Chicken Dry Roast

    Chicken Dry Roast is a simple yet delicious dish. Helps your fried chicken craving without being fried. My mom used to make this but her version has a few other ingredients as well. I'll post that version later. Got this recipe from one of my favorite chefs. This is a famous Andhra dish, Chicken Veppudu. Very flavorful and tastes really yum when served hot. Give it a try and you will want to do it again and again. Adjust the spice levels to your taste, especially chilly powder. The hotter the better. But here I have given only medium to mild heat.

INGREDIENTS :

Chicken Breasts   - 1 lb
Onion                   - 1 medium
Tomato                 - 1 medium
Curry Leaves        - 2 sprigs
Ginger                   - 1Tsp
Garlic                     - 1Tsp
Chilly Powder        - 1Tsp
Coriander Powder  - 1Tsp
Turmeric Powder   - 1/4 Tsp
Cinnamon              - 1"piece
Cardamom             - 2 nos
Cloves                    - 2 nos
Cashews                 - 1 Tblsp
Salt                         -1/2 Tsp
Oil                           - As needed

METHOD :

                Clean and cut the chicken into small cubes. Chop the onion and tomato into small pieces. In a pan pour a tablespoon of oil and fry the cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Add the chopped onions and fry until golden brown. Add ginger and garlic paste, then add the tomatoes and fry well. Add the turmeric powder and then the chicken and simultaneously add the coriander and chilly powder and let the chicken cook in this masala until done. Do not add any water because the chicken gives out water during cooking.
                  Heat a bigger pan, add two tablespoons of oil, fry curry leaves and add the cashews. Once the chicken is done, transfer the whole content to a pan and fry well until dry and everything comes together.
                 Serve as a starter or as a side dish. You can adjust the amount of oil according to your diet needs. Tastes almost like fried chicken.