Chicken Mandi Recipe

Chicken Mandi Recipe -

How to make Chicken Mandi Recipe?

Step 1

Grind together 2 cardamoms, 3 cloves, 5 peppercorns, nutmeg powder and 2 bay leaves into a fine powder.

Step 2

Take the chicken on a plate. Add the lemon juice, salt, saffron, prepared spice powder and 2 tablespoons chicken stock, cover and refrigerate to marinate for 3 to 4 hours.

Step 3

Preheat oven at 200º C.

Step 4

Place the marinated chicken on a baking tray, put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 150º C and bake further for 35 to 40 minutes.

Step 5

Heat olive oil in a pan. Add cardamoms, cloves, peppercorns and bay leaves, mix and cook till fragrant.

Step 6

Add the onion, mix and cook till golden. Add the rice, mix and cook for a minute.

Step 7

Add chicken stock and salt and mix well. Cover and cook till the rice is fully done.

Step 8

Serve the baked chicken on a bed of the cooked rice.

Author - sneha dsouza