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Ginger Chicken Masala Fry



This recipe is for those who love gingery aroma. I love the flavor of fried or roasted ginger which enhances the taste of chicken. This is not the Thai version but a Kerala style chicken fry and is inspired by the chilly ginger chicken fry or perattu popular in my native place.I just tried different version by adding lots of ginger. It tasted delicious as a side dish for rice.

Ingredients
Chicken boneless- 1 lb
Chilly powder- 1 1/2 tsp
( add according to your taste)
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Garam Masala/meat masala- 3/4 tsp
Ginger finely chopped- 3-4 tsp
Thinly sliced shallots- 2-3
Mint leaves - a few
Curry leaves
fennel seeds- a pinch
mustard seeds
oil-2 tsp
salt to taste



Cut chicken into small pieces and marinate with chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder,garam masala and salt and keep aside for half an hour.
Pour one tsp of oil in a pan and add curry leaves and mint and then the chicken.  Close the lid and cook in a low flames. 
The chicken will shed its own water and cook. Stir occasionally till completely cooked. ( If the chicken gets dry you can sprinkle a few drops of water.
Heat a little oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and fennel seeds. Next add ginger and shallots fry till golden brown and mix this with the cooked chicken. Stir fry for two more minute till all the masala gets well coated.






Ginger Prawns fry

I tried the same recipe with prawns.  But here the cooking time is less and you need not precook the prawns. You can add marinated prawns to the ginger mixture and fry.



Try this...

Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. divyaFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    Looks fabulous & absolutely delicious!

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  2. Indian KhanaFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Wow ...drooling here ..both chicken n prawn looks mouth watering ..yum

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  3. Pari VasishtFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    I would love to try a veg version, love the ginger flavour.


    FOODELICIOUS

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  4. ShanaviFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Woooow, Love prwns..Awesome,..Will try this recipe and post soon in my blog..Prawns r my fav...

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  5. AnandaFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Both looks great my heart belongs to prawns :)

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  6. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    drooling here...lovely chicken.u have an award waiting in my blog...plz collect it

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  7. Hamaree RasoiFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Both Chicken as well as prawn preperation looks awesome.
    Have a great weekend.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  8. Rookie QookieFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    These absolutely makes one drool :)

    Cheers,
    Reshmi

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Mouthwatering....

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  10. Indian Cuisine BlogrollFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    both ginger chicken and prawn looks good..i like the bite of ginger in any dish...

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  11. SwathiFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Adipoli ginger chicken and prawn fry.

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  12. Priya SureshFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Omg, suja u r making me hungry dear, both chicken and prawn fry makes me drool..

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  13. SunithaFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Lovely! Both the dishes look terrific

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  14. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    Adipoli suja...sherikum athu kandittu kothiyavunu!

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  15. UrmilaFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    mouthwatering......

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  16. Binys RecipesFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    OMG u r making me hungry again.....love both the prawns and chicken....

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  17. PreetyFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    looks perfect

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  18. aipiFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Both the dishes look awesome..have a great weekend dear :)

    US Masala

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  19. RachuFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Both are great.. thy have nice color and killer looks..

    ammaandbaby.blogspot.com/

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  20. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Its early mrg and u r making me crave for chicken now..looks delicious

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  21. TorviewtorontoFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    delicious chicken fry
    prawns look lovely

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  22. NithuFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Lovely chicken out there.

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  23. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Enikishtamannu ginger chicken..Both the dishes look awesome! Great clicks!

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  24. SatrupaFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Looks delicious ! The Prawns are my fav ..... luv the clicks !!

    Cheers,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  25. poor-me/à´ªാà´µം-à´žാà´¨്‍February 4, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Don't tempt me like this!!! Sugathanji ur door no please...knock...knock...

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  26. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)February 4, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    wow...yum n delicious...simply amazing

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  27. Treat and TrickFebruary 4, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    Looks tempting and yummy!

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  28. Love2cook MalaysiaFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    Both dishes make me salivate dear! Am gonna grab the chicken first! :D

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  29. priyaFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:34 AM

    I ll try this for sure

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  30. SujiFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Adipoli color tto. ente draftil oru ginger chicken und, but totally different prep anu tto..Ethu kidu...

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  31. mamtcFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    the rich color and texture is making me hungry

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  32. PushpaFebruary 5, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Superb dishes both look delicious and what color.

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  33. Saraswathi GaneshanFebruary 6, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Wooow, Wanna to try at once.....very inviting colour & click

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  34. ജയരാà´œ്‌à´®ുà´°ുà´•്à´•ുംà´ªുà´´February 6, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    assalayittundu......

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  35. ChitraFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:49 AM

    Yummy yummy :)

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  36. Vineetha SushFebruary 7, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Kidilan ! adipoli colourum :)

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  37. Suja ManojFebruary 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Thanks all for stopping by:)

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  38. MiniBinoyMarch 1, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    both the recipes look fab:, suja...the clicks are exceptional!:)

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  39. AnonymousMarch 1, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Nice simple recipe,thanks
    Cheers

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  40. Suja ManojMarch 1, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    Thanks Mini and anon:)

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