Honeyed Leg of Ham

Ingredients


2 1/2 kg leg of ham
2 1/2 cups honey
250g brown sugar
5 to 6 cinnamon sticks (whole)
5 to 6 cardamom pods (whole)
8-10 pepper corns (whole)
5 to 6 cloves (whole)
5 to 6 bay leaves
5 to 6 onions, cut in half
4 to 5 tbsp salt
4to 5 tbsp pepper

Method

Place the leg of ham, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, pepper corns onions,salt and pepperin a large pot filled with water (the leg should be completelysubmerged)and boil for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Once boiled, remove the leg of ham and cut away the skin from it. Then, using a knife, make a series of slits only along the skinned portion of the leg.

Mix the brown sugar and honey and baste the leg of ham with the mixture, taking care to fill the slits well.

Roast the leg in an oven preheated to 390 degrees Fahreheit, till the sugar melts completely and the leg turns golden-brown.

Serve on a platter.

CHICKEN PULAO

Ingredients:-

11/2 cups long grain rice,
4 pcs of chicken - legs/thighs/breasts,
2 onions thinly sliced, 4 cloves, 1" pc of cinnamon,
3 tbsps butter/fat/oil,
2 tomatoes chopped finely,
Salt to taste,
1tsp garam masala(hot spice powder),
1tsp garlic paste,
2 1/2 cups water.

Method:-

Method:-

Wash and soak the rice in water for 1 hour. In a dish add the oil, onion, cardamom and cloves. Micro high for uncovered for 3 minutes. Add rice, chicken, tomatoes, salt, garam masala, red chillies, garlic and ginger paste. Mix well. Add the water. Mix. Micro high covered for 17 m ins. Let it stand for 4-5 mins. Fluff it up with a fork to seperate the grains of rice. Serve hot.