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Indian - Street Food and Snacks
Achari Chicken Pakora / Roll
Chef's Menu Description
A pungent, tangy North Indian specialty infused with robust pickling spices, mustard seeds, fenugreek, nigella seeds, and fresh green chillies.
Ingredients
- • 500g boneless chicken, cut into cubes
- • 1/2 cup thick yogurt, whisked
- • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- • 1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed
- • 1/2 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
- • 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, crushed
- • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- • 2 tbsp mustard oil
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Dry-roast the fennel, nigella, fenugreek, and mustard seeds until fragrant, then coarsely crush.
2
Phase 2
Mix the chicken with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, crushed spices, turmeric, and 1 tbsp mustard oil; rest for 1 hour.
3
Phase 3
Thread the chicken cubes onto skewers, leaving small gaps.
4
Phase 4
Cook over a hot charcoal grill or grill pan, turning and basting with the remaining mustard oil, until charred at the edges and cooked through.
5
Phase 5
Slide off the skewers and serve hot with onion rings and lemon wedges.