SPICY HEN BAKE

Baking a whole hen was only a big dream recipe for me as i have just started cooking.I dint have the guts to waste a whole chicken!!!
This Thanksgiving Day i determined to do it at last....Though not a TURKEY,why not,let it be a BROILER HEN!!!
I did it and to my surprise it came out well.
Let me share the recipe.

Ingredients

Broiler Hen - 1 (fully cleaned and inside parts removed)
Soy sauce -2 tbsp
Vinegar- 1 tbsp
Onion- 1 (cut and grind it to paste)
Tomato- 1 big (cut and grind it to paste)
Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Cummin seed powder- 2 tso
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Chicken 65 masala- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala- 2 pinch(for aroma)
Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
Salt- to taste
Oil- 4 tbsp

Method

1. Marinate the hen in soy sauce, vinegar, half of the oil, turmeric powder and salt for 1/2 hr. Carefully prick the hen with a fork here and there so that it gets soaked in well.

2. Heat a large vessel(hen should fit in) and add rest of the oil in it.

3. Add onion paste, tomato paste, ginger garlic paste and all the spice powders. Saute well for 2 minutes. Add salt.

4. Put the marinated hen in the vessel and rub the gravy all over it and inside.

5. Sprinkle coriander leaves and pour little water.

6. Close the vessel and let it cook in medium flame for 1/2 hr. After the first 15 minutes turn the hen to the other side and cook.

7. Keep ready a wide baking pan lined with silver foil. Pre-heat oven to 350 deg C.

8. Carefully place the hen with leg side up in the baking tray. Coat it with the gravy and bake for 1/2 hr. Keep some gravy for the other side.

9. Take out the tray, turn the hen and coat it with rest of the gravy and bake for 1/2 hr.

10. Spicy hen bake is now ready. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with lime.