🇹🇹 Trinidadian Cuisine

Geera Chicken

Cumin-Roasted Chicken

Prep Time 15 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 384 kcal

Chicken pieces coated in generous amounts of roasted ground cumin (geera) and cooked until dry with a fragrant, earthy crust. The cumin flavor is bold and unmistakable.

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken pieces
4 tbsp ground roasted cumin (geera)
3 tbsp green seasoning
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion sliced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 scotch bonnet pepper
salt to taste
juice of 1 lime

Instructions

1 Season chicken with green seasoning, lime juice, salt, and half the geera. Marinate 30 minutes.
2 Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
3 Add chicken pieces and sear until browned on all sides.
4 Add onion, garlic, remaining geera, and scotch bonnet.
5 Reduce heat, cover, and cook until chicken is done and coated in a dry, cumin-rich crust, about 25 minutes.

Did You Know?

Geera chicken is a favorite bar snack and rum shop accompaniment. The intensity of cumin is what makes it distinctly Trinidadian.