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Cornish Hens with Zereshk Berries

Ingredients

  • 2 cornish hens defrosted, cut into halves
  • 3 medium onions finely minced not paste but really fine mince
  • 4 tbs chopped garlic
  • 1 tbs hungarian paprika best quality you can get or Kashmiri mirch
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper Or use teekhe laal mirch
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala Kashmiri or zafrani preferred
  • 2 tbs cumin coriander powder or use 1.5 tbs coriander powder half tbs cumin pwdr
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • Salt.
  • 1/2 C zereshk berries.
  • 2 Tbs oil

Instructions

  1. Put the minced onion and garlic in a pan along with some oil.
  2. When the pan starts to heat up, add in the cornish hens on top of the onion mix and cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat.
  3. After 10 minutes, turn the cornish hens over and cover and cook for another 10 minutes.
  4. By now the liquids released would start to dry out . Ensure you dry them out by cooking the hens further and then add all the spices.
  5. Allow the spices to mix in, add 2 cups of water and the berries and cover and cook again for about 10 - 15 minutes, until the oil floats on top and the gravy is of the consistency you like.
  6. Eat with rice.