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Chicken in Lemon-ghee with Garlic and Cashews

Source of Recipe

recipe from Vij's Indian restaurant


List of Ingredients

6 chicken breasts or chicken thighs, lightly poked all over with a knife

MARINADE:
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon finely ground cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 1/2 cups melted ghee or butter

REMAINING INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups cashews (hand chopped)
1 1/2 cups garlic, cloves,thinly sliced in round pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
1 pinch salt
1 pinch black pepper
canola oil
3 tablespoons ghee or butter
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice



Recipe

Thoroughly mix all the Marinade ingredients with the chicken in a large mixing bowl.
Cover and set aside in the refrigerator for at least three hours.
Preheat oven to 350º F GARLIC In a small baking tray, mix the garlic with salt, ground cayenne pepper and black pepper and approximately 1 teaspoon of canola oil.
Place garlic tray in oven.
Mix the garlic after 4 or 5 minutes and place back in oven for an additional 4 minutes.
Since all ovens vary in temperature, keep checking through oven window to make sure the garlic isn’t burning.
CASHEWS In a small baking tray, place cashews in a single pile.
Place tray in oven.
Mix the cashews after 4 or 5 minutes and place back in oven for an additional 4 or 5 minutes.
Keep checking through the oven window to make sure the cashews aren’t burning.
Mix the roasted garlic and cashews and set aside.
Heat the 2 tablespoons ghee in a heavy, small pot.
Add 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and immediately reduce heat to low.
Grill the marinated chicken.
Once the chicken is cooked through, but while it is still on the grill, glaze both sides of the chicken with the ghee-lemon dressing.
Serve the garlic-cashew mixture over freshly grilled marinated chicken breasts.