Tomato Chicken Roast

I had posted the recipe for Spicy Kerala Chicken Roast long back. Here is my mother-in-law’s recipe for Chicken Roast which is slightly different from mine. Chicken is first marinated with spice powders and then shallow fried. The fried chicken is cooked with sauteed onions and tomatoes until the gravy becomes completely dry. Tomato Ketchup and Soy Sauce are used for additional flavoring. This Chicken Roast is absolutely mouth-watering and the masala is hot, sweet and tangy. You will end up licking your fingers. The photo doesn’t do justice to the dish. Hopefully, I can capture a better photo the next time. 🙂

Tomato Chicken Roast

Enjoy this spicy Chicken Roast with Fried Rice or Rotis.

Ingredients

1. Whole Chicken (cut into medium pieces) – 2.5 lbs (1 kg approx)
2. Sliced Red Onions – 3 large
3. Diced Tomatoes –  3 large
4. Curry Leaves – A Sprig
5. Slit Green Chillies – 3 or 4 (Alter according to your spice tolerance)
6. Tomato Ketchup – 4 tbsp
7. Soy Sauce – 2 tbsp
8. Salt – to taste
9. Oil – For shallow frying the chicken pieces

For Marinating the Chicken

1. Kashmiri Chilly Powder – 1 tbsp (Alter according to your Spice Tolerance)
2. Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
3. Black Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
4. Homemade Garam Masala Powder – 1/2 to 1 tsp
5. Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp
6. Chicken Masala Powder – 2 tbsp (I generally use store bought Eastern/Nirapara brands)
7. Ginger Paste – 1 tbsp
8. Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
9. Lemon Juice – 2 tsp
10. Tomato Ketchup – 4 tbsp
11. Salt – to taste

Preparation Method

1. Remove the skin from the chicken and cut it into medium sized pieces. Wash and clean the pieces thoroughly. Soak it into water with 1 tbsp lemon juice for 5 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
2. Make a marinade using the above ingredients and apply it on the chicken pieces and keep it in the refrigerator for atleast one hour.
3. Heat oil in large frying pan and place the chicken pieces in oil and shallow fry each piece, till all sides are fried properly. (You can fry the chicken pieces in several steps, if the pan is not big enough).
4. Remove the fried chicken pieces from oil and keep aside.
5. Add the sliced onions to the same oil and saute until translucent.
6. Add slit green chillies, tomatoes and curry leaves and continue sauteing until the tomatoes have been cooked.
7. When the onions begin to brown, add the fried chicken pieces to and mix well.
8. Add Tomato Ketchup and Soy Sauce along with salt to taste.
9. Cover and cook on low flame for around 5 minutes so that the chicken pieces are coated well with the thick masala.
10. Serve this spicy Chicken Roast with Fried Rice.

Note

You can use any store bought chicken Masala Powder for this recipe. Brands like Eastern, Saras, Melam, Priyom, Niraprara etc. are good.