Alfaham Chicken | Arabian Grilled Al Faham Chicken | Dejaj Al Faham Recipe

Arabian Al faham grilled chicken is made using a special spice mix called Bezar mix. It is similar to garam masala in our indian cooking. And this bezar mix is used for almost all the non vegetarian recipes. It is a very flavourful spice mix and gives a nice aroma. You can also make this in large quantity and store it for later use. This al faham chicken is one of the favourite chicken recipe in our home. Try this at home and send your feedback.

I served this chicken with kushka. You can serve as a starter or side dish.

Alfaham Chicken

Recipe Cuisine: Arabian | Recipe Category: Non Veg / Starter
Prep Time: 10 mins | Marinating Time:1 hr | Cooking Time: 30 mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Chicken - 3/4 kg
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Garlic - 4
Green chilli - 1
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Hung Curd - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - 1 tblspn (or 1/2 tsp vinegar)
Salt - to taste

For Bezar Masala:

Coriander seeds - 3 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 5
Peppercorns - 1 tsp
Cinnamon sticks / Pattai - 1 stick
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Dry roast the ingredients given under "for bezar masala". Take the roasted ingredients in a blender and grind it to a smooth powder. Transfer it to a bowl.

Again in the same blender, take roughly chopped onion, tomato, green chilli, ginger, garlic and grind it to a paste without adding water.

In a large mixing bowl, take the cleaned chicken pat dry and add in hung curd, ground onion tomato paste, prepared bezar powder, pepper powder, lemon juice and salt to taste. Rub well to coat evenly into the chicken. Marinate the chicken for at least 1 to 3 hrs or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 400F and bake the chicken for 30 minutes. Take the chicken out in between, flip to the other side and baste the chicken with butter or oil.

Broil the chicken on high for 2 minutes to get a char on the top.

Serve hot with your favourite dipping sauce.

Note:

• I made this with medium spiciness which can be enjoyed by kids. If you want it to be more spicy, add more chillies and pepper.
• Temperature of oven to oven varies so baking time differs.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready for bezar mix

Dry roast the ingredients listed above for bezar mix

Take the roasted spices

Add little turmeric powder

Grind it to a smooth powder

Now keep the other ingredients for the arabian chicken ready

In a blender, take roughly chopped onion, tomato, green chilli, ginger and garlic. Grind them to a smooth paste

Now take the cleaned chicken, pat them dry and add in salt to taste

whole ground bezar spice mix powder

As i dont have lemon juice i added 1/2 tblspn of vinegar. You can add 1 tblpsn of lemon juice instead of this

1/4 cup of hung curd is added(Hand the curd in a muslin cloth for 1 hour to remove the li get a thick curd)

Add in onion tomato paste that we prepared earlier

Add little pepper powder for extra spiciness

Now rub well to coat evenly into the chicken. Marinate this chicken for at least 1 hour

Line the baking tray with aluminium foil to avoid sticking to the bottom. Place the marinated chicken on the tray and sprinkle little oil on the top

Preheat the oven to 400F and bake the chicken for 25 to 30 minutes on the middle rack(Temperature of oven to oven varies so baking time differs)

Take the chicken out after 15 minutes, flip to the other side and bate the chicken with little butter on the top

Broil the chicken on high for 2 minute to get a char on the top on the top rack of the oven

Arabian Chicken is ready to serve

Serve with your favourite dipping sauce!