Many yrs ago, got this chettinad chicken fry recipe called as chicken varuval recipe from a tamil friend who hailed from Madurai, and was our neighbor in bangalore. She was a very good cook. I used to adore her health consciousness while cooking and the way she used to handle her kids. It is almost 6 yrs, since I have been cooking this. To make a good chettinad chicken varuval recipe, all the ingredients are a must to get a good aroma. you can find more simple chicken fry recipes on the blog,pepper chickenandhra chicken fry
How to make chettinad chicken varuval
- to make chettinad masala, dry roast all the ingredients one after the other with out burning and powder along with cashews or almonds or fried gram (potukadalai). i used cashews, it gives a restaurant style taste.
- Add oil to a pan, fry dry spices for a minute.
- Add coarsely crushed onion or finely chopped onions, along with ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears for about 5 minutes.
- Add chicken, turmeric and fry till the chicken turns to white in color.
- cover and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the spice powder. Fry till you get a good aroma for about 2 to 4 minutes.
- Add about 1/4 cup water and cook till the chicken is completely cooked. Adjust more or less water as needed.Add lemon juice and stir.
- Fry till the chettinad masala clings on to the chicken.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with rice and rasam. Related Recipes
