Dry Roast Pepper Chicken

#Dry roast pepper chicken An authentic Kerala Style Spicy Dry Roasted Chicken .Kerala style chicken recipes are very much popular across India for its texture, color and flavor that makes it attractive. The aromatics from the Indian spices and curry powders have been used on the slow dry roasted chicken. Ingredients -------- 1 kg chicken 3 big onions (thinly sliced) 3 green chilies (slit) 2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1 tomato (chopped) ¼ tsp turmeric powder 2 tsp red chili powder 3 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp pepper powder 1 tsp garam masala 3+1 sprigs of curry leaves cilantro leaves (chopped) a pinch of mustard seeds salt (as required) oil - I prefer to use coconut oil (as required) Instructions --------- Clean and cut chicken into medium size pieces. Prepare the marinade by mixing chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt and 2 tbsp water. Marinade the chicken properly with the above mix and keep aside for 20 – 30 minutes. In a pan, cook the chicken on a medium flame with its lid on. It will help the water to drain out from the chicken and cook in it. Keep aside after cooking. Meanwhile in another pan, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves, sliced onions, green chilies and a little salt. Saute until onions become translucent and golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste to the onions and saute for 2 minutes until its raw smell subsides. Add chopped tomatoes, pepper powder, and cook until the tomatoes turn mushy. Now transfer the cooked chicken to the pan, add a few sprigs of fresh curry leaves, saute well to mix the chicken and the onions properly, and cook for another 2 minutes with the lid on. Lower the flame, remove the lid, and dry roast the chicken for another 15 minutes until it completely dries out and start browning. Garnish with coriander leaves/ curry leaves and allow it to rest for a few minutes. Goes well with rice, malabar paratha, or roti. Notes: ----- Can vary the amount of chili and pepper powders to suit your spice level. The main taste giving ingredients are curry leaves, coconut oil and fresh spice grounded garam masala powder.