Jalapeno Chicken

                                     
                                             

                                     Jalapenos adds great flavor to chicken dish

Ingredients (Use Organic):

1 pound chicken (with or without bones)

1 tablespoon yogurt

1/2 teaspoon pepper powder, coarse ground

3 medium size jalapenos chili peppers

1 tablespoon fresh roughly chopped ginger

2-4 fresh peeled garlic cloves

1 tablespoon roasted cumin seeds

8-10 mint leaves

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 tablespoons oil or butter

1 medium size onion finely chopped
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves for garnishing

Preparation:

Step 1. Marination

Marinate chicken in yogurt, pepper, cilantro leaves and 2-3 pinch of salt. Keep 1-2 hours at room temperature or overnight in fridge.

Step 2. Grinding main ingredients

Grind jalapenos, ginger, garlic, cumin, mint leaves and salt by adding lemon juice into the mixture.

Keep the paste aside.

Note: If you cannot handle spicy - hot food, use 1 or 2 jalapenos in the mixture. It also depends on the heat index of peppers. So be very careful!!

Step 3. Seasoning

Add oil or butter in a pan.

Heat it on a medium flame.

Add chopped onions and saute for few minutes until light brown.

Add half cup water. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Add jalapeno paste, and mix well. Let it simmer on heat for 2-3 minutes by covering the lid.

Add marinated chicken and stir well. Cook on medium to low flame.

(Note: if mixture is too dry and sticking to the bottom of the pan, add half cup water)

Continue to stir at regular intervals until chicken is well cooked.

Taste and add more salt if necessary.

This dish will be ready in 15- 20 minutes, garnish with fresh cilantro leaves or garnish or your choice.

Have fun!

Safety tip: Use great precaution while cutting jalapeno's.