Fried Chicken Curry

Ingredients for chicken fry

Chicken legs: 3 lbs

Shallots: 6

Dry red Chili: 7

Tumeric Powder: 1 tsp

Chili Powder: 2 tsp

Coriander Powder: 2 tsp

Fennel Seeds: 1 Tbsp

Garlic: 5 pods

Ginger: 5” piece

Curry leaves: 2 sprigs, torn

Garam Masala: ½ tsp

Crushed dry red chili: 1 tsp

Lemon Juice: ½ a lemon

Salt & Oil to shallow fry

• Clean and pat dry chicken pieces
• Crush shallots, garlic, ginger, fennel seeds, and dry red chilies together
• Mix the crushed shallot mixture with chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt, lemon juice, garam masala, and torned curry leaves
• Rub the mixture well on the chicken pieces and let it marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours
• Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry chicken on medium heat till chicken is more than ½ way cooked

Ingredients for gravy:

Onion: 1 medium, thinly sliced

Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tsp

Curry leaves: 1 sprig

Cilantro: Handful chopped

Tomato: 1 big, diced

Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp

Coriander Powder: 3 tsp

Chili Powder: 1 tsp

Meat Masala: 1 tsp

Salt & Oil

• Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion till its light brown
• Add ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves, turmeric, chili, coriander powders, salt, and meat masala and let it cook for 3 minutes
• Add diced tomatoes, coat it well with the masala mixture, and let it cook till it is soft
• Add fried chicken pieces, coat it will with mixture
• Add ½ cup of water (more if you need more gravy), cover and cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes
• Add chopped cilantro and serve hot with rice or chapathi