Dish of Chicken with Ginger & Garlic
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Chicken with Ginger & Garlic


India / America

Makes:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
1-1/2 #
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3-3/4 hrs
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An extraordinarily flavorful chicken dish suitable for dinner or party. See also Comments

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Chicken Thighs (1)  
-- Marinade
Garlic
Ginger root
Mint Leaf
Cilantro Leaf
Lemon Juice
Olive Oil
Coriander
Turmeric
Amchur (2)
Chili Powder (3)
Salt
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Olive Oil
-- Serve with
Rice or Roti

Do-Ahead   -   (40 min + 2+ hrs marinade)
  1. Remove Skin and Bones from CHICKEN THIGHS. You can use them for Chicken Broth.
  2. Crush GARLIC and chop fine. Slice GINGER very thin, cut slices into narrow threads then chop fine. Pound in a mortar if possible. Chop MINT and CILANTRO fine. Squeeze LEMON JUICE. Grind CORIANDER. Mix all Marinade Items in a large mixing bowl until well distributed. Stir in CHICKEN until well coated.
  3. Seal all in a Ziploc Marinade bag (1/2 gallon minimum) and massage well. Let marinate 2 to 3 hours at a cool room temperature, or overnight in the fridge.
Run   -   (45 min)
  1. Shake excess Marinade off the Thighs.
  2. In a large covered pan, heat 1 T Olive Oil. Place as many Thighs as will fit and fry until just lightly browned on both sides. Do in batches if needed.
  3. Turn the heat to Low. Place all the Thighs in the pan, add 1 Tablespoon Water, cover tightly and let the Chicken simmer in it's own juices for about 10 minutes. Do not lift the lid or the steam will escape. Turn off the heat and let the Chicken cook in the residual heat for another 15 minutes.
  4. Check that Thighs are cooked through, 165°F/75°C or higher in the center and no pink inside.
  5. Slice Thighs about 3/8 to 1/2 inch wide. Serve warm with Rice or Rotis. Chicken can be rolled up in Roti if desired.
NOTES:
  1. Chicken Thighs:

      Weight is as purchased, skin-on and bone-in. After skinning and boning, you should have about 2 pounds.
  2. Amchur:

      The pattern recipe lists this as "optional". It is powdered green mango, used as a souring agent in dryer regions of India. For details see our Spices page.
  3. Chili Powder:

      This is where you regulate hotness, by quantity and/or type. For very mild use Aleppo Mild or Kashmir. For a little hotter use Aleppo Extra Hot. For really hot use India Extra Hot or whatever hot powder you have. For details see our Chili Powders & Flake page.
  4. Comments:

      The pattern recipe was by Priya Krishna, who pried and wheedled it out from her aunt Sonia's secrets. Since Sonya was from India, as were Priya's father and mother, I consider this "authentic Indian", but also list it as "American" since Priya was born and raised in Texas, and the recipe was first published in the USA.
  5. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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