Oven Cooked Dum Ka Chicken (Murghi) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs skinless chicken, and jointed
1 lb onion, sliced
4 ounces ghee
1/4 pint plain yogurt
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 green chilies
1/2 ounce fresh coriander leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons fresh coconut, shredded

Preparation

Fry the onions in the butter till golden and remove from the pan, drain them but save the cooking fat. turn of the cooker.
Put 3/4 of the onions in a blender and process them with all of the ingredient EXCEPT FOR THE CHICKEN.
With a fork, prick the chicken all over and rub the spiced onion mixture into the flesh (yes use your hands or get the kids to do it). Set aside for a couple of hours to allow the flavour to develop in the meat.
Pre-heat the oven to 350\u00b0F, arrange the chicken on a roasting dish, pour the drained fat over the chicken, arrange the remaining onions on top of the meat and cook for 1 hour.