Chicken Varattiyathu / Chicken Roast

We have prepared this dish using crushed spices instead of powdered ones.It is a dry dish and is normally cooked in medium heat.This goes well with rice, chappthi or Appam

INGREDIENTS:

• Chicken pieces -500 gm or 1 lb
• Sliced onion - 1 nos
• Pearl onion  / shallot(sliced) - 10 nos
• Green chilly(slit)- 3 nos
• Crushed ginger - 2 tsp
• Crushed garlic - 2 tsp
• Corriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Red chilly  - 5 nos
• Garam masala powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
• Pepper corn - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add crushed ginger and garlic and saute.
• Add sliced onion, pearl onion, curry leaves, green chilly and saute until translucent.
• Crush red chilly, corriander and pepper corn.
• Add this to the pan along with chicken pieces.
• Add turmeric powder, garam masala, salt and mix well.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook the chicken in medium fire. 
• Remove the dish from fire when the chicken is fully cooked and the gravy becomes dry.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Flat bread / Pancake / Fried rice / Chappathi / Appam (which are traditional Indian food)