India Spice Chicken And Lentils

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 whole roasting chicken
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed, freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1 cup brown lentils
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, low sodium
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 to prepare the chicken, cut the whole bird into breast halves and leg quarters and remove skin.
• 2 in a bowl mix together the vinegar, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, tomato paste, salt, pepper, fennel, cinnamon, chili powder and ginger.
• 3 add the chicken pieces to the spice mixture, toss to coat.
• 4 allow to sit in the refrigerator for 12 hours or overnight.
• 5 remove chicken from the spice mixture.
• 6 add two tablespoons of olive oil to a sauté pan and cook the chicken for about 10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. turn to brown both sides.
• 7 hold the chicken to the side.
• 8 to prepare the lentils, heat two tablespoons of oil in a large skillet.
• 9 add the chili powder, cinnamon, garlic, ginger and lentils.
• 10 sauté for about two minutes.
• 11 add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• 12 reduce heat, cover and simmer 40 minutes.
• 13 stir occasionally.
• 14 while the lentils are cooking, sauté the onion in one tablespoon of oil for about 3 minutes.
• 15 add the vinegar, tomato paste, brown sugar, salt, pepper; then sauté for 2 minutes, hold to the side.
• 16 when the lentils are done, add the onion mixture to the lentils, mix.
• 17 place chicken pieces on top of lentils; cover and simmer for another 30 minutes.