Thattukada Chicken (Sig)

Ingredients

1 lb Chicken pieces, bone-in, preferably drumsticks
1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
3/4 tsp Coriander powder
3/4 tsp Red chilli powder
1 pinch Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp rice flour
Salt to taste
1/2 cup oil (use coconut oil for the real thattukada taste)
Juice from 1 lemon
Garnish
2-3 sprigs curry leaves
5 green chillies
1 cup thinly sliced onions

Method

Clean the chicken and pat dry. If using drumsticks, make a few slits, if using a whole chicken, cut into medium sized pieces.

Mix the ginger-garlic paste, coriander, chilli, turmeric, garam masala and rice flour along with the lime juice to make a paste.
Marinate the chicken in this paste for an hour or overnight in the refrigerator.

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the chicken in medium-low heat till brown on all sides.

Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

Mix the sliced onions for garnish in the remaining marinade.

In the same oil, deep fry the marinated onions till crispy and keep aside. Now deep fry curry leaves and slit green chillies if using (remove the seeds from the chillies to reduce heat).

Garnish the fried chicken with lemon wedges, fried onions, curry leaves & chillies