Nadan Chicken Roast / Keralan Chicken Roast

I want to try this recipe so badly for such a long time and finely I got a chance last weekend..This is one of keralan speciality dishes and as you guys know that I love keralan dishes a lot right..

Many people have difficulty in frying chicken because you can get crispy and good colour on outside but the inside will not be cooked or every thing will be cooked but the chicken must have become very hard..If you are one of those people..Then this chicken is the solution..

In this recipe the chicken is cooked in pressure cooker completely..So you don’t have to worry about whether chicken is cooked or not...You are just frying the chicken to make it crispy..

So I know you guys will surely try it...Straightaway I am delivering you the step by step recipe with pictures..Check it out..


This Recipe goes to the event Kerala Kitchen hosted by  A Girl's Diary ..This event is originally started by  the Kerala kitchen..

Ingrediants:

Chicken-1 kg

Oil for deep frying

For Ground Masala:

Onion-1 large cubed

Garlic-10 cloves

Coriander leaves / Cilantro a handful

Pepper powder-1 tsp

Cumin powder / Jeerakam-1 tsp

Coriander powder / Malli podi-1 tblspn

Chilli powder-1 tblspn or to taste

Fennel seeds / Peru cheerakam / Sombu-1 tblspn

Cinnamon / Pattai-1 inch piece

Salt to taste

Curd- ½ cup

Lemon juice-2 tblspn

For Outer Masala:

Onion-1 sliced

Tomato-1 sliced

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Chilli powder-1 tsp

Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing

Oil-1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Method:

Take chicken pieces and make deep slashes in it..So that the masala can go into it.

Blend all the ingrediants given in the ground masala list to a smooth paste..

Pour this masala over the chicken and let it marinate for 2 hours..

Now take a pressure cooker and add the marinated chicken in it..Cover the pressure cooker and cook for 15-20 mins on a low flame..Let the pressure go all by itself..

Open the pressure cooker and dry up any water left in the chicken by cooking it uncovered so that the chicken gets coated very well with the masala.

Now heat oil for deepfrying,and fry that cooked chicken pieces in oil till golden and crispy.It will take around 15-20 mins.Remove it and set aside.

Now heat 1 tblspn of oil in a wok and add in onions,tomatoes,garam masala powder,chilli powder and mix well.

Add the fried chicken in and toss well..Sprinkle with salt and mix well..

Garnish with cilantro and mix well.

Serve hot with pulav or rice..

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Pictorial:

Take all your ingrediants for grinding...Please add curd and lemon juice with this list

take it in a blender

add in curd..

and some lemon juice

Make it into a fine paste..This is what you call as masala

Take chicken pieces and make slashes in it...I know raw chicken doesn't win any contest..But you wait..

Pour the masala in

let it marinate for 2-3 hours

now take that in pressure cooker

cover and cook on a low flame

till the chicken is cooked and water has evaporated

now fry the chicken

till golden on both sides

remove and set aside

now take all your ingrediants for outer masala...Those spices are chilli and garam masala powder

fry onion in oil

add in tomatoes

add spices

mix well

add in chicken pieces

toss well

throw some cilantro in

I made some Plain Briyani to go with this...

and also some onion raita