ചിക്കൻ പെരട്ട് || Chicken Roast Christmas Special RECIPE

Ingredients:

Chicken – 1½ kg (Cut into medium pieces)

Onion – 4 (Roughly chopped)

Ginger – 1 big piece

Garlic – 10 fat cloves

Kashmiri dry chilly – 10

Dry red chilly - 10

Curry leaves

Turmeric powder - 1½ tsp

Pepper powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala – 1 tbsp

Lemon

Coriander leaves

Salt

Oil

Steps:

Cook onion, ginger, garlic, Kashmiri red chilly, dry red chilly and curry leaves in a pan adding 1 cup water.

Cover and bring to a boil.

Cook for another 5 minutes.

Switch off and let it cool. Grind it to a smooth paste. Heat oil in a pan.

Add the masala paste to the hot oil.

Add turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt.

Cook covered on medium flame till oil separates.

Add chicken and salt. Once the chicken releases moisture, increase the flame and cook the chicken.

Add garam masala, when the chicken is half cooked.

Add some coriander leaves.

Cover and cook till the chicken is cooked.

Once the gravy thickens, add lemon juice and cook covered for another 5 minutes on medium flame.

Switch off and garnish with coriander leaves.

Enjoy the chicken perattu.