Serves 4-5
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients for Slow Oven Chicken with a hint of Mint:
- 1 kg chicken (small) boneless cubes
- 1 2/3 tbsp oil
- 5 tsp butter, unsalted
- 1 bay leaf (tej patta)
- 5 cinnamon (daalchini) sticks
- 6 cloves (laung)
- 10 green cardamoms (choti elaichi)
- 3/5 cup onions, grated
- 5 tsp ginger paste
- 5 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ cup almond paste
- 2/3 cup cream
- 6 green chillies, slit into half
- 2/3 tsp mace (javitri) powder
- 3 drops vetivier (kewda) essence
- 1 tsp mint leaves (fresh)
Directions for making Slow Oven Chicken with a hint of Mint:
- Heat the oil and butter in a pan. Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms and sauté over medium heat until they begin to crackle.
- Add the onions and sauté for a few minutes. Add the ginger and garlic pastes, turmeric, red chili powder, salt and almond paste and cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes until the oil separates from the mixture.
- Add the chicken, stir and cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
- Add the cream, green chillies, mace powder and vetivier.
- Sprinkle with fresh mint leaves, cover and seal lid with dough. Let the chicken simmer on very low heat for 5 to 6 minutes. It could also be kept in a slow oven for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped coriander and chopped whole red chillies (optional) and serve hot, accompanied by Lachha Parantha.
- Enjoy your Slow Oven Chicken with a hint of Mint. Hope you love this Indian recipe.
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