Rasam with Pepper Roasted Chicken

Rasam is a staple dish in my household. Having chicken and rasam combo was truly a blissful experience. I happened upon this dish when going through a post from famous chef, @lokicooks. He had made this amazing recipe and the experimental chef I am, I immediately wanted to give it a try. So, with apron tied around my waist and mind full of excitement I brought this dish to life in my kitchen. It turned out delicious and soul comforting. Give this a try and let me know in the comments below how you found it. 😊😊😊 

SERVES: 4
PREP TIME: 1 hr
COOK TIME: 30 min

for Roasted Chicken:

• 1 kg chicken
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 lime juice
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 spoon ginger
• 1 spoon peppercorn
• 1 spoon cumin
• 2 spoon ghee

for Rasam:

• 1 spoon peppercorn
• 1 small tamarind
• 1 spoon cumin seeds
• 3 garlic cloves
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1 red chilli
• pinch of turmeric powder
• pinch of asafoetida powder
• 2 tbsp rasam powder
• 2 cups water
• oil
• handful of coriander leaves
• 2 springs of curry leaves
• 1 spoon ghee.

1. Marinate: Add the chicken in a bowl with turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger paste, crushed garlic, lime and salt and marinate this for 30 mins.

2. Roast: Heat some ghee in a pan, now add chopped onions and cook them till they turn brown, now add the marinated chicken and cook these till they are 50% done. Grind the peppercorns, cumin and garlic with a mortar-pestle and add it to the kadai. Mix it well with the chicken and cook till it's completely done. Set this aside on a plate.

3. Rasam: Add some warm water in a bowl and soak the tamarind ball for 10-15 min. Now, freshly pound cumin, peppercorn and garlic in a mortar pastel. Add some oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chilli, asafoetida and curry leaves. Mix this well. Now add the freshly pounded spices. Squeeze the tamarind to get it's juice and add it to the spices with 2 cups water. Add 2 spoons of rasam powder and cook this till the rasam starts to boil. Add the chopped coriander leaves and some ghee and mix it well.

4. Assemble: Add the chicken pieces in a bowl and add the rasam on top of it. Let the chicken soak in the rasam for few mins and enjoy with some rice topped with ghee.

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