SIZZLING LEMON CHICKEN Filed under ( Appetizers and Snacks, Chicken and Mutton, Instant Dishes )

It's so very cold out here, so all I look for these days are quick winter-warming foods much like this Chicken recipe, which is  is a delight in all aspects and both me and my husband enjoy it very much,it has a lovely ginger-garlic infused, yogurt based masala and the fresh tang of lemons, an excellent snack with drinks.

                             Sizzling Lemon Chicken
The key to really making delicious food is the freshness of ingredients,so make sure that you get the best and freshest possible always.
Ingredients-

• Fresh chicken- 1 kg (small pieces)
• Yogurt/fresh thick curd- 2 cups
• Ginger-garlic paste-1 tsp
• Cinnamon- few sticks
• Cloves-2-3
• Butter- 2 tbsp.
• Fresh cilantro/coriander- a generous fistful
• salt and pepper to taste
• Lemon juice-2 tbsp

Method-
Melt the butter in a heavy skillet till bubbling, add the cinnamon and cloves as well as the ginger-garlic paste, saute for a few minutes ,next  add the chicken pieces and gently fry them till a light golden brown, add curd and transfer to a pressure cooker, put on heat , switch off the heat just before the whistle and immediately put the pressure cooker under running water to release steam.
Transfer again to the skillet and let all the juices dry up ,sprinkle lemon juice, garnish with the cilantro and some fresh lemon slices, serve hot and sizzling.

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