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    "Chettinad Chicken is filled with whole spices and spicy masala. The freshly roasted spices adds different kind of flavour to this chicken dish. Serve it with rice, roti or pulao."

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    I love chettinad cooking, it is spicy and addictive.

    Chettinad cuisineis the cuisine of a community called the Nattukotai Chettiars, orNagaratharsas they call themselves,from theChettinad regionofTamil Nadustate inSouth India. Chettinad cuisine is perhaps the most renowned fare in the Tamil Nadu repertoire.It uses a variety of spices and the dishes are made with fresh groundmasalas. Chettiars also use a variety of sun-dried meats and salted vegetables, reflecting the dry environment of the region. Most of the dishes are eaten with rice and rice based accompaniments such asdosas,appams,idiyappams,adaisandidlis. The Chettiars, through their mercantile contacts withBurma, learnt to prepare a type of rice pudding made with sticky red rice.

    Chettinad cuisine involves freshly roasted and ground spices which adds new dimension to their cooking. Their dishes are spicy and filled with full of flavour.
    I have a chettinad mutton curry, chettinad potato roast, chettinad mushroom, chettinad chicken curry, chettinad egg curry, chettinad fish curry..Check out all my chettinad dishes too.

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    This is another dish to my repitore. A spicy chicken roast made with chicken so yummy and addictive.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    1.HOW TO MAKE CHETTINAD CHICKEN ROAST

    2.📖 Recipe Card

    3.Chettinad Chicken Roast Recipe

    4.SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

    5.STORING SUGGESTIONS:

    HOW TO MAKE CHETTINAD CHICKEN ROAST

    • Chettinad spice mix: dry roast the spice on a very low heat till it is toasty, then powder it fine. This is your chettinad spice powder.
    • Wet Masala: Now make the masala, by heating oil and sauteing onions, chillies and curry leaves till cooked.
    • Chicken: Now add in chicken, you could use boneless chicken or chicken with bones in. I suggest going for chicken with bones since the chicken stays moist and adds flavour.
    • Spice Mix goes: Add the spice mix and cook for few more mins so the chicken gets a chance to absorb the flavour.
    • Serve the curry: Serve the chettinad chicken curry with hot rice.

    You can check out my chilli chicken roast, garlic chicken roast, onion chicken roast, butter chicken roast and all my dry chicken dishes too.

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    📖 Recipe Card

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    Chettinad Chicken Roast Recipe

    Spicy and delicious chicken roast made with whole roasted spices adds a nice flavour to this dish.

    3.60 from 5 votes

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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

    Servings: 4 servings

    Calories: 228kcal

    Equipment

    • Kadai

    • Blender

    Ingredients

    • 3 tbsp Oil
    • 1 large Onions sliced thinly
    • 3 slit Green Chillies
    • a handful Curry Leaves
    • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • to taste Salt
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • 500 grams Chicken
    • 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped

    FOR CHETTINAD MASALA POWDER:

    • 3 tbsp Coriander Seeds / Malli
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • 6 Whole Dry Red Chilli
    • 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu
    • 1 stick Cinnamon / Pattai
    • 2 piece Kal paasi / Black Stone Flower
    • 4 piece Cardamom / Yelakai
    • 4 piece Cloves / Krambu
    • 1 tsp Whole Black Pepper
    • 1 Star Anise

    Instructions

    • Take all the chettinad spices in a dry heavy bottom kadai and roast till aromatic. Take it in a blender and make it into a fine powder.

    • Now in the same kadai. Add in oil and heat it up.

    • Add in onions, curry leaves and chillies and saute till it turns light golden.

    • Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

    • Add in salt and turmeric powder and mix well.

    • Add in chicken and toss well in the oil. Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 20 mins.

    • Now the water will come out from the chicken. Mix it and cover again and cook for 15 mins till the chicken is completely cooked.

    • Now open the lid and increase the heat. Add in masala powder and roast it on high flame for 5 mins or so till the chicken is well coloured.

    • Add in coriander leaves and toss.

    • Serve with rice.

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    Notes

    1)Dry roast the spices in low heat to bring the flavour from the spices.

    2)Powder the spices fine.

    3)You can make a big batch of the spice powder and store in a container for future use.

    4)You can add more water to this curry to make it saucier.

    SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

    This curry goes well with rice or roti. You can serve it with hot steamed rice, or hot phulks. This can be served with red rice, cooked millets or quinoa too.

    STORING SUGGESTIONS:

    1)You can store chettinad chicken roast in fridge for upto 4 days. Reheat in microwave when needed.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 84IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg

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    Pictorial:

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    Take your chettinad spices
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    add them to a dry pan
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    roast till golden
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    take them in a blender
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    powder them
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    Heat oil in the same kadai
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    add in onions
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    saute till it turn translucent
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    add in curry leaves
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    and some slit green chillies
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    saute well
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    add in ginger garlic paste
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    some salt
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    and some turmeric powder
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    saute till it turn golden
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    add in chicken
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    toss well in the oil
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    cover the pan and cook on low heat
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    now the chicken is half cooked
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    cover again and cook
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    now it is completely cooked and water has evaporated little
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    Increase the heat
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    add in powdered spice
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    toss well in the oil
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    roast it for few mins
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    add in coriander leaves
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    mix well
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    serve

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    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    Comments

    1. Gayathri

      Your stepwise pictures are really helpful for me. Kindly share non veg lunch menus, I am waiting to impress my guests with most menus and recipes.

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    2. Divya

      Hi Aarthi,

      Thank you for your step-by-step images which you painstakingly shoot for the ease of your followers. I think your dishes are amazing and I would like to thank you for your wonderful recipes. I tried the Chettinad Chicken roast and it came out really well. My husband asked me to specifically leave a thank you note 🙂 So you can see how well it turned out 😉

      Thanks Again and pls continue with your lovely, helpful posts.

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    3. Arzoo Karnani

      Hi Aarthi I used boneless chicken n it became very hard why is that so..can you help

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    4. Aarthi

      @Arzoo Karnani boneless chicken needs only half the amount of time to cook. You must have over cooked it..

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    5. Rob

      This looks delicious! I will definitely try it.

      But aren't poppy seeds normally included in most chettinad masalas?

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    6. Aarthi

      @RobThis recipe dont need that

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    7. SUSHMITHA

      Hello Aarthi,

      Thank you so much for wonderful dish and the presentation, which helped me a lot during cooking process..

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    8. Sherin Deepu

      Looks delicious......I have book marked to try.

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    9. Anonymous

      I don't have corriander seeds...Can u tell me how many table spoons of corriander powder can be used....reply soon

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    10. Anonymous

      I dont understand why the masala is added last. In all the chicken recipes we add masala before adding chicken & then chicken will be nicely coated with the masala. Can u plz advise.

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    11. Aarthi

      @Anonymousadd 2 tblspn of coriander powder

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    12. Aarthi

      @Anonymousit is because the spices are alrady cooked and adding it half way through the cooking makes it crunchy and tasty

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    13. Anonymous

      Can u please provide the substitute for black stone flower or can we remove it?

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    14. Aarthi

      @Anonymousyes u can remove it

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    15. Anonymous

      How to measure tspn and tblspn

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    16. Aarthi

      @Anonymousu have to get measuring spoons

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    17. Anonymous

      Hi Aarthi.

      thank you so much for the wonderful dish ... I tried the Chettinad Chicken roast and it came out really well.. all my family members love it alot

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    18. Anonymous

      Hi, i have tried so many recipes from your blog. All hit in my family, Keep rocking, i have seen your post in Tamil Traditional Food blog, as Thenthisai's post. This same, chettinad Chicken Roast recipe is given in Tamil with same write up and photo. Is this with your knowledge? Just for your information.

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    19. Aarthi

      @Anonymousno i dont know about that..i checked that site, it has lots of copied content.

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    20. revathy Utham

      Just tried today..the dish was a hit..my hubby like it very much ☺...awesome recipe.

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    21. Sea Within

      Goodness .. It's one of the BEST South Indian food blogs I have seen!!
      LOVED the photoessay and the crisp quick language 😀
      Keep it up ..

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      • Nina Fernando

        Tried your chicken roast,it was yum

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    22. sanjairaj s

      Hi aarthi tried today chettinad chicken roast came out very well.thank you and in mutton chukka have you used medium or small size tomato

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    23. Nina Fernando

      Tried your chicken roast,it was yum

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    Chettinad Chicken Roast Recipe (2024)

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    What is a few lines about chettinad chicken? ›

    Chicken Chettinad is traditionally served with thick, rich gravy. Cover the pan and simmer the curry for about 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is tender and cooked through. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.

    What is Chettinad made of? ›

    In Chettinad food, major spices used include anasipoo (star aniseed), kalpasi (a lichen), puli (tamarind), milagai (chillies), sombu (fennel seed), pattai (cinnamon), lavangam (cloves), punnai ilai (bay leaf), karu milagu (peppercorn), jeeragam (cumin seeds), and venthayam (fenugreek).

    Which state made Chettinad chicken? ›

    Chicken Chettinad or Chettinad chicken is a classic Indian recipe, from the cuisine of Chettinad in Tamil Nadu, India.

    What is the flavor of Chettinad? ›

    At the heart of Chettinad cuisine lies its exquisite spice blends. It's famous for its masalas, which are made by grinding a mix of roasted spices such as coriander seeds, cumin, fennel seeds, black pepper, and cinnamon. The star spice of Chettinad cuisine is the fiery red chilli, which adds a bold kick to the dishes.

    What does the name Chettinad mean in English? ›

    Etymology. The name means "land (nadu) of the Chettiars".

    What is special in Chettinad? ›

    What is so special about Chettinad, Tamil Nadu? *Chettinad in TN is well known for its cuisines. **Chettinad in TN is well known for “Burma Teak wood Palaces” *** Indian Bank and Indian Overseas Bank has its origin as “Chettiars Bank”.

    How many dishes are in Chettinad? ›

    Authentic Chettinad dishes mostly use seafood and some of the delicacies you can sample are pepper chicken, chicken varuval (dry spicy fried chicken), mor milagai (chillies marinated in yoghurt and dried in the sun), poriyal (a sautéed vegetable dish), masiyal (a vegetable curry), kootu (lentil curry), delicious lamb ...

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    • The Chettinad cuisine notion is that it is immensely hot and unbearable to the palate, which is not true.

    Why is my roast chicken not crispy? ›

    Chicken skin needs to be dry in order for it to crisp when cooked. Whether or not you rinse the chicken before prepping, you need to make sure the skin is as dry as possible. After removing the chicken from the package (and washing it, if that is your preferred method) pat each piece dry with paper towels.

    Should chicken be covered when roasting in oven? ›

    Larger cuts, such as whole chickens or bone-in pieces, often benefit from covered baking to ensure thorough and even cooking. Smaller cuts, like chicken breasts or tenders, can be baked uncovered for quick results. Lastly, think about the desired texture and flavor you're trying to achieve.

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    What is the Speciality of Chettinad? ›

    Chettinad cuisine makes use of freshly ground spices that include fenugreek, bay leaf, cumin, tamarind, fennel, and turmeric. The secret of Chettinad cuisine is the use of kalpasi (black stone flower) and dried flower pods. Kalpasi is frequently used in non-vegetarian dishes but sometimes in vegetarian delicacies too.

    Why is Chettinad famous? ›

    It is one of the prominent tourist attractions of South India owing famous for its delicious cuisine, unique architecture, rich art and cultural heritage. The region in South India got its named from the Natukottai Chettiar community, the pioneers of banking in India.

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    Chettinad cuisine originates from the Chettinad region in the Sivagangai district of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. This cuisine is one of the most renowned in South Indian food and has a rich history. Traditionally, the Chettiars traded salt and spices that added a rich flavor to the food.

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    The palace's building style exhibits European influence. For example, the marbles used in the palace were imported from Italy, the entry doors were constructed using Burmese teak, and the chandeliers were imported from Burma. These adornments contribute to the palace's imperial grandeur.

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