EASY CHICKEN STIR FRY/ DESI STYLE

This is a very simple to cook and tasty desi style chicken fry...It goes well with rice,chapathies , parottas or bread, with some salad as side dish.. The dish does not contain any tomatoes,but the best flavour is brought out by adding vinegar..Just try it and enjoy the difference... Another plus point is that if you keep some chicken fried this way in the fridge, you can easily transform it into a delicious desi style curry by adding some maggi coconut milk.. For this purpose dissolve 4 heaped tablspoons of Maggi cococnut milk powder into 16 oz of warm water and bring it slowly to a boil..(measurement for 1.400 kgs of fried chicken) Add the chicken fried this way, into this, stir well and simmer for some time till the gravy is no longer runny, but thick.. However it should not be of a coating consistency, but thick enough...Then only will it taste yummy.. Pls try to make a curry this way and enjoy the delicious flavour and taste...It is really scrumptious and goes well with rice, rotis, bread ,palappams ,velleppams,idiyappams etc....ENJOYYY!

INGREDIENTS:-

1) Chicken cut into medium sized pieces--1.400 kgs(washed well with water and little vinegar)

2)Onions sliced--6 large ones

3)Green chillies chopped--2

4)Cardamom, cinnamon and cloves--a few each

5)Coriander powder--4 heaped table spoons

6)Kashmiri chilli powder--1/2 tblsp or less if you prefer

7)Turmeric powder--1/2 tsp

8)Pepper powder--1/2 tsp slightly heaped

9)Garam masala powder--1/2 tsp heaped

10) salt

11) Ginger chopped fine--3 heaped tblsp

12)Garlic chopped --3 heaped tblsp

13)Vinegar-1 tblsp

14)Curry leaves--2 large sprigs.

15) Oil--1/2 cup

METHOD:-Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan and fry the spices cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.. Put the sliced onions, chopped ginger,garlic and green chillies.. Stir fry till everything turns light brown and oil starts to seperate slightly...Now add the powders , salt and curry leaves.. Stir fry till the raw smell disapappers and the masalas are fried well and oil starts to seperate again.. Now add the vinegar ,chicken pieces and mix everything well.. Do not add any water.. Stir the chicken for some time ,about 5 mnts and cover the vessel..Let cook over medium slow fire. stirring now and then..When cooked well, remove the lid and stir fry for some more time till slightly dry and dark brown as you see in the picture.....Serve with rice or roti and salad.