Quail is called ‘Kaadai’ in Tamil. Its a wild /game bird.

Ingredients:

Quils 6
Ground cinnamon powder 1/2 spoon
Ground cloves powder 1/2 spoon
Ground coriander seeds powders 2 spoons
Ground black pepper 1 spoon
Red chili powder 1-2 spoons
Red food color 1 pinch
Salt
Ginger paste 2 spoons
Garlic paste 2 spoons
Lemon juice 1 cup
Egg white from 2 eggs
Rice flour 2 spoons
Oil for frying
Crisply fried curry leaves 1 cup for decoration
Crisply fried sliced green chilies for decoration
Crisply fried chopped garlic 1 cup for decoration.

Method:

In a large bowl, add all the ingredients except oil, quils and decorating items.

Mix them thoroughly and bring them to wet-paste form.

Now wash and clean the quils and try to remove even the minute fine feathers from it.

Now rub-in the masala(the paste above). One can poke the bird….at 4-6 places, to get it well marinated.

Set this aside for atleast whole 2 hours.

Then….heat oil. Deep fry them. Just 2-3 at a time. Fry till deep-red color. Maybe over medium heat.

When it is crispy, fragrant and deep-red in color. Serve them warm over banana leaf. Garnish them with crisply fried curry leaves, garlic and green chilies.

Can be treated as starter or side dish for meals or even as evenning snacks.