Quick And Tasty Jeera (Cumin) Chicken |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a jiffy recipe that can be a light snack when one is intolerably hungry. My brother, a non-veg lover, loves this one! I think it can also be had for lunch with rotis and white Basmati rice. Ingredients:
1 chicken, cut into medium-sized pieces,washed and drained |
1 tablespoon lemon juice |
salt |
4 -5 green chilies, slit |
2 tablespoons oil |
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed |
1 cup low-fat plain yogurt |
1/2 cup coriander leaves, chopped |
2 sprigs mint leaves, broken by hand |
Directions:
1. Place chicken pieces in a bowl.
2. Add lemon juice and salt.
3. Mix well so as to coat the chicken pieces in the lemon juice-salt mixture.
4. Remove the stems of the green chillies.
5. Slit them vertically.
6. Heat oil in a pan.
7. Add cumin seeds.
8. Allow to crackle.
9. Add the green chillies.
10. Saute for a minute.
11. Add chicken pieces and roast for sometime.
12. Add yogurt and chopped corriander leaves.
13. Cover.
14. Cook till the chicken is done.
15. Add mint leaves.
16. Stir.
17. Serve hot with bread.
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