CHICKEN GHEE ROAST
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • Roast :
  • 1.5 tsp, Cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp, Whole black pepper
  • 6 Red chillies whole
  • 1.5 tsp, Fennel seeds
  • 1.5 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • 1.5 tsp Coriander seeds
  • Blend:
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1.5 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 5 Garlic
  • ½ cup of water
  • Marination:
  • ½ cup plain yoghurt
  • 400 gms, chicken
  • 2 tsp, salt
  • Roast
  • 2.5 tbsp of Ghee
  • 1 cup Onion, finely chopped (~1 medium-sized)
  • 2 Green chilli, chopped roughly
  • 7-8 Curry leaves,
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp, coriander leaves, to garnish
Instructions
  1. Roast everything under ‘Roast’ in medium heat for 5 minutes. Keep an eye or it will get burnt.
  2. Take everything under ‘Blend’ with the roasted ingredients in a blender and blend it nicely into a paste.
  3. Add the blended paste to a bowl with marination ingredients (Yogurt, chicken and salt).
  4. Let them marinate for an hour.
  5. Now take a non-stick pan with ghee in medium heat. Add the chopped onion and green chillies with salt.
  6. Let them roast for 5-7 minutes until translucent and brown.
  7. Add the marination now and mix well. Close the lid and leave it for 5 minutes in medium heat and then 15 minutes in medium to low heat.
  8. Check if the chicken is cooked (it should be). If not leave it open for your right consistency (It should be semi gravy).
  9. Open the lid now, add the finely chopped coriander leaves, curry leaves and mix well.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/chicken-ghee-roast/