Thursday, May 29, 2014

Roasted Chicken




          My blog has been dormant for quite a long time and i missed my blogger friends and dear readers like anything.Whatever held me back, i had to come back and i am here with the recipe Roasted Chicken,a popular dish among non-veges.





Ingredients

  • Chicken full 600-800gm [dressed and cut into 4 pieces,that is,2 breast and 2 back pieces length wise]
  • Garlic   9-10 flakes
  • Ginger medium size  1 
  • Curd  500gm
  • Lemon  1 medium size
  • Turmeric powder  1tsp  
  • Red chilli powder  1/2tsp
  • Kashmiri red chilli powder  1/4 tsp
  • Coriander powder  2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Dry garam masala powder  1 tsp
  • Corn flour   2-3 tbsp
  • Refined oil  1-2 tbsp
  • Tandoori color [optional]


Preparation

  • Wash and clean the chicken pieces carefully.Make diagonal slits all over with a knife.Rub with lemon and mixture of salt,1/4 turmeric powder,red chilli powder and.Leave it for about 2 hours in the Fridge.
  • Prepare paste of garlic and ginger.
  •  Strain curd.
  • Mix dry garam masala powder,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,Kashmiri red chilli powder,coriander powder,corn flour and 1 spoon refined oil in the strained curd.
  • Mix well. Dip all the pieces into paste,marinate again by leaving it into fridge for another 3-4 hours,

 

 

 

 Method 

  • Place the marinated chicken pieces on the grilling rack but out of microwave.Leave it for about 15 minutes so that excess marinade may be drained out.

  • Brush with a little oil,put into microwave,adjust on cook mode and cook on the grilling rack on  100% power for 20-30minutes till tender.Turn the pieces over half way through cooking time.
  • Now adjust microwave to grill mode.
  • Grill for 15-20 minutes repositioning the pieces frequently.Brush again with a little oil 2-3 times for even cooking on all the sides to get tender and juicy roasted chicken.



Roasted chicken is ready.
Serve hot.


[Note: In case you use OTG,then preheat to 350 degree centigrade.Place chicken pieces on grill rack in OTG.Now set at grill mode.Cook at 220 deg.cent. for 20-30 minutes.Keep on repositioning the pieces.]