April 11, 2010

Punjabi Chicken

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem


My mom is hands-down the best cook I know, masha'allah (then again, doesn't everyone think of their mothers cooking that way?) She's also the one who raised me to love cooking, particularly cooking for others, and to this day is my teacher in all things food-related. May Allah reward and protect her, ameen! So when she recommends a recipe then you know its gotta be good. She saw this one for Punjabi Chicken on skewers on some cable channel and we both got busy in our respective kitchens, grinding spices and marinating chicken. Kitchens that are hundreds of miles apart, but hearts that are much, much closer. And as always is the case, her's turned out better than mine! I served this with vegetable biriyani, another one of my mothers classic dishes. I'm haven't mastered the recipe yet so I'm not comfortable posting that, but here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure.




Punjabi Chicken
1 whole chicken breast (~2lbs), chopped in cubes
1 tsp salt
2 tsp garlic & ginger paste
1 tsp red chilli powder (more if you like it hot)
1 tblsp garam masala (recipe below)
2 tsp yogurt or sour cream
1 tblsp lemon juice
3 tblsp oil

1.Mix all ingredients together and marinate at least 3 hours or overnight.

2. Thread onto soaked or oiled skewers (add veggies if you like) and grill or cook under broiler. Turn after 5 - 7 minutes. Add another squirt of lemon juice before serving.


Garam Masala
4 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp cardamom seeds
1/2 tsp cloves

Grind in a spice grined and store in cool and dark place.

11 comments:

  1. Assalmu Alaikum, sisterrr! Ameen to ur duas! Anddd,, haha, i think my mom is an awesome cook too! =) And, mashallah!!! The punjabi chicken looks soooooooo gooood! I soo wanna try it! And the recipe seems pretty easy too! Btw, you don't fry it? =)

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  2. Btw, ur blog looks really nice mashallah! And yayyy! I'm able to comment! =)

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  3. Thanks! No, this is meant for a grill or under the broiler. Not too long or the chicken will dry out.

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  4. Salaam.... Oooooooh masha'Allah! It's only 11am but after looking at these pics I think I am ready for dinner! Insha'Allah I'll try these... maybe next time we have a BBQ.

    Btw, my mum is a terrible cook, lol!

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  5. Salaam.... Oooooooh masha'Allah! It's only 11am but after looking at these pics I think I am ready for dinner! Insha'Allah I'll try these... maybe next time we have a BBQ.

    Btw, my mum is a terrible cook, lol!

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  6. Umm Ibrahim, I seriously laughed out loud at your comment about your mom! These were very easy to make! Let me know how you like them!

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  7. man it wassssssssssss good masha'allah.

    jazakAllahkhayr!

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  8. Woohoo, so glad it worked well for ya Rabs! :)

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  9. salam sister, it's my 1st time here, i saw ur blog in sister award blog and u have such a wonderful blog! :)
    i was just wondering how do u prepare the rice, it looks yummy! if u dont mind sharing, would u mind emailing the recipe to me? :)
    fathen123@gmail.com
    jazakallah sister.

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  10. Suria Jay, walaikum salaa and welcome to the Muslim Wife's Kitchen! Thank you so much for your kind comments! The rice in this post is a traditional Hyderabadi vegetable biriyani and to be honest, I don't really have it mastered. I'll email you a condensed version of how to easily make it, but I'm warning you, it may not be perfect!

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  11. salam sister, thank u sister, thank you so much, i appreciate that still :)
    p.s- i miss this kind of briyani, when i was in NZ, i used to have this briyani but too bad i had never learnt how to cook it, but here in malaysia, we have different briyani, but your briyani looks the one that i miss!! =)

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