Mangalorean style ghee roast chicken

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken
• 1/2 cup Curd
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Lemon juice
• to taste Salt
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 tsp Jaggery
• few Curry leaves
• 6 tsp Ghee
• 6-7 pc Dry red chillies
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 7-8 Garlic cloves
• 1 inch Ginger
• 2 tsp Coriander seeds
• pinch Fenugreek
• 7-8 Black peppercorns
• 1.5 tsp Tamarind paste

Steps

1. Dry roast red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, Fenugreek seeds.
2. Grind all the roasted masala to a fine powder.
3. Add garlic and ginger and grind to a fine paste.
4. Mix the masala with curd, turmeric powder, lemon juice and marinate the chicken with this mixture for 2 -3 hrs or overnight in refrigerator.
5. In a pan, add ghee, then slightly roast chopped onion and then add the marinated chicken with the masala into it. Add salt as per taste.
6. Add jaggery to it. After thickening, add the curry leaves and saute for few more minutes.
7. The masala will get cooked and coat the chicken nicely, gives a beautiful red spicy colour to the dish.
8. The ghee roast chicken is ready to serve with naan, roti, dosa or rice.