Name: OIl Free Bamboo Chicken recipe by Bethica Das at BetterButter
Prep time: 1440 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1485 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 400 gms. chicken on bones; salt to taste; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste; 1 tsp. roasted coriander powder; 1/.2 tsp. roasted cumin powder; 1/2 tsp, garam masala powder (opt); juice of 1/2 lime; handful of coriander leaves, chopped; 1 medium size bamboo; 1 banana leaf & foil to seal the bamboo

ABOUT OIl Free Bamboo Chicken RECIPE

Here is a delicious, healthy and a traditional oil free appetizer that is quite popular among the tribals in Araku Valley (Andhra). The chicken is marinated and cooked inside a bamboo. It is then garnished with onion rings, coriander leaves and a dash of lime. I also sprinkled some fried onions too. Hence it is a perfect recipe for babies, during pregnancy and elderly people.

Ingredients Serving: 6

400 gms. chicken on bones
salt to taste
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp. roasted coriander powder
1/.2 tsp. roasted cumin powder
1/2 tsp, garam masala powder (opt)
juice of 1/2 lime
handful of coriander leaves, chopped
1 medium size bamboo
1 banana leaf & foil to seal the bamboo

Instructions

Marinate the chicken with all the above mentioned ingredients starting from salt to coriander leaves overnight.
Now stuff the chicken inside a bamboo and close with some banana leaves and foil. Cook on a medium flame on a gas top for 45 minutes by rotating on all sides.
When done, wrap a newspaper around it so that it is easy to handle. Tap the bamboo to remove the cooked chicken.
Transfer to a serving dish and serve them, garnished with onion rings, coriander leaves, fried onion and a dash of lime.

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