Al Faham chicken is grilled in charcoal with special spices. Although it's an Arab dish, we Keralites like Al Faham chicken a lot. You can make the same Al Faham at home that you get in a restaurant with a killer taste in fryingpan. Check out the recipe.

Ingredients
For marination

1 tomato
½ onion
4-5 cloves of garlic
2 big pieces of ginger
1 big lemon
1 ½ tbs arabic masala
1 tbsp chilli powder
½ tsp turmeric
Salt as required
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp red food colour
1 ½ or less kg chicken with skin
1 tbsp olive oil
1 piece of charcoal
For masala
2 tbsp whole coriander
1 tbsp pepper powder
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp cardamom
1 tbsp clove
1 dried lemon
4-5 bay leaves
4-5 red dried chilli

Preparation
Add tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger and lemon juice and grind them well
Add the masala mix to it and 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil and mix well
Wash the chicken thoroughly, cut the breast and flatten it
Leave slits on the chicken to apply masala and keep it aside for at least 6 hours
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a non-stick frying pan and cook the chicken over low heat while hot
Turn the sides for even cooking for 10 minutes and cook
Burn a piece of charcoal
Put oil in a bowl and place it in the frying pan
Add the burned charcoal into the bowl and cover with the lid for 2 minutes
Serve hot

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