Nepali Style Chicken Barbecue (Chowela)

  • Womenscorner Desk
  • October 2, 2020

Ingredients :

- 800 gchicken thigh fillets

- 1 tbspvegetable oil

- 1 tbspfresh ginger, crushed

- 4medium cloves garlic, crushed

- 3-4small green chillies, chopped (or as many as desired)

- ¼ cupcoriander leaves, chopped

- 3green onions, finely chopped

- 1 tspground cumin

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- 2 tbsplemon juice

- ¼ tspground Sichuan pepper (timur)

- 1pinch of ground black pepper

- salt, as required

- 2 tbspmustard oil

- ¼ tspfenugreek seeds

- 2large red dried chillies

Method :

Preheat a chargrill over medium-high heat. during a bowl , combine chicken and oil. Season with salt and pepper. Chargrill for 3 minutes per side, or until cooked through. put aside until warm, then dig bite-size pieces. In a bowl , combine chicken, ginger, garlic, chillies, coriander, green onions, cumin, juice and peppers. Season with salt.

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Heat the mustard oil during a small frypan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, but not smoky, add the fenugreek s and dried red chillies and fry until the fenugreek seed turn brown and fragrant, about 5-7 seconds. Immediately pour the whole contents of the pan into the bowl of chicken, mixing quickly to mix. Allow the chicken to rest for a minimum of 10 minutes for the flavours to develop, then transfer to a dish and serve.

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