Saturday, 5 December 2015

Easy Chicken Fry


Preparation Time: 15 mins
Marinate Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
Onion - 1 (small)
Green Chilies - 2 
Curry leaves 
Salt
Oil

To Marinate
Chicken - 1/2 kg
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:
1. Marinate the chicken & keep it the fridge for 1 hour. Then deep fry the chicken.
2. In a kadai add oil, onions, chilies, curry leaves, salt & salute till onions turn soft
3. Finally add the fried chicken
This spicy chicken is a best combination with rice

Simple Crab Curry

Preparation Time: 30 mins
Ingredients:
Crab - 1/2 kg
Onions - 2
Tomato - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves
Coriander leaves
Salt 
Oil

Method:
1. In a kadai add oil, finely chopped onions and salute till onions turn soft, then add tomatoes and cook till they are mashey.
2. Add Turmeric powder, Chili powder, Pepper powder, Coriander powder, Garam masala powder, salt and cook oil snoozes out
3. Add crab, water and curry leaves and cook the crab is fully cooked and the gravy thickens.Garnish with coriander leaves
This gravy goes good with rice

Chicken Meat Balls Curry


Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:
For Meat balls
Chicken - 1/2 kg
Onions - 1
Roasted gram - 2 tbsp
coriander leaves - a bunch
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

For Gravy
Onions - 2
Green chilies - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp 
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Salt

Other Ingredients
Water - 1 cup 
Kasoori methi leaves - 1 tbsp 

Method:
1. Grind all ingredients given for meat balls to a course mixture and deep fry in oil.

2. Grind the ingredients for the gravy to a fine paste.
3. In a kadai add oil and the gravy paste and salute till the oil snoozes out.
4. Add 1 cup of water to the gravy and bring the gravy to a boil over medium heat
5. Then add fried chicken balls and cook till the gravy thickens.Finally garnish with Kasoori methi leaves

Serve hot with chapati, Rotis or rice.

Sunday, 7 June 2015

Chicken Kulambu/Curry


Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:
Chicken - 1 kg
Small/ Madras Onions - 1/2 cup
tomato - 1
Green Chili - 2
Oil as required
Salt as required

To Fry:
Coconut - 1 cup
Cinnamon – 2
Cloves – 2
Cardamom – 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Dry Red Chili - 5
Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cashew - 5

Method:
1. Mix chicken with ginger garlic paste and cook in pan leaving 2 whistles
2. In a kadai add little oil and all the ingredients under 'to fry' and fry till coconut turns light brown in color. Cool this mixture and grind to smooth paste
3. In another kadai add oil fennel seeds, cumin seeds, onion, green chilies, curry leaves and cook till onions gets soft, then add tomatoes and salute
4. Add the grinded coconut paste, salt and cook till oil leaves side. Then add chicken and mix well
5. Add water as required and bring to boil, simmer and cook till the curry thickens
6. Garnish with coriander and curry leaves
Serve with rice or chapati

Kerala Chicken Thoran


Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:
Chicken: 1/2 kg (Boneless)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves
Salt as required

To Grind:
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fennel Seeds – 1/2 tsp

Method:
1. Grind the ingredients to a coarse mixture
2. Cut chicken to small pieces, mix with ginger garlic paste and cook in pan leaving 2 whistles
3. In a kadai add oil, mustard seeds, fennel seeds and onion and fry till onions are cooked
4. Add the grounded mixture, salt and mix well, finally add the chicken and cook for 5 mins

Garnish with curry leaves and serve hot with rice

Sunday, 31 May 2015

Mango Mastani

Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients: 
Chopped Mango - 2 cups
Full Fat milk / Whole Milk - 1 cup
Vanilla Ice cream - 1 cup
Sugar - 4 tbsp

For Garnishing:
Vanilla Ice cream
Cherries
Chopped Mango
Chopped Almond, Pistachios and cashew (optional)

Method:
1. Blend Mango, milk, sugar, ice cream to a smooth thick milkshake
2. Pour the milkshake in a glass, place scoop of ice cream and top with the chopped mangoes, chopped nuts and cherries.

Butter Naan

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Coking Time: 15 mins
Resting Time: 2 hours

Ingredients:
Maida - 2 cups
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Oil- 3 tbsp
Egg - 1
Lukewarm milk - 1/4 cup
Sesame Seeds - 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves - a small bunch

Method:
1. In a bowl add oil, egg, yogurt, milk, all dry ingredients and make a soft dough
2. Place the dough in a bowl and cover with thin wet cloth and allow to rest for 2 hours
3. Take the dough and roll it like chapati. Add sesame seeds or Coriander leaves and press.Brush water on one side
4. Heat tawa on high. Place naan on hot tawa ( brushing with water side down) wait for some time
5. Turn and cook on another side on direct gas flame and spread some butter
Serve with any Veg or Non veg gravy