Chicken Mezhukkupuratti / Stir Fry

It is a delicious and very tasty  stir fry . Usually  we prepare stir fry with veggies, but this is using chicken as the main ingredient. It is very simple to prepare also. You can have it as a side dish for rice or chapathi.

Ingredients

• Chicken – 500 gram, cut into small pieces
• Shallots – 1/2 cup
• Green chili – 2
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
• Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 teaspoon
• Garam masala powder – 1 teaspoon
• Ginger garlic paste – 2 teaspoon
• Dry red chili – 2
• Chili flakes – 1/2 teaspoon

Preparation

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with turmeric , chili powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, 1 teaspoon oil and salt for 15-30 minutes.
2. Cover and cook the chicken pieces at medium flame until  the chicken pieces are done.
3. Heat coconut oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and fry dry red chilies and curry leaves.
4. Add pearl onions and saute until they begin to change color. Add green chili. Stir for a minute. Add cooked chicken and mix well.
5. add crushed chili flakes. Cook for few minutes, stirring occasionally until the chicken pieces get slightly roasted. Switch off.