Quick and Jeera (Cumin) Chicken

Name: Quick and Jeera (Cumin) Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 1 chicken; 1 tbsp lemon juice; salt; 4 green chilies; 2 tbsp oil; 0.5 tsp cumin seed; 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt; 0.5 cup coriander leaves; 2 sprig mint leaves

Chicken, green chilies and yogurt come together in this South Asian dish, fragrant with cumin and cooked in a pan. It comes to the table with bread.

50 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 35 min · 50 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Place chicken pieces in a bowl. Add lemon juice and salt. Mix well so as to coat the chicken pieces in the lemon juice-salt mixture.
2
Remove the stems of the green chillies. Slit them vertically. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds.
3
Allow to crackle. Add the green chillies. Saute for a minute. Add chicken pieces and roast for sometime.
4
Add yogurt and chopped corriander leaves. Cover. Cook till the chicken is done. Add mint leaves. Stir. Serve hot with bread.