DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Balochi Sajji
Whole skin-on chicken with lemon, green chilli and a coarsely ground Sajji spice mix.
About Balochi Sajji
Wajiha presents her skin-on chicken Sajji as a traditional mildly spiced preparation from Balochistan, Pakistan. Her oven rotisserie provides the selected household equivalent of the customary open-fire roast.
Lemon, green chillies, garlic and ginger give the chicken a bright aromatic coating. Black pepper, green cardamom, coriander, cumin and carom supply the distinctive spice mixture, with more lemon and spices at the finish.
The characteristic contrast is crisp browned skin around juicy meat. Rice pulao and lemon-dressed sliced onion are selected optional serving suggestions; their inclusion is separate from the chicken itself.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Balochi Sajji
Wajiha’s traditional Balochi skin-on chicken Sajji, oven-rotisserie version.
- Whole skin-on chickenProtein
- Cold waterLiquid · Brine
- VinegarSeasoning · Brine
- SaltSeasoning · Brine and spice mix
- Lemon juiceSeasoning · Marinade and finish
- Ground black pepperSeasoning
- Ground green cardamomSeasoning
- Coriander seedsSeasoning
- Cumin seedsSeasoning
- Carom seedsSeasoning
- Green chilliesSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- Rice pulaoAccompaniment · Optional serving · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Sliced onionAccompaniment · Optional serving · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Whole skin-on chicken: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader chicken record; source whole bird and skin retained
- Cold water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Brine water is drained; retained because explicitly listed
- Vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Vinegar type and product formula unspecified; brine drained
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground green cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader green-cardamom record; powder form retained
- Coriander seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cumin seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carom seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Chilli cultivar unspecified
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Rice pulao (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected source rice side instead of alternative raita-and-roti set; complete pulao recipe not supplied
- Sliced onion (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source lemon-dressed onion serving suggestion; lemon juice already included
Origins & food traditions
The original author identifies this chicken Sajji with Balochistan, Pakistan.
Cuisines & regions
- Balochi Cuisine
- Balochi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Pakistani CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.