Chicken fry

Preparation time : 30 mins

Serves : 3

Ingredients :

Chicken : one baby chicken (or) 750 grms

Onion : one medium size

Green chili's : 4 to 6

Cashew nuts : 10

Curry leaves : 2 springs

Food color : pinch (optional)

Ajinamoto : 1/2 tsp

Soya sauce : 1 tsp

Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp

Fresh coriander : one spring

To Marinate :

Salt : to taste

Chili powder : to taste / 2 tsp

Turmeric powder : pinch

Coriander powder : 2 tsp

Cumin powder : 2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste : 2 tsp

Curd (or) yogurt : 2tsp

Lemon juice : one lemon / 3 tbsp

Method :

Marinate chicken with coriander powder, cumin/jeera powder, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, chili powder, salt, curd/yogurt, and lemon juice.

Leave it aside for at least 2 hours.
Take a pan, heat it, add 6 to 8 tsp of oil, once hot, add slit green chili's, curry leaves and cashew nuts.
Curry leaves will give very nice flavour to your chicken fry, don't compromise while adding these curry leaves.
Take them out, add sliced onion in the same oil, fry till it gets nice golden brown color.
Take them out and keep them aside.
In the same oil add marinated chicken.
Keep flame in medium heat, cover and cook for 30 mins stirring in between.
As chicken cooks it oozes out lot of water, but don't panic.
Once chicken is 90% cooked, take the lid off, and let all water to evaporate.
Fry it till it oozes out oil and till it gets nice golden brown color and crispy coating outside.
Add food color, ajinamoto, soya sauce mix well.
Add green chili,curry leaves, cashew nuts and onion that we fried earlier.
Sprinkle some garam masala powder and garnish with freshly chopped coriander.
Your hot hot chicken fry is ready to serve.
Enjoy your dish :)