INGREDIENTS

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

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oilin 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 chilli powder, poultry seasong, garam masala , lemon juice and plain curd. Then place on trivet.
  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. Remove cooker from heat and release pressure. Let chicken stand for 15 minutes before carving into serving pieces.