Non-veg recipe · lunch, dinner
Simple Chicken Roast
சிம்பிள் சிக்கன் ரோஸ்ட் (simple chicken roast)
Serves 3 · 1 hr 30 min
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 33
Big chicken pieces marinated in curd, lemon, ginger-garlic and Kashmiri chilli, then pan-roasted dry.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions.
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken, cut into large pieces (சிக்கன்)
- 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste (இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது)
- 1 lemon, juiced (எலுமிச்சை)
- 2 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder (காஷ்மீர் மிளகாய்தூள்)
- 2 tbsp curd (தயிர்)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (தேங்காய் எண்ணெய்)
- to taste salt (உப்பு)
Method
- Mix the chicken with curd, ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, lemon juice and salt; marinate for 1 hour.
- Heat oil in a kadai and add the chicken with its marinade.
- Cook until the chicken is done, then keep turning until it dries and roasts.
Use 250 g mutton instead of chicken for a simple mutton roast.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 33. 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.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 33.