Chicken Ghee Roast | Mangalore Style Chicken Ghee Roast | Simple and Yummy Recipes

A classic Mangalore style Chicken Ghee Roast is a traditional recipe from the region of Mangalore. It is one of the most popular recipes in India. The dry roasted spices ground into masala and coated with the chicken which is then roasted in rich ghee. The ground masala roasted in ghee will give a unique flavor to the dish.  It is best tasted with Neer Dosa. Also, you can serve with ghee rice, steamed rice, roti.

Try not to skip on ghee for this recipe. The use of ghee gives this recipe a unique flavour and makes it delectable. Trust me, if you haven't tried this recipe then you must definitely need to try it Instead of chicken, you can use prawns to make prawn ghee roast. If you are a vegetarian, you can make paneer ghee roast.

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Ingredients :

• ½ kg Chicken
• 2 tbsp Curd
• 4 Dry Kashmiri Red Chillies
• 4 Dry Red Chillies
• 1½  tbsp Coriander seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Fennel seeds
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp Fenugreek
• 1 Onion, medium-sized, finely chopped
• few Curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Ghee

Method

• Heat a frying pan. When it is hot enough dry roast both the red chilies for 2-3 mins on low heat and keep aside.

• To the same pan, place coriander, cumin, pepper, fennel, mustard and fenugreek seeds. Dry roast them on low heat for 3 mins. Do not burn them. Allow them to cool.

• Transfer the spices and chilies to the mixie jar. To that add garlic cloves, ginger, 1 tbsp lime juice and 2 tbsp of water. Grind to a fine paste and keep aside.

• In a large bowl place the chicken pieces. Add the curd and the spice puree to it. Next, add the required salt. Mix well so that the spice mixture coats well on the chicken.

• Marinate it for at least one hour.

• Heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed saucepan or wok, when hot add the chicken pieces. Add 1/4 cup of water and give a good mix.

• Fry the chicken for 5 minutes on medium heat.

• After 5 minutes, cook and fry the chicken pieces for 20 mins or till it is done.

• Finally, add some curry leaves and fry the chicken for 3 more minutes.

• Serve hot with neer dosa.