Chicken ghee roast is a classic south indian chicken dish and its origin is traced to kundapur, a coastal town in the indian state of karnataka. The star of this spicy dish is ghee, also known as clarified butter. This is a dry chicken dish flavored by the ghee, since the chicken and the spices are roasted in ghee. So, chicken ghee roast is a rich dish of mangalore and served in special occassions with neer dosa. This is one of the popular dishes that features in any restaurant menus of south indian cuisine.