Stuffed and Roast Cornish Hen. Chicken Roast.

Ingreinets:

Whole Cornish Hen 1

For Injecting:

Syringe 1
Salt
Turmeric 1 pinch
Chili powder 2 pinch
Lemon juice diluted
Sesame oil few spoons

For stuffing & Garnishing:

Baby Potatoes 3 + 3
Hard Boiled eggs 2 + 2
Sesame oil few spoons

For Marination:

Fresh yogurts 1 cup
Lemon Juice
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Chili power 1 spoon

Wet-Grind these to Thick Paste:(set 1)

Scallion 1
Ginger – 2″
Garlic 6 beads
Ripe Chlies 2
Roma tomato 1

To be Toasted Each Separately and Powdered Togather:(set 2)

Peppercorns 1 spoon
Coriander seeds 2 spoon
Fennel seeds 1 spoon
Cumin seeds 1 spoon
Poppy seeds 1 spoon
Dry red chilies 3
Cloves 5
Cinnamon sticks 2-3
Cardamom pods 6
Star Anise 3 asters.

For dressing:

Jalapenos 3 finely chopped
Garlic 1 whole hea – 15 cloves finely chopped
Onion 2 large fienly chopped
Large Tomatoes 2 finely chopped
Salt little
Turmeric powder 1 pinch
Lime/Lemon juice few spoons
Sesame oil 1/4 cup.

Method:

Wash and clean the chicken. Retain its skin.

Take a teaspoon full of powdered spices + wet ground paste in a narrow cup. Further add above said items too. Make it up to thin volume by adding dilute lemon juice and oil. Now fill the syringe with this marination liqui. Inject the animal in the breast portion…deep undert he skin. Poke at 2-4 points.

Now prepare a marination juice using half of the powdered spices + wet ground paste.(reserve the other half). Add yogurts, salt, turmeric and chili powers too. Mix them into thick batter like consistency. Now let the chicken sit in this marination for 4 -6 hours(if you are in hurry). You could leave it in ziplock bag and marinate over night too.

Meanwhile….heat a shallow pan, add oil. When oil is hot enough…add powdered spices(other half) and stir-fry them. Maybe till the raw odour leaves. Then followed by wet-ground paste as well(other half). Continue frying till the oil shows up on top.

Now slice the baby potaoes to thick rounels. Add to the above frying spices. Stir-fry them for few more minutes. Maybe like till they are semi-done here. Set aside.

Now bring the marinated chicken along with the marination liquid in a wide tray. Stuff half of the fried potatoes inside the cavity and 1 or 2 eggs(optional) Toss the reamaining potatoes on the top(not eggs at this time). Spray enough oil/ghee.Tie their legs togather with cotton thread.

In a oven safe tray, place a greesed the aluminium foil. Place the chicken(breast portion above) over this. Cover the chicken with another foil. Bake the chicken for 1 an d1/2 hours over 350 degree or till it is done.

Every 10-15 minutes, open the oven and spoon the liquid gathering below and toss it over the chicken.

When the chicken is fully baked. Now if you like burnt taste in your chicken….grill for 2 minutes. Or broil it for 2 minutes on either sides.(well its only optional)

In a separate pan, make a sauce. Heat oil. Add chopped jalopenos, garlic, onion and tomatoes. Cover an cook for 2 minutes. Add salt, pinch of turmeric and lemon juice. Remove from heat.

Now run this sauce over the bake and broile chicken. Toss the slices eggs as well.

Serve steaming hot as a main dish or side entry.