Fried Turmeric Chicken

Fried Turmeric Chicken

Adding and omitting certain ingredients completely changes the flavor of a dish. Preparation would be the same but by just add a new ingredient gives a different taste to the dish. Normally one would add ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric - mainly all the Indian spices to marinate chicken and deep or shallow fried. Some even add fresh yogurt to give a sour taste to the chicken. Today I'm going to share a fried chicken dish which is marinated with soy sauce ,coconut milk, juices of shallots,cloves and lemon grass. A favorite fried chicken to be found in many Malay household. I really hope you guys out there would try out this lemony flavorful fried chicken in ur kitchen soon. Til then" happy eating and cooking from taste of Taste of Saras Kitchen.

Fried Turmeric Chicken

Serving Size: 4 persons

Ingredients:

5 chicken thighs

1tsp dark soya sauce

1tsp light soy sauce

1tsp chilli powder

3tbsp thick coconut milk

salt and pepper to taste

vegetable oil fry frying

Juice of:

5 shallots

3 cloves

3 stalk of lemon grass

Preparation Methods:

Chop the chicken thighs and wash well under running water- set aside. Pound the ingredient mention under juice of and squeeze out the juice using a muslin cloth and keep side. In a large bowl add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, chilli powder, coconut milk, salt and pepper- mix well and then add the juices of clove, shallots and lemon grass. Let the mixture sit for 19 minutes and finally add the chopped chicken thighs. Leave the mixture in fridge for about 3-5 hours. We could even marinate a day before and refrigerate. Leave the chicken out 30 minutes before frying. Heat a heavy bottomed wok with enough vegetable oil and fry the chicken pieces in batches until golden brown. Drain and serve hot with sauces of your choice.