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East Indian Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

East Indian Chicken

14 ingredients 17 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

872
Calories
62g
Protein
19g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 pound chicken cut up
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons cold water

Directions

1

Place chicken in single layer in glass dish.

2

Combine water, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, turmeric, salt, paprika, curry powder and pepper then pour over chicken and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.

3

Remove chicken from marinade brushing off as much of marinade as possible reserving marinade.

4

Heat oil in a pressure cooker then brown chicken a few pieces at a time and set aside.

5

Return all chicken to pressure cooker then pour marinade over chicken.

6

Close pressure cooker cover securely.

7

Place pressure regulator on vent pipe.

8

Cook for 8 minutes at 15 pounds pressure with regulator rocking slowly.

9

Cool pressure cooker at once.

10

Remove chicken pieces to a warm platter.

11

Mix cornstarch with cold water blend into hot liquid.

12

Cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens.

13

Pour sauce over chicken.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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