Chicken yakhini

Date: 2007.08.18 | Category: Indian Recipes | Tags:

Ingredients: – 500 grams chicken, 1 cup curd(yoghurt), 1 green cardamom powdered, 1 red chilly, 1 bay leaf, 1 clove, ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon hot spice mix(garam masala), ½ teaspoon fennel seeds, ½ teaspoon dry ginger powder, ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder,1 tablespoon oil and salt to taste.

Preparation time : – 25 minutes     Serves: – 2

: РTake a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. When the oil is very hot add the cumin seeds. Saut̩ till its golden brown and add the bay leaf, cloves, red chilly and saut̩ briefly. Add the chicken pieces and saut̩ till it begins to give out oil. This will take around five minutes. Then put in the fennel seeds, dry ginger powder, cloves, cardamom powder and fry for a while. Then add the beaten curd and stir well. Add half a cup water and keep stirring till it begins to boil. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or till the chicken becomes tender. Sprinkle the garam masala and keep it covered till you serve so that the aroma is still kept inside.