Nattu Kozhi Varuval or Nattu Kozhi Fry with step by step pictures. Delicious country chicken fry which taste so tender and juicy.
Nattu Kozhi Varuval Recipe
This is one chicken dish which i have been planning to make for a very long time. I made it yesterday and it was spot on..The flavours were perfect and we enjoyed with rice..
Nattu Kozhi / Country Chicken is so much healthy and has lots of health benefits in them that normal broiler chicken..So hubby has taken a decision to buy nattu kozhi every sunday. Last sunday i told him to get the drumstick of nattu kozhi as whole so i can make this recipe to post here. This one is hubby's favourite and he loved it to the core.
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Version 1 : Nattu Kozhi Varuval Recipe
The first version is a deep fried nattu kozhi varuval. It has raw papaya paste added for tenderization. If you don't use raw papaya then the chicken might be hard and tough. Raw papaya paste and the longer marination makes the chicken juicy.
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| take fennel and cinnamon in a blender |
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| add ginger and garlic |
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| puree them |
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| take chicken in a bowl |
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| add the masala |
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| salt and turmeric |
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| add lemon juice or vinegar |
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| Take some raw papaya and grate them or add their pulp in |
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| add chilli powder |
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| garam masala powder |
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| mix well and leave to marinate for 4 hours |
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| heat oil in a pan, drop chicken in. Fry on high heat for 3 mins, now reduce the heat and cook for 10 to 12 mins |
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| keep flipping over |
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| Drain and serve |
Version 2: Nattu Kozhi Varuval Recipe
This version of nattu kozhi varuval needs pre cooking of nattu kozhi or country chicken and then frying them for more even cooking.
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take your cleaned country chicken..I used drumstick |
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| Take ginger and garlic in a blender |
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| puree it finely |
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| Take curd in a bowl |
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| Add in turmeric, chilli, pepper and salt |
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| add in ginger garlic paste |
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| lemon juice |
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| mix well |
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| add in drumstick in |
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| mix well and leave it to marinate for 3 hours |
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| add it to pressure cooker |
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| add in 1 tblspn of oil |
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| cover and pressure cook |
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| now chicken is cooked |
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| remove it to a plate |
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| add in rice flour and egg. |
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| mix well |
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| heat oil in a pan for deep frying |
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| drop chicken in and fry till golden |
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| now it is all golden |
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Nattu Kozhi Fry Recipe | Nattu Kozhi Varuval Recipe
Ingredients
Version 1 : Nattu Kozhi Fry
- Nattu Kozhi / Country Chicken - 500 grams
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn or to taste
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Lemon Juice or Vinegar - 4 tblspn
- Raw Papaya Paste - 2 tblspn
- Oil for deep frying
For Grinding:
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 piece
- Ginger - 4 cm piece
- Garlic - 8 cloves
Version 2: Nattu Kozhi Fry
- Nattu Kozhi / Country Chicken- 300 grams You can use chopped chicken as well
- Rice Flour / Arisi Mavu - 3 tblspn
- Egg - 1
- Oil for deep frying
For Marination:
- Ginger - 4 cm piece peeled
- Garlic - 10 cloves peeled
- Curd / Yogurt - 1 cup
- Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Pepper Powder - 2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Lemon Juice - 2 tblspn
- Oil - 1 tblspn
Instructions
Version 1 : Nattu Kozhi Fry
- Take grinding ingredients in a blender and puree them.
- Take all ingredients in a bowl except oil and mix well.
- Leave it to marinate overnight.
- Now heat oil for deep frying, drop chicken in and fry for 3 mins on high heat. Now reduce the flame and cook for 10 mins till chicken is cooked.
- Drain and serve.
Version 2: Nattu Kozhi Fry
- Take ginger garlic in a blender and make it into a puree.
- Take all the marination ingredients in a bowl, except oil. Add in chicken and mix well. Leave it to marinate for 2 to 4 hours.
- Now take the chicken in pressure cooker, add in a tblspn of oil and mix well. Pressure cook for 1 whistle. Turn the heat off and let the steam go all by itself.
- Open the cooker, remove the chicken to a bowl with masala. Let it cool.
- Now add in rice flour and mix well.
- Heat oil for frying. Drop chicken in and fry till golden.
- Drain and serve with onions.
uthaya j
Hi aarthi....how long we need to pressure cook or how many whistles
Aarthi
@uthaya jone whistle on low heat
Anonymous
Very nice recipe...which country chicken it is ?
Aarthi
@AnonymousIt is nattu kozhi..
dhilip dsp
could we use coconut oil instead of other oils
Aarthi
@dhilip dspyes u can use
Arun
Hi aarti, tried today and the result is awesome.
supraja muralidharan
why do u use raw papaya? can you give some context around it.
Aarthi
Since i used country chicken, it is pretty tough. So i used raw papaya to make it tender.
Coral crue
This is a recipe that I am surely going to try
Kamal Siddhu
Do you need to put in the raw papaya? And if we don't will it affect the flavour of the chicken. Thanks and chicken looks lovely.
Aarthi
Since i used country chicken, it is pretty tough. So i used raw papaya to make it tender.
If u use regular chicken no need to add raw papaya
Aish
I tried out this and it came out really well. Thanks
Aish
I tried out this and it came out really well.. 🙂
Cecilia Emmett
i tried out nattu kozhi curry recipe ...it came out well...thanks
Sumeera
Hi Aarti, I was searching for this recipe....if we use raw papaya for marination, will it be OK to fry after an hour since raw papaya tendering meat very quickly?
Aarthi
yes you can