{"id":16870,"date":"2017-06-09T16:57:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T23:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=16870"},"modified":"2017-06-09T16:57:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T23:57:56","slug":"jeera-chicken-family-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/jeera-chicken-family-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeera Chicken: Family Favorite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Jeera Chicken. (Amar D. Gupta\/Siliconeer)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>A quick, easy preparation of chicken for times when you want something outside the staple but not restaurant-quality. This curry fits the bill perfectly, and it tastes good with rice pilaf or rotis, writes <b>Chef Sanjay Patel.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Ingredients:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tbsp. cumin seeds<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp. black peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>4-5 green cardamom pods<\/li>\n<li>2 green chilies, deseeded and finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. finely chopped garlic<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. finely chopped fresh ginger<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. ground coriander<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp. ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>6-8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, each cut in half<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp. plain yogurt<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. <i>garam Masala<\/i><\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves<\/li>\n<li>salt to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Method<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Toast 1 tbsp. of the cumin seeds in a dry pan, then crush them lightly and set aside. Heat oil in a pan and saut\u00e9 the remaining cumin seeds with the peppercorns and cardamom pods for 1-2 mins, until fragrant.<\/p>\n<p>Add chilies, garlic and ginger and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the ground spices and cook for a minute, then add the chicken pieces and stir to coat with the spices. Cook over a medium heat until the chicken loses its raw look.<\/p>\n<p>Add yogurt, <i>garam masala<\/i>, 100 ml of water and salt to taste. Simmer gently for 12-15 mins until the chicken is cooked.<\/p>\n<p>Add the toasted crushed cumin seeds and chopped coriander. Garnish with a few sprigs of coriander.<\/p>\n<p>Serve with rice <i>pilaf<\/i> or <i>rotis<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeera Chicken. (Amar D. Gupta\/Siliconeer) \u00a0A quick, easy preparation of chicken for times when you want something outside the staple but not restaurant-quality. This curry fits the bill perfectly, and it tastes good with rice pilaf or rotis, writes Chef Sanjay Patel. Ingredients: 2 tbsp. cumin seeds 2 tbsp. vegetable oil \u00bd tsp. black peppercorns&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/jeera-chicken-family-favorite\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":16827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[2354,3207,2353,3358,237,3359],"class_list":["post-16870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe-lifestyle","tag-chef-sanjay-patel","tag-indian-curry","tag-indian-recipe","tag-jeera-chicken","tag-lifestyle","tag-non-vegetarian"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}