Calicut Payyoli Chicken Fry Recipe

Calicut Payyoli Chicken Fry Recipe

      Payyoli is a small municipal town on the Malabar Coast in Kerala, popular for it's tasty Payyoli Chicken fry. This dry chicken dish has all the coastal flavours, an absolutely finger licking good recipe.

      Payyoli is a small municipal town on the Malabar Coast in Kerala, popular for it's tasty Payyoli Chicken fry. Payyoli chicken fry is a great starter or can also be served as a side dish with rice or rolled inside rotis. This authentic Kerala recipe requires only few ingredients.  The trick to a perfect Payyoli chicken is to marinate the chicken twice. Try this authentic Payyoli chicken fry in your kitchen. Enjoy the goodness of kerala cuisine.

      Serve Calicut Payyoli Chicken Fry as a starter for your house parties. You can serve it as part of a meal that includes,  South Indian Style Fish Curry Recipe and Steamed Rice 

Ingredients:

• 500 grams Chicken, cleaned and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon Garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon Ginger, minced
• 2 teaspoons Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 2 tablespoon Vinegar
• 1 Green Chilli, slit lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon Meat masala
• 3 tablespoons Fresh coconut, grated
• Salt, to taste
• 2 sprig Curry leaves
• 3 tablespoons Coconut Oil
• 100 ml Water

Preparation:

1. To begin making the Calicut Payyoli Chicken Fry recipe, in a mixing bowl, marinate the chicken pieces with minced ginger, minced garlic, 1 tablespoon vinegar, turmeric powder and salt. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.
2. For the second marination, to the already marinated chicken, add half the kashmiri red chilli powder, meat masala powder, remaining vinegar and mix well. Keep aside for 1 hour.
3. Take grated coconut in a small bowl, add remaining kashmiri red chilli powder and mix well. Keep aside.
4. Heat coconut oil in a pan, add the marinated chicken pieces in oil along with slit green chilly. Fry well on low flame.
5. Once the chicken pieces are half cooked, add the grated coconut mix, and curry leaves to it. Add 100 ml water to allow the chicken to cook well. Fry until the water is fully absorbed, and the chicken is well cooked.
6. Serve Calicut Payyoli Chicken Fry as a starter for your house parties. You can serve it as part of a meal that includes,  South Indian Style Fish Curry Recipe and Steamed Rice 

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