Guest Post: Pan Roasted Chicken

Today I present to you a very talented friend of mine, Rumela Roy. I met her on Orkut and was  taken aback by her creativity. She is one of those beautiful persons who do all her job very efficiently. She wears many hats with equal élan… a full time devoted mother to her little boy, a passionate cook, a good photographer, a great homemaker who decorates and keeps her home neat and tidy and a very very good human being at heart. Many times I have seen people asking for her recipes and with a cute smiley she always mailed it to them. Her new love for photography speaks volume through her food clicks. very aesthetically styled and well captured. If you need proof please look at the collage below. Isn’t she an awesome photographer??? 

Over to you Rumela

Thanks Sayantani for letting me share this recipe with all your lovely readers . 

Hi I am Rumela, a very busy mom and an avid art lover. Art in any form fascinates me. be it cooking for my family, decorating my own house, singing for myself or clicking good photographs, being creative makes me happy. Though am not a blogger but I love to follow a few blogs. Get so many ideas and inspirations from them. A homemaker's Diary is one of them. 

Right now am based in USA and days are very hectic with my son and husband. few weeks back in the middle of the week I prepared this dish. a very deshi style Roast chicken. Perfect for those who do not posses an oven and want something quick and easy to bring mid-week cheer to the dining table.  Except the marination part you can say it a quick-fix and healthy too as it does not call for a lot of oil or ghee (Clarified butter).

Hope you all will like it.

Pan Roasted Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken leg quarter: 3 pieces

Marination:

Lime juice: 2 tsp

Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tsp each

Black pepper powder: 1/2 tsp

Onion: 1 medium; thinly sliced

Ginger + garlic paste - 2 tsp

Kashmiri Red chili powder - 1tsp

Coriander powder - 1tsp

Cumin powder - 1tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp (as per your taste )

Whole cardamon - cinnamon - clove

Shahjeera - 1/2 tsp

Tomato sauce: 2 tsp

Salt

Oil + ghee

Method:

1. Wash the chicken pieces, pat dry with paper towel and make some slits on the pieces .

2. Then marinade the chicken pieces with lime juice, ginger -garlic paste and pepper powder for at least 2 hrs .

3.Now put oil and ghee in a pan. (I cooked it mostly in oil; added little ghee for flavour, the best part is you don’t need much oil to prepare this.). Add the marinated chicken pieces. fry on medium till its browned on all sides.

4.Take out the chicken from oil and keep it aside.

5.Now in that pan add shahjeera, and the whole garam masala like green cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.

6. Once it starts to splutter add sliced onion. Fry on medium till golden. add ginger -garlic paste . fry them nicely. Then add the spice powders (red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, kashmiri red chili powder). cook them until the oil separates . sprinkle salt . add the pan fried chicken pieces .

7. Cook the whole thing in medium heat until the chicken is fully cooked. Adjust the salt if you need.

8. When it is almost done add tomato sauce and cook for 5 more minutes. Mix thoroughly to coat the pieces with the spice mix. Check seasoning. If prefered brush the pieces with little ghee for extra flavour.

Pan - Roasted Chicken is ready!

It can go well as a starter also or serve with any kind of paratha .

Enjoy !

Hope you all have liked this recipe as much as I loved having her here. Thanks a bunch Rumela for doing this Guest post.