Chicken Masala Fry
Make this delicious Chicken Masala Fry in just 15 minutes! A quick and easy Indian chicken recipe made without grinding or frying onions — perfect for busy women, students, and bachelors. Juicy, flavorful, and ready in no time!
Servings 4
Ingredients
Ingredients For Marination
- 500 g Boneless chicken thigh
- 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3/4 tsp Pepper powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Kasuri methi roasted
- 2 Onion medium size
- 3 Green chilli
- Handful of fresh coriander
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
Ingredients for cooking chicken
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 3 Green cardamom
- 3 Clove
- Few curry leaves
- 1 tsp Butter
Instructions
- Place chicken pieces in a wide bowl, add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, pepper powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, salt, onions, green chili, lemon juice and fresh coriander.
- Add oil to the chicken and masala mixture. This helps to keep the chicken moist and juicy while cooking.
- Marinate chicken for 10 minutes, this is optional.
- In a pan heat oil and add whole spice like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves.
- Once the whole spices crackle add the marinated chicken.
- Sauté the chicken on medium high flame for 2 minutes.
- After 2 minutes cover the pan and cook for 4 minutes on low flame.
- After 4 minutes open the lid and turn the chicken pieces.
- Cover the lid and cook the other side for 4 minutes on low flame.
- Now add curry leaves and butter, mix well.
- Cook for further 2 minutes or until the butter melts.
- Turn off the flame and garnish with fresh coriander.
- This chicken masala is best paired with roti, paratha, rice and dal or sambhar.
