Fried Garlic Chicken

I believe men are great cooks as I have seen my father cook awesome non-vegetarian stuff at home since my childhood... non-veg at home meant non-veg cooked by Dad. He loves to cook it in different styles. He always told me to be patient in the kitchen, never cook in a hurry and is very particular about the balance of ingredients in the recipe. Fried Garlic Chicken is one of his recipes that I simply love...The marination in this recipe is the most important aspect to make it yummy .... 

                                                     This one's for u Papa !!!!

Ingredients :

Chicken - 12 pieces (with bone), 900 gms approx.
Garlic Paste - 5 Tbsp
Ginger Paste - 2 Tbsp
Green Chili - 4
Coriander - 15 Sprigs
Dry mango powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Black Pepper - to taste
Chat Masala (an Indian spice mix) - to taste
Onion - 1
Lemon - 1 wedge
Oil for frying


Pre-Preparation :

1. Make a fine paste of green chilies and coriander with a bit of water, in a blender.
2. Cut the onion into fine rings.
3. Make small slits on the chicken pieces.

For The Marination -

1. In a bowl add chicken, garlic paste, ginger paste, green chili and coriander paste, dry mango powder and season with salt and black pepper.
2. Mix it well and keep it for at least 2-3 hrs (if you keep the marinated chicken overnight in a refrigerator, taste will be greatly enhanced).

  

Preparation :

1. In a wok, add a good amount of oil, so that the chicken can be deep fried.
2. Heat the oil but make sure that it's not smoking hot else chicken would not be cooked properly.
3. Deep fry the chicken on medium heat till it's cooked and golden brown from all sides.

4. Take out the chicken on a kitchen tissue to remove the excess oil.
5. Sprinkle some chat masala on top of the chicken pieces.

Serving Suggestion :

Plate it with onion rings and a lemon wedge, and enjoy it hot!!

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