MazaCool ::: Cook Book -- Khuroos-e-Tursh (Chicken)

Khuroos-e-Tursh (Chicken) Ingredients:

Chicken breasts 8

Almonds 40 gm/20-4

Black cumin (shah jeera)

seeds 2.5 gm/1 tsp

Capsicum, shredded 60 gm/ ¼ cup

Garlic 40 gm/15 cloves

Ginger 40 gm/3” piece

Green chillies, chopped fine 10

Lemon juice 120 ml/ ½ cup

Mint leaves 5 gm/1 tsp

Oil for basting

Onion, shredded 400 gm/ 1 2/3 cups

Processed cheese, grated 120 gm/ ½ cup Saffron a large pinch soaked

in 1 tsp water

Salt to taste

Yogurt, hung 180gm/ ¾ cup

Directions:

Clean chicken. In a blender, make a paste of ginger, garlic and mint, using as little water as possible. Mix together onion, capsicum, green chillies, yogurt, grated cheese, lemon juice, salt, pepper, black cumin, saffron and almonds and add to the ginger-garlic paste. Fill this stuffing into the chicken breasts. Wrap each breast in aluminium foil and bake in a preheated oven at 325 ºF for 15 minutes. Baste with oil and bake again for 5-7 minutes. Time: Preparation: 45 minutes, Cooking: 20 minutes