Archive for the ‘Chicken Recipes’ Category

• Salli chicken

  Date: 2011.05.28 | Category: Chicken Recipes | Response: 0

  Ingredients: – 500 grams chicken, 1 onion, 2 tomatoes, 1 cup salli( deep fried potato straws),1 teaspoon red chilly paste, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon red chilly powder, ½ teaspoon garam masala, ½ teaspoon ginger paste, 1 teaspoon garlic paste, 1 bay leaf, ¼ teaspoon turmeric, 2 tablespoons oil, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

  Preparation time : – 25 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: -Cut the chicken into medium sized pieces. Put it in a big bowl and add pepper, red chilly powder, turmeric, half the garam masala, ginger, garlic, salt and mix it well. With the help of a fork make holes on all sides of the chicken pieces and let it marinate for three hours. Finely chop the onion and tomato separately and set it aside. Now take a pan and pour the oil. Bring to heat and when the oil is very hot add the bay leaf, cumin seeds. Let it crackle and turn golden brown then add the onions and fry till they are golden brown. Add the red chilly paste and sauté briefly. Next put in the garam masala, coriander powder and fry till the raw smell of the masala leaves. Now add the tomatoes and sauté till the tomatoes blend and becomes a thick gravy. Add the chicken with the marinade and sprinkle salt to taste. Mix it well, cover, simmer and cook for 15 minutes or till the chicken is nice and soft. Add the potato straws and mix once and remove from flame. Garnish with coriander leaves and fried cashew nuts and serve.

• Murg dhanshak

  Date: 2011.05.27 | Category: Chicken Recipes | Response: 0

  Ingredients: – 500 grams chicken, 1 medium sized onion, ½ cup mix of tuvar dal(pigeon peas), masoor dal(red lentils), moong dal(green gram), 1 cup pumpkin dices,1 small potato cut into roundels, 1 small brinjal cut into roundels, 1 small tomato diced, 1 small onion diced, 1 tablespoon chopped fenugreek leaves, 2 cups water, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ tablespoon roasted cumin powder, ½ tablespoon roasted coriander powder, ½ teaspoon curry powder, 1 bay leaf, ½ teaspoon tamarind paste, ¼ teaspoon pepper corns, 2 cloves, 2 cardamoms, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 small dried kashmiri red chilly, 2 green chillies, 4 garlic flakes ½ teaspoon grated ginger, ½ cup chopped coriander leaves, ½ cup chopped mint leaves,1 tablespoon oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 45 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: – Finely chop the onion and keep it aside. Take a blender and add the mint leaves, coriander leaves, grated ginger, garlic, green chillies, red chilly, cumin seeds, cardamoms, cloves and pepper corns. Make a paste and set it aside too. Wash all the dals (lentils) and soak it for four hours. Now take a pressure cooker and add the soaked lentils, red pumpkin dices, brinjal roundels, potato roundels, fenugreek leaves, onion dices, tomato dices, turmeric, water and salt to taste. Cook everything for 10 minutes and then blend it to a puree. Cook all these ingredients till they can be mashed with a spoon itself. Now take a pan and add the chicken, puree, roasted cumin powder, roasted coriander powder, garam masala and mix it up well. Bring to boil, cover and cook on a low flame for 10 minutes. Take a frying pan and pour the oil. Bring to heat and when the oil is hot add the bay leaf, sauté briefly. Now put in the onions and sauté till they are slightly dark brown. Add the paste we ground and sauté till the oil begins to leave the edges of the pan. Put in the chicken with the gravy and add the tamarind paste. Sprinkle salt to taste. Let it boil and cover with a tight lid, cook on a low flame for 15 minutes or till the gravy is thick and the chicken is done. Remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves and serve

• Banana chicken curry

  Date: 2011.05.26 | Category: Chicken Recipes | Response: 0

  Ingredients: – 4 chicken pieces, 2 tablespoons flour, 4 teaspoons curry powder, 2 bananas, 1 cup rice, 2 lemon slices, oil for frying and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 25 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: – Take a bowl and put the chicken pieces in it and add the curry powder, flour and salt. Mix it all up and coat the chicken with it. Take a frying pan and pour oil enough to fry and fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. Reduce the flame and cover and cook for 15 minutes or till the chicken is tender. Now add the banana slices and cook for another six minutes. Remove form flame and set it aside. Boil rice in salted water with a small piece of lemon for 15 minutes or till the rice is done. Spread the rice on a big platter and with the help of a fork separate all the grains. Then put the chicken pieces and banana pieces over it. Garnish with lemon slices and serve