Kerala Chicken Fry (Sig)

Ingredients

Chicken drumsticks – 15 ( chicken breasts can also be used)

For the marinade:
Soy sauce – 1 tbsp
Red Chilli powder – 2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Salt, to taste

For the ground masala:
Coriander seeds – 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon – 2, 1” pieces
Cloves – 5
Green Cardamom – 4-5
Black pepper – 1 tbsp
Bay leaf – 2
Star Anise – 2
Coriander leaves / cilantro – 2 cups
Red onion, chopped – 1
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Garlic – 6-7 cloves
Ginger – 4” piece

Red onion, thinly sliced– 1
Curry leaves – a sprig
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Oil for deep/shallow frying


Method

Marinate the chicken in soy sauce, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt for atleast 2-3 hrs. Make small slits on the drumsticks before marinating so that the marinade gets soaked up in the chicken.

Grind all the ingredients for the masala to a smooth paste. Add the masala and some more salt to the marinated chicken. Rub well and keep aside.

Deep/shallow fry the chicken till nice and brown and keep aside. To check whether the chicken is cooked, cut out a thin slice and it should be all juicy and cooked inside. In the remaining oil, fry onions and any masala left in the marinade. Add the chicken and give it a toss. Add curry leaves and ground black pepper and toss again. Serve hot.