Name: Pan roasted chicken recipe by Arundhati Ghosh at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400 g chicken( with bone or boneless)cut in medium sized pieces.; 3 tbsp carom seeds( ajwain); 1 tbsp white or olive oil; 4 tbsp onion paste; 1 tsp Garlic paste; 2 tbsp ginger paste; 100 gm curd( dahi) ( unsweetened); Salt according to taste.

Ingredients Serving: 4

400 g chicken( with bone or boneless)cut in medium sized pieces.
3 tbsp carom seeds( ajwain)
1 tbsp white or olive oil
4 tbsp onion paste
1 tsp garlic paste
2 tbsp ginger paste
100 gm curd( dahi) ( unsweetened)
salt according to taste.

Instructions

Take the chicken in a big bowl and wash thoroughly until completely cleaned. Add the curd, carom seed, salt and marinate the chicken . Refrigerate the chicken for 1 hr 45 mins to 2 hrs.
Take out the chicken from the refrigerator and keep outside for sometime till it becomes a little warm.
Heat the oil in a non stick frying pan. Add the chicken pieces greased with a small amount of the mixture to the pan. Cover the pan and cook for 40 mins on a low flame.
Open the lid after 20 mins and flip the chicken pieces. Cook until chicken pieces are soft. If you want to, you can bake the chicken in a microwave.
Preheat the oven at 250 degree Celcius. Brush oil in a microwave safe dish and cook the chicken pieces in the microwave oven for 40 mins . After 20 mins brush some oil and flip the pieces and cook for rest of the 20 mins. Bake until chicken pieces are soft.
Note:-1. Adjust the cooking time for a few mins more or else depending upon the quality of the chicken. 2. The chicken pieces may look a little black or burnt . Its absolutely fine and this tastes even better.