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    Kerala Chicken Roast Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Kerala roast chicken is one of the popular recipe. It is a spicy chicken dish made using coconut oil, spices, onions, curry leaves and tomatoes which is cooked along with chicken to create a wonderful dish.

     

    Kerala Chicken Roast

    This is one chicken dish which i have been planning to make for a very long time. Couple days back i made it and it was spot on. The flavours were perfect and we enjoyed with rice.

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    • About this Recipe
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    • Kerala Chicken Roast Recipe
    • Kerala Chicken Roast Step by Step

    About this Recipe

    Kerala roast chicken is one of the popular recipe. It is a spicy chicken dish made using coconut oil, spices, onions, curry leaves and tomatoes which is cooked along with chicken to create a wonderful dish.

    Kerala chicken roast taste amazing with idiyappam, appam, or rice.

    Ingredients for Chicken Roast

    • Chicken - 500 grams (with bone, cut into bite size pieces)
    • Yogurt / Curd - ½ cup
    • Chilli powder - 1 tblspn
    • Salt to taste
    • Onions -2  large sliced
    • Green Chillies - 2 slit
    • Curry leaves a handful
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
    • Tomato - 1 sliced thinly
    • Coriander Powder - 2 tblspn
    • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

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    How to Make Chicken Roast

    1. Mix all marination ingredients and set aside for 30 mins.
    2. Now heat oil in a kadai, add mustard and fennel seeds.
    3. Add in onions and cook till golden.
    4. Add in green chilli and curry leaves and mix well.
    5. Now add in ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 mins or so. Add in tomatoes and mix well.
    6. Now add in spice powders and salt and mix well.
    7. Add in chicken and mix well.
    8. Cover and simmer for 30 mins.
    9. Now increase the heat and dry the chicken, add in chicken masala powder and mix well.
    10. Now add in coriander leaves and mix well
    11. Serve
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
     

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    Kerala Chicken Roast Recipe

    Kerala roast chicken is one of the popular recipe. It is a spicy chicken dish made using coconut oil, spices, onions, curry leaves and tomatoes which is cooked along with chicken to create a wonderful dish.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • For Marination:
    • Chicken - 500 grams with bone, cut into bite size pieces
    • Yogurt / Curd - ½ cup
    • Chilli powder - 1 tblspn
    • Salt to taste
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • For Roast:
    • Coconut Oil - ¼ cup
    • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 2 tsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Onions -2 large sliced
    • Green Chillies - 2 slit
    • Curry leaves a handful
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
    • Tomato - 1 sliced thinly
    • Coriander Powder - 2 tblspn
    • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Chicken Masala Powder - 1 tblspn
    • Coriander Leaves - a handful finely chopped

    Instructions

    • Mix all marination ingredients and set aside for 30 mins.
    • Now heat oil in a kadai, add mustard and fennel seeds.
    • Add in onions and cook till golden.
    • Add in green chilli and curry leaves and mix well.
    • Now add in ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 mins or so. Add in tomatoes and mix well.
    • Now add in spice powders and salt and mix well.
    • Add in chicken and mix well.
    • Cover and simmer for 30 mins.
    • Now increase the heat and dry the chicken, add in chicken masala powder and mix well.
    • Now add in coriander leaves and mix well
    • Serve
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    Kerala Chicken Roast Step by Step

     
    Take chicken in a bowl
    add all marination ingredients
    mix well
    add in yogurt
    mix well..leave to sit for 30 mins or so
    heat coconut oil and add in mustard and fennel seeds
    add in onions
    cook till light golden
    add in chillies and curry leaves
    add ginger garlic paste
    mix well
    add tomatoes
    mix well
    add salt and spice powders
    mix well
    add chicken
    mix that through
    lower the heat and let it simmer
    the chicken will leach out its own juices
    cook till the chicken is done
    add chicken masala powder
    toss well
    cook till chicken is dry
    add in coriander leaves
    mix well
    Serve
     
     
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    1. PaleoRecipesReview

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      The meal looks very delicious! I love chicken. Thanks for sharing.

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    2. Anonymous

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      Thank u so much for this recipe. I tried this yesterday and it was a huge hit . The only problem being i cooked chicken for another 20 minutes more with the 30 minutes you mentioned.

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    3. Rathi

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      What brand chicken masala powder you have used?

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    4. Aarthi

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      @Rathii used sakthi brand

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    5. Shubh

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      hi, thanks for the wonderful recipe. Can this be frozen?

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    6. Anonymous

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      I thought they put tamarind in it and also coconut milk. Am i mistaken?

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      • Uma Chelvan

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        you can add coconut milk, but please no tamarind juice 🙂

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    7. Dr. Princy

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      I love ur recipes... Im in love with cooking now.. Thank u so much for ur awesome recipes..

      Reply
    8. Vidhya

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      Is that ok to add normal cooking oil?

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