Cumin Chicken

Name: Cumin Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 chicken, cut into serving pieces; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper; 1 tablespoon cumin seeds; ½ tablespoon fennel seeds; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; ¾ in (2 cm) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced; 5 cloves garlic, peeled; 3 tablespoons oil; 1 cup (250 ml) water

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Wok Cooking Made Easy

By Nongkran Daks

Published 2007

About

Ingredients

1 chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon

Asia
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Place the chicken in a bowl. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and set aside.
Dry-fry the cumin, fennel and black peppercorns over low heat in a skillet until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly, then grind to a powder in a mortar or grinder. Grind or crush the ginger and garlic to a smooth paste and set aside.
Heat the oil in a wok