Quail Pollichatu
Baby Quail in Masala
Ingredients
- 9 nos Baby quails cleaned
- For Green masala
- 5-6 nos Button onions peeled and finely sliced
- 1 inch Ginger finely chopped
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Pepper or as per your choice
Spices for frying:-
- 3 nos Cloves
- 2 nos Cardamom
- 2 sticks Cinnamon
- 1 no Star anise
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 no Onion finely chopped, medium size
- Banana leaves for wrapping
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup Hot water
Instructions
- In a clean bowl, take the quails and add the salt, pepper, ginger, garlic and rub it into the quail.
- Add turmeric,chilly,cumin,anise seed and coriander powder and rub it along with the green masala into the quails.
- Push a little of the stuffing into the belly of the bird. Leave it chill for 1 hour.
- Heat oil in a heavy skillet and add both the onions and sautT for 1 minute.
- Add curry leaves and fry for 2 seconds.
- Add the quails, wait two minutes for the quail to sear, flip the pieces with a spatula and let the other side sear for two more minutes. :-Keep moving the birds so that they are evenly browned. Lower the heat and close with a lid to cook.
- Allow it to cook on steam. Add 1/2 to 1 hot cup water if the masala turns dry.
- Add salt to taste and also check to see if the breast of the bird is cooked.
- Oil another thick pan, take 2 banana leaves and cut to fit the base of the pan.
- Smear oil on the leaves and place the quails and masala on one leaf.
- Place the other leaf on top of this. :-You may use a smaller lid on top of the leaf to weigh it down on the bird.
- Place the pan on medium flame and fry the quails.
- The leaves turn brown gradually and the quails roasted with the masala. Turn over and cook the other side.
- When done slide off from the pan and serve on banana leaves.
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