Moru Kachiyathu / Easy Yogurt curry

Spicy Chicken fry Kerala Style

Ingredients:

Chicken drumsticks- 10
Onion- 3
Tomato- 1
Ginger- 1/2 tablespoon (chopped)
Garlic- 1/2 tablespoon (chopped)
Green chillies- 2
Curry leaves- 2 spring
Oil 1/2 cup

For the marinade:

Kashmiri chilli powder- 2 tablespoon
Garam masala- 1 teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tablespoon
Lemon juice- from 1/2 lemon

Preparation:

Clean chicken after removing the skin and make lot of gashes on both sides. Make a paste out of the ingredients for the marinade and add enough salt. Apply this to the cleaned chicken drumstick and leave for couple of hours in the room temperature. Reserve some marinade for the gravy.

Heat oil in a non-stick pan and shallow fry chicken until brown by turning the chicken half way through. Remove from oil and keep it aside.

Sauté chopped ginger and garlic in the same pan you fried the chicken. Add a bit more oil if required. Add onion and green chillies when the garlic and ginger changes colour. Once the onions are soft, add rest of the marinade and sauté very well. When the raw smell disappears add the chopped tomato and curry leaves. Sauté for few minutes until the tomatoes are cooked and finally add the fried chicken. Sauté very well until the gravy thickens and get stuck to the chicken  pieces. Enjoy hot.