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Al Fahan Chicken
Main ingredients | Chicken thighs, Black peppercorns, Lemon, Ginger-garlic paste, Yogurt, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Green cardamoms, Cloves, Cinnamon, Dried red chillies, Tomato, Onion, Fresh coriander leaves |
Cuisine | Middle Eastern |
Course | Starter |
Prep time | 2-2.5 hours |
Cook time | 30-35 minutes |
Serve | 4 |
Taste | Spicy |
Level of cooking | Moderate |
Others | Non vegetarian |
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs
- Salt to taste
- Crushed black peppercorns to taste
- ½ lemon
- 4 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste
- 4 tablespoons yogurt
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 2-3 green cardamoms
- 6-8 black peppercorns
- 3-4 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 4-5 dried red chillies
- 1 medium tomato, quartered
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- ¼ cup fresh coriander leaves
- To serve
- Mixed lettuce leaves as required
- Ready-made hummus
- Pitted green and black olives
- Pickled vegetables as required
- Toasted pita bread as required
Method
- Make deep slits on the joints of each chicken thigh. Place them on a plate sprinkle salt, crushed black peppercorns, squeeze the juice of lemon and add the ginger-garlic paste and yogurt. Rub the mixture well on the chicken thighs. Set aside to marinate for 1 hour.
- Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, green cardamoms, black peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon stick and dried red chillies in a non-stick pan for 2-3 minutes. Transfer onto a plate and let the mixture cool slightly.
- Put the roasted mixture in a blender jar and blend to a fine powder. Add tomato, onion and coriander leaves and blend to a fine paste. Add a little water if necessary to get the right consistency.
- Apply the blended paste on the marinated chicken thighs and set aside to marinate for another hour.
- Preheat oven to 200ºC.
- Grease a baking tray with some olive oil. Place the marinated chicken thighs on it, place it in the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken thighs onto a wire rack and grill over direct flame for a few minutes on each side.
- Arrange them on a serving plate and serve hot with salad, hummus, olives, pickled vegetables and toasted pita bread.
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