Chicken Fry

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Categories: Chicken

Ingredients

  • 12 chicken drumsticks
  • 1 teaspoon(s) green chilly paste
  • 1 tablespoon(s) garlic paste
  • 2 teaspoon(s) ginger paste
  • 1 teaspoon(s) red chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoon(s) coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon(s) hot spice mix (garam masala) powder
  • salt and freshly milled pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon(s) clarified butter (ghee)
  • 2 teaspoon(s) lemon juicefinely chopped fresh coriander and onion rings to garnish

Directions

  1. rnish1.Make incisions in the chicken drumsticks with a knife.

  2. Mix together the next eight ingredients to form a marinade. Rub the marinade into the chicken and keep aside for about 2 hours.

  3. Heat the oil for deep frying and fry three to four drumsticks at a time till they are cooked through and evenly browned. Drain into a bowl lined with paper towel and keep warm till the remaining chicken drumsticks are fried.

  4. Serve hot sprinkled with the lemon juice and garnished with coriander leaves.

  5. TIPS:

  6. Boneless chicken can be also used for this recipe. Reduce or halve the weight of chicken if using boneless. Rest of the ingredients remain the same.

  7. The amount of green and red chillies can be increased or decreased as desired.

  8. Serve hot topped with: onion rings accompanied with Appetizing Kokum in Yoghurt (Quick Sol Kadi).

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