Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Bacon wrapped Masala Chicken

Yum
They say, everything tastes better with bacon and that's just what I proved when I decided to take my recipe for masala chicken to the next level by wrapping the pieces in bacon.  This was a fantastic way to get moist and flavored chicken with a double whammy of flavor.  We ate it with my mother's recipe for Yellow Rice and a raita salad and every piece was finger licking good.


 Ingredients: 
Around 12-15 pieces of chicken (drumsticks, thighs or breast) skin removed

Lemon/Chili Marinate:
2 Tbs of lemon juice
salt to taste (about 1Tbs)
1/2 tsp of turmeric
1 tsp of red chili powder (or to taste)


Yogurt Marinate:
1 cup of yogurt
1tsp of garam masala
1 Tbs of paprika
1Tbs of cumin
4-5 cloves of garlic grated
2Tbs of grated ginger
1tsp onion powder or some pulverized onion
black pepper


Marinating Directions: 
Clean and skin your chicken pieces.  Cut a few slits into each piece of chicken so the marinate can absorb all the way to the bone.   Mix the Lemon juice/Chili Marinate and apply it to each piece of chicken making sure that the marinate gets into each slit.  Allow to sit for a few minutes while you make the yogurt marinate.    Next apply the yogurt marinate all over the chicken pieces.  At this point you want let the chicken sit in the fridge overnight or 8-12 hours so it soaks up all the flavors.


 Baking directions:

Wrap a slice of bacon around each piece of chicken.  Place on a foil lined baking sheet (sprayed with cooking sprayed or lightly greased).  Bake in a 375 degree oven for 1 hour until chicken is cooked through and bacon is crispy.




 Serve with rice, naan, raita or any curry meal.  Enjoy.



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18 comments:

  1. I'm drooling. Seriously. The chicken looks amazing. While I love bacon, I don't necessarily feel that EVERYTHING's better with it. This, my friend, is the exception. What a perfect way to bump up the flavor.

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  2. Bacon wrapped anything is A-OK with me!

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  3. Drool.. Lovely one.. Mixed flavors of chicken & bacon wud taste fabulous :)

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  4. The chicken looks perfectly cooked and the rice looks so tasty,yum !

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  5. Oh my...I believe everything taste better with bacon and these masala chickens are no exceptions. Drooling over your creations! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  6. oh wow... absolutely love it...

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  7. hi,i am a non malay nor indian,,
    may i know is there any subsitute for paprika,
    do u used fresh chicken thigh or frozen,,
    hop u can share with me,,thanks
    nisha--sg

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    1. You can leave the paprika out if you don't have it. I used it mostly go give the chicken some red coloring without making it spicy.

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  8. That serving dish looks marvelous. My husband would be first in line for one of these drumsticks.

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  9. Not only would this be super delicious it would be so much fun to eat!

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  10. Well everything is better with bacon and YES, you just proved it! The marinade alone is yummy, but now you've gone and wrapped the chicken with bacon. You're killing me!

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  11. I know two young men who would love this dish. Looks really tasty!

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  12. Wrapping chicken masala in bacon....Ramona you consistently find ways to amaze me and make me drool all over my keyboard. :D

    ~Jess

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  13. Dude, I sorta love you right now. This is epic!

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  14. Hey it's a great post on bacon wrap, I like to make bacon wrap onseasoned cast iron skillet .
    Any way thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.

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