Oil Free Bamboo Chicken

Name: Oil Free Bamboo Chicken
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms. chicken on bones; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 tbsp. red chili powder or to taste; 1 onion, chopped; 2 green chilies, chopped; 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste; 1 tbsp. roasted coriander powder; 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder; 1 tsp. garam masala powder; juice of 1/2 lime; handful coriander leaves, chopped; 1 medium size bamboo; 1 banana leaf & foil to seal the bamboo; onion rings, chopped coriander leaves & fried onions to garnish

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

Here is a delicious and a traditional oil free appetizer that is quite popular among the tribals in Araku Valley (Andhra). The chicken is marinated and cooked inside a bamboo. They are then garnished with onion rings, coriander leaves and a dash of lime. I also sprinkled some fried onions too. So check for a step by step method with pictures to prepare this exotic delicacy.

Generally, this preparation is done over an open fire, but I was successful in making it in my kitchen, over gas top. This particular dish has not been commercialized yet and is not found in any restaurants.

They are cooked and sold only by the tribals in the Araku region on the roadsides. Hubby dear was grateful enough to bring these special bamboos for me on his recent visit. Hence this experiment. So if you are able to get hold of a bamboo then do try this recipe.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

400gms. chicken on bones
to tastesalt
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1 tbsp.red chili powder or to taste
1onion, chopped
2green chilies, chopped
1 tbsp.ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp.roasted coriander powder
1 tsp.roasted cumin powder
1 tsp.garam masala powder
juice of 1/2 lime
handfulcoriander leaves, chopped
1medium size bamboo
1banana leaf & foil to seal the bamboo
onion rings, chopped coriander leaves & fried onions to garnish

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Steps

1

Marinate the chicken with all the above mentioned ingredients starting from salt to coriander leaves overnight.
2

Now stuff the chicken inside a bamboo.
3

Close with the banana leaves.
4

Cover with a foil and tie it with a wire preferably.
5

Cook on a medium flame for 45 minutes.
6

Keep rotating it at intervals.
7

When cool enough, remove the banana leaf stuffing.
8

Cover with a newspaper.
9

Remove the cooked chicken on a serving plate.
10

Serve as appetizers with onion rings, chilies, a sprinkle of fried onions and lemon wedges.