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
Lotus Wrapped Chicken Recipe Card
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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.
