Spicy Indian Chicken

10 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper, or to taste (if you use less, increas paprika to make up for it)
  • 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
  • 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
  • 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 6 leg-thigh pieces of chicken, skinned and cut apart
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine cumin seeds, paprika, cayenne pepper, turmeric, pepper, salt, garlic and lemon juice and mix into a paste.
  2. 2
    Rub chicken pieces with the paste until well coated and allow to stand, covered with plastic wrap, for three hours or longer.
  3. 3
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  4. 4
    Arrange the chicken pieces in a baking pan, brush with the oil and bake 20 minutes.
  5. 5
    Turn the pieces over and bake 20 to 25 minutes more, basting occasionally.
  6. 6
    Remove chicken pieces to a warm serving platter.
  7. 7
    Add water, if necessary, to the baking pan and stir over a high heat until the sauce is somewhat reduced.
  8. 8
    Pour sauce over chicken and serve with rice pilaf.

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