How to get a perfect Chicken Roast

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You can just pack the bird by tying it before roasting -- that is,  you can just tie it with a twine to keep the legs close to the body.  may be this is not an important  step but, it does help to make the chicken slightly easier to handle. If you are planning to stuff the chicken with fillings  it helps hold  what you've stuffed in  the chicken.

How to rub the chicken with a mix and get the chicken ready for the oven.

 When you decide on the rub mixes you can try out some of the dry rubs like

1. equal parts of chilli and coriander mix with a dash of garam masala powder,

2. salt and pepper with a dash of soya sauce

3. chilli paste with cumin powder and a herb like rosemary, ajwain etc

4. a paste of ginger, lemon grass, green chillies and coriander leaves etc.

These dry mixes will make good rubs for a perfect Chicken Roast. 

Apply one of these mixes nicely on to the chicken if you are using the skin. If you are using the skin apply a little rub mix inside the skin also. Keep it for an hour after trussing up the bird  or in plain words tying it up so that the chicken stays together while cooking.

How to truss / tie up a chicken . Just follow the few steps given below.

 You will need at least a yard of thick twine which is heat proof , First lay the chicken on the table with the breast part facing you.

Hold one end of the string and see that the centre part of the  twine gets under the chicken's back portion.

Just cover ends of the legs of the chicken with the twine and bring it over the breast like an X and loop the string in and around the wings.

Tie the twine in to a knot in the middle of the chicken breast  making sure that you have the tucked the wings also in.

In the Indian Cuisine,  the Roast is made and then a gravy / a sauce is poured over  the chicken Roast to be able ti serve as side dish to Rice, Pulaos, Biryanis and  wheat breads  like Roti, Naan , Parotta, Paratha etc.

Not only Chicken , Ducks and turkeys are also roasted but all the same Chicken is my favourite.

Will try to follow with the recipes for different roasts

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Malvani Mutton Masala

Ingredients needed for the Malvani  Mutton Masala:

 1/2 kilo mutton

 2 cups chopped onions

1 tbsp ginger paste

 1 tbsp garlic paste

1/4 cup Coriander leaves chopped

 1/2 cup Oil

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

If you have ready made Malvani Masala Powder with you you can use that. If not, then Roast and grind the following ingredients  in to a fine powder.

Ingredients for the Malvani Masala Powder 

Red dry chillies - 10

Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

Cloves - 4-5

Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Caraway seeds (shahi jeera) - 1/2 tsp

Green cardamoms - 4-5 pods

Black cardamoms - 2-3 pods

Dry grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Poppy Seeds  - 1 tsp

How to prepare the Malvani Mutton Masala. 

Heat a oil in a fry pan, add the ingredients for the Malvani Masala, add the grated coconut and fry till it is brown in colour.

Remove this mixture from heat and grind it after it cools down to a smooth paste. Keep aside.

Shallow  fry onions separately with 3 tbsp of oil until golden brown.

Add the ginger garlic paste to it and mix well. Stir for about 30 seconds

Add mutton, fry for a minute or two.

Add the coconut masala mixture and turmeric powder along with 2 cups of water. Cover and cook on a low flame. do not let the meat boil vigorously, let it just simmer  as the high heat will make the meat hard and chewy)

Once the mutton is tender, add more water if you like to adjust the consu=istency the curry to be not as thick and simmer for a minute or two more.

 Remove from fire and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot.