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Chicken Chukka

Course Chicken
Cuisine Malabar
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • For the marinating masala: check up the list as in my Kerala Style Baked Chicken post
  • 1 kg chicken skinned and cut into small pieces
  • Oil to fry
  • 5 onions sliced thinly
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 large tomatoes chopped
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • A sprig of curry leaves
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Marinate the chicken for at least an hour.
  • Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry till nice and done, brown on the outside. Drain the chicken in a kitchen towel.
  • In the same oil, add the curry leaves and fry for a minute. Add the onions and saute till it turns translucent
  • Add in the ginger garlic paste and cook for a minute till the raw smell goes.
  • Now add the tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes get fairly smashed.
  • Add in the masalas and salt and cook for 5 minutes till the masalas are well cooked.
  • Add the fried chicken and mix well to incorporate the onion masala. Keep it on low flame for 5 minutes for the flavors to incorporate.
  • Serve hot with chapathi or paratha!!! Slurp!!!