Lemon Saffron Chicken recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• Lemon Saffron Chicken
• 6 large chicken fillets
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground green chilli
• ½ teaspoon dhana Jeeru (Cumin) powder
• ½ teaspoon white pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 lemon freshly squeezed
• 1 teaspoon saffron threads
• 2 tablespoon boiling hot water
• 2-3 drops saffron essence
• ½ cup plain double cream yoghurt
• 1. Seep saffron in 2 tablespoon water.
• 2. Marinate chicken in spices, garlic, chillies, lemon, yoghurt & saffron water.
• 3. Heat oil in flat shallow pot.
• 4. Place in marinated fillets (reserving marinade) & cook until just turns white on either side.
• 5. Spoon onto fillets reserved marinade and place under preheated oven on grill setting.
• 6. Cook chicken till done, & till little charred on top.
• 7. Serve with savory rice/ chips & roti/ salad.