Nov
24
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken Pieces – 1 Lb
- Green Chillies – 5 cut into pieces
- Tomato – 1/2 Puree
- Onion – 1 medium – cut into small pieces
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 Table Spoon
- Chilli Powder – 1 Table Spoon
- Curd – 1/4 Cup
- Butter – 2 Table Spoon
- Cloves – 4
- Cinnamon – 1/2 inch
- Clove Powder – 1/8 Tea spoon
- Mint – 5 leaves
- Cilantro – handful
- Salt
- Oil
- Dry Masala : Grind the following and make the Dry Masala.
- Poppy Seeds – 1 Tea spoon
- Dry Coconut Powder 0 2 Table Spoons
- Cinnamon – 1/2 Inch
Method:
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the butter, curd, salt, chicken pieces with 1/4 tea spoon of ginger/garlic paste and bake it for 20 minutes.
- In a pan put the oil. Once oil is hot, put the onion, green chillies, cloves, cinnamon stick and saute it for couple of minutes and now its time to put ginger/garlic paste and fry it till the raw smell goes.
- Put the baked chicken pieces, dry masala powder, Chilli powder, Mint leaves and salt. Saute it for 2 minutes and then put the tomato puree and cook it for 20 minutes.
- Garnish it with Cilantro.
Tip: It goes very well with Roties, plain rice and Fried Rice.
Nov
11
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken – Bone Less 2 lbs
- Lime Juice 2 Tablespoons
- Chilly Powder 3 Tablespoons
- Turmeric Powder 1 Tablespoon
- Corn Flour 3 Table Spoons
- Maida(All purpose) 3 Table Spoons
- Chilli Sause 2 Table Spoons
- Pepper Powder 1 Table Spoon
- Kesar Color 1/4 Table Spoon
- Salt to the taste
- Ginger Garlic Paste
- One egg – beaten
- Oil to Fry
- Soy Sauce 2 Table Spoons
Method:
- Clean and cut chicken into 2 inch pieces and drain the water completely
- Mix all the above ingredients with the Chicken Pieces
- Marinate for about 3-4 hours in Fridge
- Remove the marinated chicken from the Fridge and keep it to the room temperature for about an hour
- Heat oil in deep frying pan.
- Fry all the Chicken pieces few at a time until the chicken turns reddish brown
Tip: This can be served with Fried Rice, Plain Rice or Chapati or can be eaten as an apetizer by it self.
Nov
09
2009
Ingredients:
- Boneless Chicken – 1 lb
- Tomato – 1 Big (Grind)
- Onion – 1 Big
- Green Chillies – 8
- Ginger/Garlic Paste – 3 table Spoons
- Curd – 1/4 Cup
- Chilly Powder – 2 Tea spoons
- Turmeric Powder 0 1/8 tea spoon
- Cinnamon – 1 inch
- Coriander Leaves – Handful
- Cloves – 4
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
- Dry Powder : Dry roast everything
- Dry coconut Powder – 4 Table Spoons
- Poppy Seeds – 1 Tea Spoon
- Cinnamon – 1 Inch
- Clove – 4
- Black Elachi (Cardamom) – 1/2
- Whole Spice – 4
- Grind these items for Dry Powder.
Method:
- In the Pressure Cooker, Put oil and then put the Onion, green chillies, Cinnamon, clove, Black Elachi(Cardamon) and fry it till it becomes brown.
- Now Put the Ginger/Garlic Paste and fry it well
- Put the chicken pieces and mix it well. Then put the dry powder mix and fry it well.
- Add curd, salt, chilli powder, Turmeric and fry it for one minute. Add Tomato Puree and add one cup of water.
- Lock the pressure cooker and let it cook for 4-5 whistle and then put the coriander leaves.
Tip: It goes very well with Frieds Rice, Roti & Raagi Sangati and many more…
Nov
07
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken Thighs – 10
- Ginger Garlic Paste 0 1 Tea Spoon
- Red Chili Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
- Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Teas Spoon
- Cinnamon. Clove & Cardamom Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
- Jeera, Coriander powder – 1/2 Tea Spoon
- Curd – 1 Cup
- Lemon – Green – 1/2 for Juice
- Red food color – 1/8 Tea spoon
- Salt to Taste.
Mix all the above ingredients and marinate Chicken for 8-10 hours
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven for 425 degrees
- Prepare the Pan for the oven by lining it with Aluminium Foil.
- Place marinated chicken pieces in the Pan and dribble the marinated stuff on the pieces
- Put the pan in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes. Make sure pan is uncovered.
- Remove the pan once it’s baked for 20 minutes and turn all the chicken pieces over to the other side.
- If you have any mariniate left, put that on chicken.
- Put the Pan in the oven for another 15 minutes and check to see not to over cook
- Before taking Pan out from the Oven, put the Oven in Broil for 2 minutes. It will give the chicken the restaurant style look.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Serve it hot after garnishing it with sliced onions and Lemon Wedges.
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken – Boneless – 1 lb
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 Spoons
- Lemon Juice – 2 Spoons
- Coriander Powder – 2 Spoons
- Jeera Powder – 2 Spoons
- Garam masala – 2 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Onion – 1
- Salt
Method:
- Prepare the chicken by rSoaking Skewers in Water.
- Graind onion, ginger, garlic lemon juice & spices in mixer.
- Coat chicken in mixture from above and marinate overnight.
- Thread chicken on Skewers and grill under a hot grill or fry in a large well creased pan till chicken is well cooked.
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Cashews – 15 roasted
- Chicken – 1 Pound
- Onion – 1 big
- Green Chillies – 8 cut
- Ginger garlic Paste – 3 spoons
- Cinnamon, Clove, Cardimom – 2 each
- Turmeric Powder – 2 Spoons
- Red Chilli Powder – 2 spoons
- Tomato 2 – Puree (fine paste)
- Cilantro – 4 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Oil & Salt
- Clove Powder – 1/2 Spoon
* Along with onion put the whole spices
Method:
- In a pan put the onion, green chillies, fry it for some time and then put the ginger garlic paste and let it fry till the oil seperates
- Now add the chilles powder, turmeric and mix it well.
- Now put the curd little by little and fry it well and now put clove powder, salt, chicken fry it for 2 minutes and now add tomato puree and let it cook for some time
- Add cilantro
Tip: Grind cashew with tomatos. For mutton curry, pressure cook mutton.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken bone/boneless – 2 lbs
- One Big onion – cut thin
- Green Chillies – 8-10
- Cinnamon, Cloves & Cardamom – 4 each
- Tomatoes – 2 big
- Mint – one bunch
- Coriander leaves – 1/2 Bunch
- Lemon Juice – 2 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Ginger Garlic paste – 10 Spoons
- Red Chillies powder – 3 Spoons
- Clove Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cashew nuts – 12
- Salt to taste
- Oil to Fry
- Basmati Rice – 4 Cups
Method:
- Clean the chicken and keep it aside.
- In a pan put the oil and then put the Cinnamon, Cloves ,Cardamom, Cashew nuts and Fry them
- Then put the Onion & Green Chillies in it Fry it for some time & then put the ginger garlic Paste then fry.
- After that put mint, coriander leaves and fry them
- Put red chillies powder, salt and then put the chicken pieces and fry it well then add curd and lemon juice
- Put some water and cook it very well
- Cook the rice outside in cooker – half cooked and mix the rice with chicken gravy and let it simmer for some time
- Put the food color here & there in rice.
Tips: If you are cooking in oven after cooking the curry put the raw rice and water and cover it and keep that in the oven. Pre-heat the oven for 500 degrees. Cook for 25-30 minutes.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken – Boneless – 1 lb
- Vinegar – 1 Spoon
- Pepper Powder – 1 Spoon
- Eggs – 2 (Egg whites)
- Corn Flour – 2 Spoons
- Soy Sauce – 1 Spoon
- Chilly Sauce – 1 Spoon
- Capsicum -1 Spoon
- Small piece of Ginger
- Garlic Paste – 1 Spoon
- Green Chillies – 7-8
- Onion – 1
- Salt
Method:
- Prepare the chicken into small Pieces, mix the chicken with salt, Vinegar and Pepper powder. Let it marinate for one hour
- Cut the Onion, Capsicum into long pieces, ginger into small pieces, green chillies in its middle and keep it aside.
- Take eggs white parts in a bowl mix the corn flour to make batter
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, take out the chicken pieces one by one dip them in batter and fry in oil till golden color.
- Take another Pan put same oil in it, then put onion, capsicum, ginger and green chillies. Fry for some time, then add Soy Sauce, Chillie sauce to it.
- Mix the fried chicken with other fried stuff and keep on the low flame for 3-4 minutes.
Add Little salt while frying the onion stuff.