Steam Roasted Chicken

Submitted by roja khan

"Tasty Pakistani main course dish."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

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. 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. 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.