprinkle some salt and mix them well.
• Then add marinated chicken and mix them well.
• Then add some Roasted grounded masala and mix them well.
• Cover and cook till the chicken is well cooked.
• Remove the lid and saute the well.
• Again, add the grounded masala mix and curry leaves.
• combine them well.
• Then cover and cook for a few minutes.
• Remove from fire and set aside.
• Serve the tasty chicken roast with appam.