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 the chicken as a whole, and make deep cuts on its body.
2. Marinate chicken using ingredients no: 2.
3. Tie the chicken legs and wings to its breast portion.
4. Pressure chicken, adding a little water. Switch off the flame after the first whistle.
5. Make a fine paste of ingredients no: 3 and marinate the chicken.
6. Heat oil in a pan and sauté ingredients no: 5.
7. Add ingredients no: 6 and sauté well.
8. Fill the chicken with 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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