Pazham Pappadam Paayasam: Al Faham Chicken/Arabian grilled chicken (Serves 4)

Ingredients

1. Chicken thighs/drumsticks 4 pieces, skin removed
2. Red onion 1 small
    Ginger 1 inch piece
    Garlic 6 cloves
    Green chilly 4 small
    Tomato 1 small
3. Greek yogurt 1 cup (if using regular yogurt, hung it in a cheese cloth for 30 minutes to     remove all water content)
    Lemon juice 2 TBSP
    Arabian masala (recipe follows) 3 tsp, heaping
    Salt, pepper as needed
    Olive oil 2 tsp

Recipe for Arabian masala:

1. Cumin seeds ½ cup
2. Fennel seeds ½ cup
3. Cinnamon stick 3 two inch sticks
4. Whole coriander seeds ½ cup
5. Whole pepper corns ¼ cup
6. Dry red chilly 6-8 nos (use according to your spice preference)
7. Turmeric powder 2 TBSP

Dry roast everything except turmeric powder at medium low flame for 10 minutes. Cool completely and blend to a fine powder along with turmeric powder. Store in an air tight container. This recipes makes about a cup of the masala.

Preparation

Clean and make silts on the chicken pieces.
Blend together ingredients numbered 2 to a smooth paste. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
Add yogurt, lemon juice, Arabian masala, salt, pepper and olive oil. Mix well to combine.
Now add the chicken and incorporate well with the marinade. Keep in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 450 F.
Place the marinated chicken onto a foiled tray and bake for 30 minutes. Change the oven mode to BROIL and cook for 1 minute. Immediately remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Alternately you can use a grill to cook the chicken.