Steam Roasted Chicken

13 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • salt (to taste)
  • black bell pepper (to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seed (Zeera)
  • red chili powder (to taste, depending on spice preference)
  • 4 teaspoons of any poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 cup lowfat curds
  • 1 cup water

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and brown chicken well on all sides. Place the trivet in a pressure cooker. Sprinkle chicken with ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, black peppers, cumin seeds, red chili powder, poultry seasoning, garam masala , lemon juice and plain curd. Then place on trivet.
  2. 2
    Add water. Seal cooker, bring up to high pressure, reduce heat to stabilize pressure and cook for 5 minutes for each pound of chicken.
  3. 3
    Remove cooker from heat and release pressure. Let chicken stand for 15 minutes before carving into serving pieces.

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