Roast Cardamom Chicken

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 pieces chicken (breasts are my favourite)
• 250 ml plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 inch gingerroot, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 6 cardamom pods, the seeds of
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 teaspoons coriander
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup mint leaf

Recipe

• 1 put the whole peppercorns, cardamom seeds and cumin in a spice mill and grind them into a fine powder. you can also do this with a mortar and pestle.
• 2 put the water in a blender along with the salt, ginger, garlic, cayenne, vinegar and ground spices.
• 3 blend to a smooth paste.
• 4 put the yogurt in a bowl large enough to hold the chicken.
• 5 stir in the spice paste.
• 6 add the chicken and make sure all pieces are covered in the marinade.
• 7 break the cinnamon stick in two and tuck it in with the chicken.
• 8 cover and marinate for at least two hours and as much as overnight.
• 9 set the oven to 220 c or 425°f.
• 10 bake the chicken in a shallow dish for 30 minutes or until cooked through.
• 11 the yogurt should have formed a dark brown crust.
• 12 sprinkle with mint leaves.