Cycle 3 – Item 313

13 (Tue) November 2012

Pakistani Bohri-Style Broast Chicken

2.5

by me

at home

-Oksu, Seongdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

with W and DJ, Nanny 8

Project 30/30/30: 13 of 45 (see also 45/45/45)

Throughout this November, I am challenging myself to eat 30 dishes from 30 countries over the course of 30 consecutive days.

Pakistan is the 13th country.

For my second broast chicken (see for comparison 3.103 Broast Masala Chicken), I tried out a product from Laziza, a Pakistani food company.  It came with 2 options: (a) a basic recipe of powder + water or (b) a more complicated “Bohri Style” of powder + egg + garlic + ginger + chilies.

A few minutes of internet research failed to reveal whether broast chicken is actually a thing in Bohri, a disputed border region between Pakistan and India.

I went to the trouble of preparing (b).  The method also called for the chicken to be cooked for 10-20 minutes in simmering water prior to deep-frying in oil.  I liked the extra step because it initially flushed out the impurities of the chicken and ultimately reduced the time spent cooking in oil.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)