Acharie Chicken

Ingredients:
Boneless Chicken - 500 gms
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying chicken pieces

For spice paste:
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Dry red chillies -3-4
Peppercorns - 7-8
Cinnamon - 1" piece
Cardamom- 4-5
Nutmeg - 1/2
Vinegar - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Dry roast the ingredients of the spice paste  and cool.
• Grind these ingredients along with vinegar to make paste.
• Sprinkle salt and turmeric on chicken pieces and keep aside for 10 minutes. Drain the excess water.
• Heat the oil in kadai, deep fry the chicken pieces few at a time till they are golden brown. Drain out the excess oil on paper napkin.
• Remove the oil from kadai and keep only 3 tbsp of oil. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for minute.
• Mix in spice paste and continue to cook in low flame for 2-3 minutes till aroma comes.
• Add chicken pieces  and continue to stir, Cook on low flame for 7-8 minutes.
• Lastly add lemon juice and remove from fire.