Easy Balochi Sajji Chicken
This Easy Balochi Sajji Chicken is cooked on a stove top as a slow roast rather than the traditional rotisserie version
- Prep time
- 3 hr
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 whole chicken ((SEE NOTES))
- ½ cup vinegar
- 2 tbsp salt
- 2 lemons
- ¼ cup cooking oil ((SEE NOTES))
- ½ cup cooking oil ((SEE NOTES))
- 2 tbsp ginger paste
- 2 tbsp garlic paste
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp crushed red chilli pepper flakes
- 2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp amchur powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp corriander seeds
Instructions
- 1
Wash the chickens, pat them dry and put them in a clean pot.
- 2
Mix the ½ cup of vinegar, 2 tbsps of salt and enough water to completely cover the chickens.
- 3
Place the chickens and the mixture in a fridge for 2 hours (SEE NOTES).
- 4
Mix together all of the ingredients in the marinade and set aside.
- 5
Then remove the chickens, pat them dry and prick them all over with a fork .
- 6
Apply the marinade to the chickens and put them in the fridge for one hour.
- 7
Dry roast the Cumin seeds and the Coriander Seeds till you can smell a nutty aroma and then grind them.
- 8
Mix all of the spices in the Balochi spice blend including the roasted and ground cumin and coriander seeds and set aside.
- 9
After the marination is complete, heat the 1/4 cup cooking oil and saute the chickens and brown slightly on all sides (SEE NOTES).
- 10
Add 4 cups water to the chicken and bring to a boil.
- 11
Cover and lower the heat, to create steam, which will cook the chicken.
- 12
After about 20 minutes, check the chicken to see if it is done (SEE NOTES).
- 13
Once the chicken is cooked through, 165°F - 175°F with a thermometer, turn the flame on full to dry out all of the water and saute a second time.
- 14
Plate the chickens, squeeze the lemons on them and sprinkle the Balochi Spice Blend generously all over.