Chicken with Whole Spices recipe | Delia Smith

Name: Chicken with Whole Spices recipe | Delia Smith
Ingredients: 1 x 4 lb (1.8 kg) chicken, cut into 8 pieces; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger, or 1 level dessertspoon grated fresh root ginger; 2 level teaspoons ground turmeric; 1½ tablespoons groundnut or other flavourless oil; salt and freshly milled black pepper; ¾ level teaspoon whole cumin seeds; 5 oz (150 g) natural yoghurt, mixed with 2 fl oz (55 ml) hot water; 1 level teaspoon whole coriander seeds; 8 whole cardamom pods; 1 oz (25 g) butter; ½ tablespoon groundnut or other flavourless oil; 2 onions, very finely chopped or minced; 1 medium green pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped; 2 dried red chillies, de-seeded and very finely chopped; 1 bay leaf, crumbled

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Delia's Chicken with Whole Spices recipe. This tastes authentically Indian, but with an added 'home-made' freshness that is so often lacking in Indian restaurants. The Delia Online Cookery School:...

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Ingredients

1 x 4 lb (1.8 kg) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger, or 1 level dessertspoon grated fresh root ginger
2 level teaspoons ground turmeric
1½ tablespoons groundnut or other flavourless oil
salt and freshly milled black pepper
¾ level teaspoon whole cumin seeds
5 oz (150 g) natural yoghurt, mixed with 2 fl oz (55 ml) hot water
1 level teaspoon whole coriander seeds
8 whole cardamom pods
1 oz (25 g) butter
½ tablespoon groundnut or other flavourless oil
2 onions, very finely chopped or minced
1 medium green pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped
2 dried red chillies, de-seeded and very finely chopped
1 bay leaf, crumbled