Chicken Roast – Indian Style

Spicy Chicken Roast is surely an item which will decorate your dining table on Easter day. Try this.

Ingredients

• Chicken – 1.2 kg
• lime juice- 2 tbsp
• pepper – 1 tbsp
• salt to taste
• oil – 120 ml
• onion – 3 medium(finely sliced)
• ginger – 2 tbsp(finely crushed)
• garlic _ 2 tbsp(finely crushed)
• chilly powder – 2 tbsp
• coriander powder – 1 tbsp
• tomato – 2 medium(cubed)
• curry leaves – 2 sprigs
• oil – 2 tbsp
• salt to taste
• cinnamon – 2″ piece
• clove  – 5
• cardamom – 5
• cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Garnishing:
• potato – 1 medium(julienned)
• green chillies – 8
• onion – 1 medium(finely sliced)
• curry leaves – 2 sprigs
• cashew nuts – few
• garlic – 4 flakes (julienned)
• oil – 1/2 cup

Method of Preparation:

• Clean chicken, wash it in enough water,strain and keep aside
• grind the spices (Cinnamon, clove, cardamom, and cumin seeds)
• apply lime juice, pepper and salt to taste on the chicken and marinate it for atleast  1 hr
• heat oil in a deep pan and fry chicken on medium heat, drain and keep aside
• heat oil in a thick bottomed pan, fry onion, ginger, garlic, chilly and coriander powder  and ground spices respectively until the oil separates
• add cut tomatoes and curry leaves, fry for another 5 mins
• add 3 cups of water and bring the gravy to a boil
• add chicken and cover and cook until the gravy thicken(overturn chicken when one side is  done well)
• when gravy thickens to the required consistency, remove chicken from the pan and keep it on a serving dish
• pour 2-4 tbsp of gravy over the chicken and garnish with fried potato, onion, green chillies, cashew nuts, curry leaves and garlic
• Serve it with Chapatti/Nan or anything of your choice