Honey Pepper roast chicken with burnt garlic rice and grilled veggies

 

Honey pepper roasted chicken, with burnt garlic rice and grilled veggies...as is very obvious from the name, this dish is a complete meal by itself. Well balanced in all aspects viz. taste, flavours, textures and most importantly in nutrition. With Indo-chinese food gaining huge popularity due to its ease in cooking, this dish was on my 'To-do' list for a very very looooong time. I have tried to prepare it my way . Hope you enjoy making and relishing this dish as much as I did.

 INGREDIENTS :

FOR THE CHICKEN :

Chicken Boneless breast piece about 400 gms

Honey 2 Tbsp

Salt to taste

Black pepper sauce (It is readily available in the market) around 4 tbsp Adjust if you need more.

Soy sauce  1 tsp

Red chilly sauce 2 to 3 tsp

Black pepper powder 1/2 tsp

METHOD FOR ROAST CHICKEN:

1.  Wash and clean the chicken breast and pat dry with a clean towel.

2. Make diagonal slits on the chicken piece for it to marinate well.

3. Mix the rest of the above ingredients to make a thick paste.

4. Apply this paste over the chicken breast, including the slits and cover and keep in the refrigerator to marinate for around 30 to 45 mins.

5. Heat a grill pan. Once it is very hot, lower the heat and grill the marinated chicken over low flame, turning it upside occasionally. 

6. The Honey in the marination will caramalise and give it a nice glaze and brown colour.

7. Keep this aside.

INGREDIENTS FOR BURNT GARLIC RICE :

Cooked Long grain rice around 1 Bowl (You can even use leftover rice)

10 to 12 Cloves of Garlic (Big cloves)

Oil 2 Tbsp

Spring onion chopped around 2 Tbsp

Capsicum chopped around 2 Tbsp

Carrots chopped around 2 Tbsp

1/2 tsp white vinegar

1 tsp Soy sauce

1 green chilly chopped

Salt to taste

METHOD FOR BURNT GARLIC RICE :

1. Heat the oil in a Wok or Kadhai.

2. Chop the garlic into small pieces and fry it till it is brown in colour. Keep aside.

3. In the same Oil add capsicum, carrot, spring onions, chilly and stir fry for about 2 mins on medium flame.

4. Add white vinegar and soy sauce and mix well.

5. Now mix the cooked rice and fried garlic, add salt to taste and mix well again.

6. Your Burnt garlic rice is ready .

INGREDIENTS FOR GRILLED VEGGIES :

Any veggies o your choice,,,

I have taken coloured bell peppers and carrots and sliced them vertically,

You could add Brocolli or Zuccini or anything else of your choice,

2 Tbsp Teriyaki sauce..

METHOD :

1 Simply heat a pan, add a little oil or butter in it. Toss the veggies and add the Teriyaki sauce and salt to taste.

2. Just stir for a minute.. The vegetables should remain crunchy and not get fully cooked.

3. Veggies are ready for use.

ASSEMBLY OF THE DISH :

1. Simply Plate the Veggies, Rice and the Chicken on a plate of your choice.

2. The Best part of this dish is that you can enjoy each element as in, the rice or chicken or veggies as individual dishes also or pair them with something else.

3. Enjoy making this and the endless possibilities of pairing this dish with other dishes.

4. Serve piping hot ,