Jeera chicken is a mildly spiced chicken dish flavoured with lots of cumin seed and roasted cumin powder. It is a dry chicken dish. Onions is caramelized and chicken is cooked in the the mix till it is completely dry. This can be served with Jeera rice.
Jeera Chicken Recipe
Jeera chicken is one of the most delicious lipsmacking chicken recipe. It is good on its own or as a side for rice or roti.
About Jeera Chicken Recipe
Cumin chicken is a dry fish flavoured with cumin seeds. Jeera chicken has an addition of onions and spice powders along with cumin seeds.
Onions is caramelized and chicken is cooked in the the mix till it is completely dry. This can be served with Jeera rice.
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How to Make Jeera chicken
- Heat oil and ghee in a nonstick pan. Sprinkle in cumin and let them sizzle.
- Add in onions, chillies and cook till golden.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
- Sprinkle in spice powders and mix well.
- Add in chicken, salt and toss well. Add in water, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 mins.
- Now open the lid and increase the heat and dry the chicken.
- Once the chicken is dried up, add lemon juice and toss well.Serve.
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Jeera Chicken Recipe | Cumin Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil - 3 tblspn
- Ghee - 2 tblspn
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tblspn
- Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
- Green Chillies - 2 slit
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander Powder - 1 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Boneless Chicken - 500 grams cut into strips
- Water - ½ cup
- Lemon Juice as needed
Instructions
- Heat oil and ghee in a nonstick pan. Add cumin and let them sizzle.
- Add in onions, chillies and cook till golden.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
- Add in spice powders and mix well.
- Add in chicken, salt and toss well. Add in water, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 mins.
- Now open the lid and increase the heat and dry the chicken.
- Once the chicken is dried up, add lemon juice and toss well.
- Serve.
Video
Cumin Chicken step by step pictures
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| Heat oil and ghee in a pan |
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| cumin seeds and let them sizzle |
| add onions and green chillies |
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| saute them |
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| cook till it gets lightly golden |
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| add ginger garlic paste |
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| mix well |
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| add cumin, coriander, chilli, turmeric and garam masala powder |
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| toss well |
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| add chicken |
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| mix well |
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| add salt |
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| add little water |
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| cover and cook on low heat for 10 mins |
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| done |
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| increase the heat and dry up the chicken |
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| done |
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| add lemon juice and mix well |
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| Serve |
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Anonymous
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Shakir
Such a mouth watering recipe. I love how you've posted the pic of every step 🙂