Quail Butter Roast

Ingredients

• 4 quails, dressed (காடை)
• 1 large onion, chopped (பெரிய வெங்காயம்)
• 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste (இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது)
• 2 dried red chillies (வர மிளகாய்)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (எலுமிச்சை சாறு)
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder (காஷ்மீர் மிளகாய் தூள்)
• half tbsp turmeric powder (மஞ்சள் தூள்)
• 1 tbsp black pepper powder (மிளகுத்தூள்)
• 1 tbsp garam masala powder (கரம் மசாலா தூள்)
• half tbsp fennel powder (சோம்புத்தூள்)
• 50 g butter (வெண்ணை)
• 1 cup grated coconut (தேங்காய் துருவல்)
• to taste rock salt (இந்துப்பு)

Method

1. Marinate the cleaned quails in lemon juice and a little salt for 30 minutes.
2. Melt butter, fry the dried chillies and onion, then add the quails and ginger-garlic paste and saute.
3. Add turmeric and Kashmiri chilli powder, a splash of water and more salt; cover and cook for about 15 minutes.
4. Uncover, add garam masala, fennel, pepper, grated coconut and a little more butter, and roast until dry and browned.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 103. 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.