Payyoli Chicken Fry

Ingredients:

1kg chicken  (Young chicken) I used Cornish game hens 

75 gram or 4 tablespoon of  Whole red chilly paste ( boil the whole red chilly for 1 hr, then drain and grind them to a smooth paste without adding water)

3 Tablespoon  Ginger paste

1 Teaspoon Meat Masala

3/4 Teaspoon  Turmeric powder 

3 Tablespoon Vinegar 

Salt to taste

1/2 cup Grated Coconut  

5 to 6 ( slit into four )  Green chilly        

8 to 10 leaves  Curry leaves  

3 to  4 cups of  Coconut oil / Vegetable oil    

Method :

1.Marinate the chicken pieces with  2 table spoon of ginger paste , salt to taste and 1 table spoon vinegar

   for 15 minutes.

2. Mix all the below Masala's to make a smooth paste.

   4 Tablespoon of boiled red chilly paste , 3/4 teaspoon of turmeric , 1 teaspoon of meat Masala, 1/2  teaspoon of ginger paste ,a pinch of salt ( we have added some salt to the chicken before so just add

a pinch of it now ), 2 table spoon of vinegar . Mix the paste well .

3. Now rub the ginger marinated chicken with a little more than 3/4 of the above mixture.

4. Save the rest of the it to marinated the grated coconut .

5. Keep the chicken aside for 15 to 20 minutes to marinate.

6. Heat the oil in a large wok. When it is hot enough to fry the chicken, lower the flame to simmer and put the  chicken pieces into it .

4. When it is half done , add the marinated coconut into it.

5. When the marinated coconut  turns light brown add the slit green chillies and curry leaves

6. Fry for 5 more minutes and then transfer them to a serving dish. ( don't forget to take all the marinated grated coconut from the oil. They taste the best)