Steam Roasted Chicken
- 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
- 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.
- Add water. Seal cooker, bring up to high pressure, reduce heat to stabilize pressure and cook for 5 minutes for each pound of chicken.
- Remove cooker from heat and release pressure. Let chicken stand for 15 minutes before carving into serving pieces.
whole chickens, cooking oil, ginger paste, garlic, salt, black bell pepper, cumin, red chili powder, poultry seasoning, garam masala, lemon juice, lowfat curds, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/steam-roasted-chicken-256682 (may not work)