Silken Chicken

Photo: flickr user jencu

Ingredients

4 Boneless and skinned Chicken breasts

Tap salt

2 tablespoons Lemon juice

4 tablespoons Heavy cream

teaspoon Garam masala

teaspoon Cayenne pepper

1 Clove garlic, Peeled And Smashed

teaspoon Ginger, peeled grated

teaspoon Ground roasted cumin seeds

Generous squeeze lemon juice

1 pch Salt

1 pch Ground black pepper

1 pch Ground roasted cumin seeds

1 pch Cayenne

1 pch Amchhoor powder (opional)

Preparation

Cut 3 diagonal slits across the tops of each chicken breast.Prick the chicken pieces with sharp point of small knife.Rub the chicken with salt and lemon juice. Leave for 15 mjinutes. Meanwhile combine the cream. garam marsala, cayenne,garlic,ginger and cumin in a bowl. Pour over chicken in a plastic bag and leave to marinate for 12 hours or over night Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lay chicken pieces in a shallow non stick pan. On top of each piece,sprinkle lemon juice,salt,black pepper,garam masala,and cumin.

Place pan on top third of oven and bake for 15 minutes