Ingredients
1 chicken, skinned and cut into parts
1 t salt
freshly ground pepper
2 T veg oil
4 T unsalted butter
7 cardamom pods
8 whole cloves
2 in cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1 oz slivered blanched almonds
1 oz raisins
1 c plain yoghurt
1 t ground cumin
0.5 t chili powder
Preparation
cut chicken breast pieces into 6, legs in 2 sprinkle with salt and pepper and pat down on all sides heat oil and butter add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay and some of the chicken in single layer remove when browned on both sides, add other chicken pieces put in glass dish for oven fry almonds in same pan when they start to brown, add raisins and before they burn, pour contents over the chicken preheat over to 350F put yoghurt in a bowl, add cumin and chili powder, 0.5 t salt and pepper beat lightly til creamy, pour over chicken and mix well cover pan tightly and put in oven bake 20 min turn chicken and baste recover and bake another 20-25 minutes remove large spices
