Chicken Nirachath (Stuffed Chicken)

Ingredients for Chicken Nirachath (Stuffed Chicken):

1. Chicken – 1, medium sized

2. Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 big spoon

   Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon

    Salt – For taste

3. Shallots – 10

    Ginger – 1 piece

    Garlic – 10 cloves

    Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon

    Kashmiri chilli powder – 2 big spoons

    Garam masala powder – ½ small spoon

    Lemon juice – From 1 lemon

4. Oil – As required

5. Onion -2, chopped

    Green chillies – 3, chopped

    Ginger-garlic paste – 1 big spoon

6. Curry leaves – As needed

    Coriander leaves – As needed

    Turmeric powder – ¼ small spoon

    Chilli powder – ½ small spoon

    Coriander powder – ¼ small spoon

    Garam masala powder – ¼ small spoon

7. Egg – 1, boiled

8. Oil – As required

How to prepare Chicken Nirachath (Stuffed Chicken)?

1. Clean chicken as whole, and make deep cuts on its body.

2. Marinate chicken using ingredients no: 2.

3. Tie chicken legs and wings to its breast portion.

4. Pressure chicken adding a little water. Switch off the flame after first whistle.

5. Make a fine paste of ingredients no: 3 and marinate chicken.

6. Heat oil in a pan and sauté ingredients no: 5.

7. Add ingredients no: 6 and sauté well.

8. Fill chicken using boiled egg and this gravy.

9. Heat oil and fry chicken.

10. Flip both sides to fry both sides.

11. Serve hot with Kannu Pathiri.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 30 – May 13, 2022

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