Easter was round the corner and deciding the menu was chaotic yet fun! With 2 vegetarians and 5 non-vegetarians..u know what i mean!!! ;)
I love chicken! but ya.. its not like i can eat it every single day. I guess, i am like this since mom never made it an habit. Festivals, Bdays, and weekends are the only days when we have a non-veg feast! Mom knew how to keep the excitement in us! :)
Easter Sunday lunch had to be simple, quick, & yet grand.. Coz after the pascal vigil on holy Saturday..waking up in the morning might not be all that easy. And especially for me.. its a complete pain! and this time i decided that i want to prepare everything all by myself.. ha ha ha (I don't know what i was thinking when i decided to dawn the chef's cap for the day! ;).. )
Roasting the chicken does not require one to marinate it well in advance..and that i guess was a blessing. Its just about leaving the chicken to cook all by itself with the spices.Its the simplest.. and so definitely had to be part of this year's Easter Sunday special!
Ingredients:
Preparation:
Heat a pan of oil and toss in the finely cut onions. Let the onions turn a bit golden and then add the ginger garlic paste. Let the two cook for a while (approx 1 min). Add the spices ( cloves, cardamom, & cinnamon). Cover the pan & let it cook on slow flame. Once you sense the aroma of the spices, add the chicken pieces.
Ideally, you can add the potato slices. But i did not. Rather i had boiled the potato slices and then pan fired them a bit before adding to the dish! Dint want the potatoes to get burnt in the bargain of roasting the chicken!
Okay, while i added the chicken a lil bit of the chicken stock (say 3 tsp) was also added.. Did this so that the chicken does not get burnt and rather cooks well. Cover this chicken with a lid and leave it to cook by itself! Do make sure you keep tossing the pieces at regular intervals..
Eventually, the stock gets dried up and the chicken starts to get the caramelizing effect!
Toss the pieces over and make sure its caramelized well. Before taking it off the flame, add the potatoes and mix it well.
Ta da... we are done! :)
I love chicken! but ya.. its not like i can eat it every single day. I guess, i am like this since mom never made it an habit. Festivals, Bdays, and weekends are the only days when we have a non-veg feast! Mom knew how to keep the excitement in us! :)
Easter Sunday lunch had to be simple, quick, & yet grand.. Coz after the pascal vigil on holy Saturday..waking up in the morning might not be all that easy. And especially for me.. its a complete pain! and this time i decided that i want to prepare everything all by myself.. ha ha ha (I don't know what i was thinking when i decided to dawn the chef's cap for the day! ;).. )
Roasting the chicken does not require one to marinate it well in advance..and that i guess was a blessing. Its just about leaving the chicken to cook all by itself with the spices.Its the simplest.. and so definitely had to be part of this year's Easter Sunday special!
Ingredients:
- Chicken pieces - 8
- Onions - 1 (finely cut)
- Potato - 1 (cut into circular portions) Optional!
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp
- Cinnamon sticks- 2 (broken into halves)
- Cloves - 3
- Cardamom [Elaichi (whole)] - 1 ( crushed a bit)
- Pepper - 1 tsp
- Salt- 1 tsp
- Oil - 2 Tsp
Preparation:
Heat a pan of oil and toss in the finely cut onions. Let the onions turn a bit golden and then add the ginger garlic paste. Let the two cook for a while (approx 1 min). Add the spices ( cloves, cardamom, & cinnamon). Cover the pan & let it cook on slow flame. Once you sense the aroma of the spices, add the chicken pieces.
Okay, while i added the chicken a lil bit of the chicken stock (say 3 tsp) was also added.. Did this so that the chicken does not get burnt and rather cooks well. Cover this chicken with a lid and leave it to cook by itself! Do make sure you keep tossing the pieces at regular intervals..
Eventually, the stock gets dried up and the chicken starts to get the caramelizing effect!
Toss the pieces over and make sure its caramelized well. Before taking it off the flame, add the potatoes and mix it well.
Ta da... we are done! :)
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