(Quail Fry, Kaada Varuval, Kaadai Roast)

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Ingredients
Kaadai (Quail) - 4
Red Chilly Powder - 2 tsp 
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp (optional)
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Lemon Juice - 2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 2 spring
Salt - 2 tsp
Coconut Oil (or any other refined oil) - for frying
Method
1. Clean the quail (kaadai) thoroughly and make few slits so the spices to get inside. You can leave the kaadai whole or cut each kaadai into 4.
2. Mix the lemon juice, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, curry leaves and salt in a bowl. 
3. Rub this paste all over the kaadai and let it marinate for atleast half an hour.
4. Heat oil in a pan and fry the kaadai in batches. You may deep fry or pan fry.
5. It gets fried very fast, about 5 minutes for each batch. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.
 
Serving Suggestion
   - Serve this as a sidedish for any biriyani like kaadai biriyani or chicken biriyani.
   - It also goes well with white rice and some curry.
   - You may also serve this as an appetizer.
 
Tips
   - You can add a pinch of red food colour along with the masala.  The kaadai 65 will have a bringht red colour just like in restaurants.