How to make Lotus Wrapped Chicken -
Chicken stuffed with hard boiled eggs, breadcrumbs and spices, wrapped in lotus leaves and cooked.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Whole Chicken with Skin, Lotus Leaves (कमल के पत्ते)
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Main Course Chicken
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Lotus Wrapped Chicken Recipe Card
Fusion cuisine is one that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in a number of innovations.
Fusion food is a general term for the combination of various forms of cookery and comes in several forms.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 1.30-2 hour
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Lotus Wrapped Chicken Recipe
Whole Chicken with Skin with skin 800 grams
Lotus Leaves 2-3
Onion 1 medium
Garlic cloves 8-10
Fresh parsley sprigs 7-8
Hard-boiled eggs peeled 3
Fresh breadcrumbs 1 cup
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns 1/2 tsp +
Egg 1
Lemon 1
Aluminium foil
Dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Red chilli sauce 2 tablespoons
Honey 2 tablespoons
Method
Step 1
Coarsely chop onion, garlic, parsley and roughly chopped hard boiled eggs in a chopper.
Step 2
Place fresh breadcrumbs in a large mixing bowl, add the chopped ingredients, salt, crushed black peppercorn, raw egg and mix well.
Step 3
Boil plenty of water in a deep non-stick pan.
Step 4
Sprinkle salt and little crushed black peppercorns over the whole chicken.
Step 5
Cut lemon into 4 pieces and put inside the chicken cavity. Stuff the chicken with the prepared mixture and secure the open end with toothpicks.
Step 6
Wrap the chicken in lotus leaves. Then wrap in 2-3 layers of aluminium foil till the chicken is completely sealed.
Step 7
Put the packet in boiling water, cover the pan and cook on medium heat for about 1 hour. If the water level reduces, add more water.
Step 8
You can also cook the chicken in a preheated oven.
Step 9
To make the glaze mix dark soy sauce, red chilli sauce and honey well. Apply this on the chicken, cut into slices and serve hot.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1854 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 244.4 gm
Protein : 159.7 gm
Fat : 26.4 gm
Other : Vitamin B12- 6.5mcg
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