Raan - e - Murg

I got this recipe from my mom's recipe book. Its a dry chicken dish without gravy and tastes awesome.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Marination time: 30 minutes at least
Cooking time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

For marination

• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic  minced

For the dish

• 7-8 chicken drumsticks
• 1 tsp garlic minced
• 1 cup onion paste
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• salt to taste
• red chili powder as per taste
• 1 chopped green chili
• 2 tbsps chopped coriander leaves
• pinch of saffron
• 1 tbsp warm milk
• 1 tsp almonds(skin peeled and slivered)
• 3 tbsp oil
• cream to garnish

Mix all the ingredients for the marinate. Make small incisions(to let the marinate seep into the chicken) on the drumsticks and properly rub the marinate all over the drumsticks. Let them marinate for 30 minutes or more.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil and stir fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes. Now cover and simmer till done stirring occasionally. Remove the chicken and add rest of the oil to the same wok and brown the garlic mince. Add the onion paste. Cook till brown and add coriander powder, salt and chili powder. Add a tbsp of water to prevent the masala from getting burnt.

Add the tomato puree. Mix well and add green chili. Cook till oil separates and tomato is done. Now add the chicken. Mix well and add chopped coriander. Mix well and add the pinch of saffron dissolved in milk. Add the almonds. Give it a nice stir.

Garnish with coriander and cream. Serve hot. Enjoy!!!

Baked Soy Sauce Chicken

This recipe is pretty healthy as it is totally oil free and chicken fat is totally trimmed. It makes an easy, hassle free dinner.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Marinate time: atleast 4 hours
Baking time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

• 700-800 gms chicken sliced and cleaned and trimmed of fat
• 2 spring onions finely chopped along with leeks
• 1.5 tsp garlic mince
• 1.5 tsp ginger mince
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp honey
• 0.5 cup dark soy sauce
• 0.5 cup water
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• sat and crushed black peppercorns as per taste
• red chili flakes as per taste
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

Poke the chicken pieces with a fork and make small cuts on the skin with a knife. This is done so that the marinate penetrates deep into the chicken pieces. Mix rest of the ingredients in a glass bowl and coat the chicken pieces properly with the marinate. Let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. You can even marinate over night.

Preheat the oven to 200 degree Celsius. Line an aluminium foil in a oven tin and place the chicken along with the marinate in the tin.

Bake it for 40 to 50 minutes at 200 degree Celcius. Spoon the marinate over the pieces after 10 minutes. When top side is glazed and done, turn the pieces. This may take 20 to 25 minutes.

Serve with rice and raita. Enjoy!!!

Lemon Chicken

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Marinate time: 2 hours
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves 2 to 3

Ingredients:

• 600 g chicken sliced
• 3 limes' juice
• 1 lime rind grated
• salt as per taste
• 1 tsp crushed black pepper
• 1 tbsp crushed garlic
• 1 tbsp thyme (dried)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter

Mix lime juice, rind, salt, pepper, garlic, thyme and keep aside. Clean the chicken, make slits to let the marinate seep the chicken. Add the chicken to the mix. Coat the chicken with the marinate properly, cover it and let it marinate for 2 hours.

Heat the butter and oil in a wok. Add only the chicken pieces not the excess marinate. Keep the excess marinate, don't throw it away. Saute the chicken on medium to high flame, continuously stirring till it starts turning golden.

Now add the excess marinate and cook till the chicken is done and glazed. There should be no liquid left.

Enjoy!!!