Vizhinjam Chicken Fry Recipe (Kerala Chicken Fry)
Vizhinjam Chicken Fry, a super crispy Kerala fried chicken with crispy fried topping of chillies, curry leaves, shallots, ginger and garlic. This chicken is popular in street food stall across Kerala known as thattukada. This iconic fried chicken recipe is world famous for its addictive taste. Serve fried vizhinjam chicken fry with rice or on its own with drinks.
Equipment
Deep Frying Pot
Blender
Ingredients
- 500 grams Bone-in Chicken
- Coconut Oil for Deep frying
For First Marination
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ no Lemon
For Vizhinjam Masala
- 8 no Shallots peeled & left whole
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves chopped roughly
- ¼ cup Mint Leaves chopped roughly
- ¼ cup Curry leaves
- 2 no Pandan Leaves cut into small pieces
- 1 no Green Chilli chopped roughly
- 12 cloves Garlic left whole with peel on
- 2 inch Ginger sliced
- 1 teaspoon Whole Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 tablespoon Fennel Seeds
- 1 tablespoon Red Chilli Flakes
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- First Marination - Take chicken in a bowl. Add in salt, lemon juice, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and mix really well. Set aside to marinate for 1 hour.
- Make Fresh masala - Meanwhile let’s make the vizhinjam masala. Take pepper, fennel seeds and cumin seeds in a blender and crush them coarse. Then add in all remaining ingredients and grind coarse without adding any water.
- Coating Masala - Take the marinated chicken, add this ground masala over the chicken and mix really well.
- Frying Chicken - Heat coconut oil for deep frying. Once the oil is hot, add in chicken along with the vizhinjam masala. Let the chicken fry on medium high heat for 8 to 10 minutes. Let the chicken and the masala gets crispy and golden.
- Serving - Strain it using a fine slotted spoon. Make sure to remove the fried masala bits from the oil. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Vizhinjam Chicken Fry Recipe (Kerala Chicken Fry)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
391
% Daily Value*
Fat
25
g
38
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
10
g
Cholesterol
139
mg
46
%
Sodium
981
mg
43
%
Potassium
582
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
16
g
5
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
27
g
54
%
Vitamin A
3452
IU
69
%
Vitamin C
795
mg
964
%
Calcium
264
mg
26
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.