Masaledar Chicken Lollipop

Masaledar Chicken Lollipop

 
 
Recipe Cook Time :40 Minutes


Ingredients

For the masala:

8 guntur chillies

6-7 boriya mirch

1 inch knob of ginger, bashed

5-6 cloves of garlic

2 green chillies

2 tsp cumin

1 tsp fennel

5-6 peppercorns

1 stick cinnamon

White pepper, a pinch

4 cloves

15 curry leaves

1 tsp coriander seeds

Handful of coriander leaves

1 tsp turmeric

A pinch of sea salt

1-2 tsp oil


For the chicken:

8-10 chicken lollipops with the skin

1 tsp turmeric

Salt, to taste

1-2 tsp red chilli powder

2 tsp oil + Oil to sear the lollipops

Sugar, a pinch


For the base:

2-3 tsp oil

2 tsp mustard seeds

7-8 curry leaves

1/2 onion, julienne

1 1/2 Tbsp masala

3 tsp tamarind paste

1 tsp jaggery powder

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Coriander leaves, to garnish



Method
For the masala:

Dry roast all the ingredients together in a pan for a minute.

In a mortar and pestle pound together all the ingredients.

Transfer this in the blender and make a fine paste.


For the chicken:

Marinate the chicken lollipops with turmeric, salt, red chilli powder and 2 tsp oil.

In a saucepan add a little oil and sear the lollipops from all sides till they are half cooked.

Add sugar and cook some more.


For the base:

Add refined oil in the pan followed with mustard seeds, few curry leaves and onion. Bhuno them well together.

Add the masala and chicken lollipop into the base and saute them well together.

Add tamarind extract, jaggery and water. Mix them well and cover the top.

Add little lemon. Toss well and cook till chicken is well done.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot.