Onion Chicken Fry

Ingredients

• half a kilo chicken (கோழிக்கறி)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 onion, ground to a paste
• half a tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp fennel powder
• 2 tsp ghee
• as needed rock salt
• 2 tsp coconut oil
• 3 green chillies
• a little curry leaves

Method

1. Mix the chicken with the lemon juice, onion paste, all the spice powders, ginger-garlic paste, ghee and salt; marinate for an hour.
2. Heat coconut oil and fry the green chillies and curry leaves.
3. Add the chicken with all the marinade, cover and cook on medium heat, adding a little water only if needed.
4. When cooked, uncover and stir-fry until the liquid dries off and the chicken is coated.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 74. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.