Amma's Special Fried Chicken Recipe (Indian Style)

Amma's Special Fried Chicken 

 From my mom's kitchen

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 kg (medium or large pieces)

Curd - 2 large tablespoons

Juice of 2 medium sized lemon.

Masala paste - make a thick paste of 1 medium bunch of coriander leaves, 2 green chillies and 1 Large onion 

Ginger & Garlic paste - 2 large tablespoons

Turmeric powder - 1 tablespoon

Chilli powder - 2 tablespoons (or as per your taste)

Pepper powder - 2 tablespoons

Garam Masala - 1 tablespoon

Salt as per taste.

Oil to fry

Method:

Wash the chicken pieces well and drain out the water.
Then mix all the ingredients with the chicken and let the pieces soak in the masala for at least 1 hour.

It can be deep fried or shallow fried as per your own convenience

Shallow frying method:

Grease the frying pan with two spoons of oil in low flame.
Place the chicken pieces in the frying pan.
Now pour two spoons of oil over and around the pieces.
Cover it with a lid.
Increase the flame to high for 4-5 seconds and then bring it to the low.
Let it cook for 5-6 minutes with the lid on.
Remove the lid and flip the chicken pieces.
If required,  pour 1-2 spoons of oil and then close the lid.
Again increase the flame to high for 2-3 seconds and then bring it to low.
Let it cook for 5-6 minutes with the lid on.
If the pieces are well cooked and totally browned, then it can be removed from the stove.
Otherwise repeat the flipping & cooking process for a few more minutes.

Additional tips:

The chicken can be soaked overnight and kept in the fridge. It needs to be in the freezer for about 20 minutes and then kept in the regular fridge. 

When you flip the pieces, some of the excess  masala may stick to the Base of the pan. Scrap it with a spoon and take it out as it could burn.