Calcutta Chicken Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time1 Hr 40 Min
Ready In1 Hr 45 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodSpeciality
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 Chicken1
 Butter3 Tablespoon
 Ginger1 Tablespoon
 Lemon1
 Sour cream1/2 Pint
 Mango chutney -€“ as needed
 Oranges2
 Egg yolk1 (Curry powder - 1 tablespoon)
 Sugar - A little
 Salt1 To taste (Curry powder - 1 tablespoon)
 Pepper1 To taste (Curry powder - 1 tablespoon)
 Nutmeg -€“ as needed, Grated

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Cut chicken into pieces.
3. Season chicken by rubbing salt and pepper and some lemon juice.
4. Let the chicken stand for some time for the lemon juice to soak in.

MAKING
5. In the bottom of a soaked Romertopf, add a few pieces of butter and place the chicken over them.
6. Place the dish in the oven and let it cook for 40 minutes.
7. Add curry powder, some grated nutmeg, salt, sugar, pepper and a few more drops of lemon juice.
8. Peel oranges, cut and add to chicken.
9. Cover and cook for another 1 hour.
10. In the final 10 minutes, uncover and cook.
11. Stir in sour cream and egg yolk for thickening.

SERVING
12. Serve Calcutta Chicken with rice and mango chutney.
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