CHICKEN GHEE ROAST
Author: Suganya Hariharan
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 cups
- 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
- Roast everything under ‘Roast’ in medium heat for 5 minutes. Keep an eye or it will get burnt.

- Take everything under ‘Blend’ with the roasted ingredients in a blender and blend it nicely into a paste.

- Add the blended paste to a bowl with marination ingredients (Yogurt, chicken and salt).

- Let them marinate for an hour.

- Now take a non-stick pan with ghee in medium heat. Add the chopped onion and green chillies with salt.

- Let them roast for 5-7 minutes until translucent and brown.
- 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.

- Check if the chicken is cooked (it should be). If not leave it open for your right consistency (It should be semi gravy).

- 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/
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