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Chicken leg roast

This Indian style chicken leg roast is very easy to make and tastes delicious with rice or roti
Course Accompaniment, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Chicken ghee roast, Indian style chicken leg roast
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinating time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 3 people
Author Hema Magesh

Ingredients

For grinding

  • 10 shallots(25g)
  • 5 small cloves of garlic(10g)
  • 1 small piece of ginger(10g)
  • 5 green chillies(10g)
  • 1½ tsp cumin seeds/jeera
  • 1 small cardamom
  • 1 small piece of cinnamon
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • juice of half a lemon
  • water as needed to grind

For marination

  • 3 chicken legs(500g)
  • a pinch of turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • salt as needed
  • + paste ground as above

For sauteeing

  • 2 medium-sized big onions
  • 2 tsps ghee
  • 1 sprig curry leaf

Instructions

  • Remove skin from chicken, wash and keep ready. Gather the other ingredients needed.
    Chicken leg roast prep step 1
  • Grind the ingredients mentioned under 'For grinding' to a nice paste using as much water as needed.
  • To this add the turmeric powder, salt, and ghee, and rub t.horoughly over the chicken. You can make slits on the chicken if you want. Marinate for 30 minutes atleast.
    Chicken leg roast prep step 2
  • In a pan take 2 tsps of ghee and saute the finely chopped onions and the curry leaves. Once the onions start browning up, add the marinated chicken with the marination.
    Chicken leg roast prep step 3
  • Cover and cook on medium flame till both sides are done. Remove the lid once it gets cooked and roast till the masala becomes dry.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and ghee(optional). Serve with rice or roti.