Chicken Pepper Soup

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken Cut up(with bones) - 8 to 10 pieces
Pepper corns - 2 teaspoon
Jeera - 2 teaspoon
Toor Dhal - 2 teaspoon
Garlic cloves - 4 to 5
Onion - 1/2 cut into thin wedges
Tomato - 1 cut into pieces
Turmeric powder - A pinch

PREPARATION :

1. The Soup needs to be prepared in a pressure cooker. Add Onions,tomato and all ingredients listed above to the cooker and add water to cover them all(including chicken pieces).
2.Also,add a pinch of turmeric powder to it ,and also add salt to taste.
3.Pressure cook them for 3 to 4 whistles in medium flame.
4.It is done,once the pressure goes off.U can add salt and pepper powder to taste and enjoy the hot pepper chicken Soup:)

Chicken Biriyani

INGREDIENTS :

Basmati raw rice - 2 Cups
Green chillies - 5 to 7
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Spices for tempering (little of all) - Jeera, Fennel seeds,Bay leaves,Cardomom(1 piece),anasi mokku
Onion - 1 big thinly sliced
Tomato - 1 small
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn
Plain Red chilli powder - 1 small tspn
Salt - as per taste
Milk - 1 glass
Chicken - 1 lb

PREPARATION:

1.Add oil and ghee in the pressure cooker and do tempering of all spices.
2.Next add green chillies and onions to it.
3.Add the ginger garlic paste fresh now.Saute till the onions become transparent.
4.Now add chicken pieces to it and stir till they turn white and half boiled,and add a pinch of turmeric powder now,
5. Add the small tspn of chilli powder and 2 spoons of salt + 1 spoon for rice (totally 3 salt for 2 cups rice), adjust based on salt taste to the chicken now.
6.Finally add tomato to this and stir them well.
7.Now pressure cook the chicken in medium heat for either 1 whistle or compulsory 10 minutes in low flame.
8.Note that we have not added water to this till now.
9.Remove the pressure and check for water.
10.There should be water to a certain amount in it. Measure for it.
11.Now add water on 1:1.5 ratio for rice and water. If it is 2 glass rice,then it should be 3 glass water and milk.i.e add 1 glass of milk (I use whole milk) and 2 glass of water to make it 3.
12.Now let the liquid with chicken rise to a boil,and then add the rice now.
13.Keep dum over it for cooking ,it takes complete 10 to 15 minutes to cook and get the flavour.
14.Add cut coriander or mint leaves to teh boiling water before adding rice or add it after makign the biriyani.
15.Enjoy the biriyani,ready to eat now~

Sweet and Sour Chicken

INGREDIENTS :

Rice Noodles or Rice - 2 cups
Pineapple chunks can - 8 oz can
Chicken broth - 3/4 cup
Vinegar - 1/4cup(Optional)
Brown sugar - 2 teaspoon
Corn flour - 2 tbsp
Soy sauce - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Minced garlic - 1/2 tsp
Celery Sliced - 1 cup
Onion (thinly sliced ) - 1 cup
Green or Red bell pepper - 1 Small
Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast - 1 lb

PREPARATION:

1.Break rice noodles and cover it with warm water and cook for 15 mts while making the chicken gravy.
2.Drain the pineapple chunks and reserve the Juice of it.
3.For the sauce,stir in a bowl the reserved juice ,chicken broth ,vinegar,brown sugar ,corn flour,Soy sauce and set aside.
4.In a pan add oil,fry minced garlic for few seconds and add onions,celery saute them for 5 mts and add sweet pepper and stir fry them for 3 mts and remove from the pan.
5.Now add chicken to the pan and stir fry for 5 mts and now add the sauce to the wok and cook until the sauce becomes thick and chicken becomes softer.
6.Add the vegies and pineapple chunks to it ,add the sugar and cook and stir for 3 mts.
7.The Sweet and Sour chicken gravy can be had with rice noodles or hot rice.

Tofu Deep Fry & Spicy Peanut Sauce

INGREDIENTS :

Tofu - 1 packet
Canola oil - To deep fry tofu

For the sauce :

Dry Roasted Peanuts - A handful
Soy sauce ,Chilli sauce - as per taste
Brown sugar 2 teaspoon
salt - 1 tsp
Honey - 1 teaspoon
Ginger - 1/2 inch cut into pieces
Chilli flakes - to taste
Lime Juice - to taste

PREPARATION :

1. Before frying tofu,at least 20 minutes before you start frying, lay out a thick layer of newspaper. place a paper towel over the newspaper.
2. Take out the tofu ,cut it into bitesize cubes and arrange them over the papertowel now.

Lining up the tofu pieces on newspaper will absorb moisture from the tofu (and the paper towel will keep off the newsprint from getting onto the tofu) .

3.Put another paper towel over the tofu pieces and gently press them to absorb excess moisture.
3.Now heat canola oil in a large pan,and in medium heat start frying the tofu.
4. Fry until the tofu is golden on both sides. Take them out and they are ready to eat with the spicy peanut sauce :)

Peanut Sauce :

1. Blend peanuts and ginger and keep it aside.
2. Heat a small saucepan and add the soy sauce,chilli sauce and the grind peanut ginger mixture.Also add the other ingredients for sauce and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until warm. U can add more chilli flakes for spicyness.
3. The sauce is ready to dip tofu in it :)

Egg Masala

INGREDIENTS :

Boiled Eggs - 4
Onion - 1
Red chillies - 8
Garlic - 10 Pods
Salt - to taste
Fennel seeds crushed - 1 teaspoon

PREPARATION :

1.Remove the egg shells and keep it ready and start preparing the masala.
2.Blend the onions,garlic pods,red chillies,and fennel seeds with little salt into a smooth mixture. 3.Add oil in pan and saute the blended mixture till raw smell goes off and oil comes out of it.
4.Now add those boiled eggs in for the delicious dish to be ready to eat!

Garlic Shrimps

INGREDIENTS :

Shrimps - 1 lb
Butter - 2 tablespoons
Garlic cloves - 5 to 6 minced
Lemon Juice - 1 tablespoon
Fresh Parsley or coriander cut - to garnish
Onions fried - to garnish

PREPARATION :

1.In a large skillet ,heat butter and saute the minced garlic in it.
2.Add shrimps and saute them well ,turning frequently so that they get cooked well.
3.Now add salt and lemon juice to it and stir well.
4.Garnish with fried onions and enjoy with fresh cut coriander or parsley!

Kalakand - Milk Sweet

INGREDIENTS :

Sweetened Condensed Milk - 14 Oz can
Ricota Cheese - 15 Oz
Almond ,Pistachios - 1/2 teaspoon
Powdered cardomom - 1 teaspoon

PREPARATION :

This sweet can be easily cooked on Microwave oven or can be even made in a pan (takes more time).
1. Apply some oil grease on a microwave container and pour condensed milk in to it .Add ricota cheese to it and mix them together. You can add the cardomom powder also now.Mix till there are no lumps at all.
2.If using Unsweetened condensed milk then add sugar according to taste.
3.Keep it in the microwave for 5 minutes.Take it out and mix for no lumps.
4.Again keep it in the mocirowave for 5 minutes and check again for no lumps. It should have reached a grainy consistency by now else keep it again for 5 more minutes.

5.Now grease any square tray and pour the grainy mixture into it ,and add almonds and pistachios to it.
6.Cool it down and cut into square pieces and enjoy them!

Chicken Tandoori

INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Drumsticks - 4 to 5 pieces

To Marinate :

Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons
Curd - 1/2 cup
Garam masala - 2 pinches
Chilli chicken masala - 2 teaspoons (optional)
Salt - to taste
Paprika - 1 teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
Lemon Juice - 1 teaspoon
Vegetable oil - For brushing or spraying
Pepper - 1/4 teaspoon

Onion ,tomato , bell peppers - For garnishing ,can be baked too.

PREPARATION :

1.Make few slits or cut in the chicken drumstick pieces so that the marination penetrates into the flesh too.
2.Mix all ingredients in a bowl except oil and make a mixture of it.
3.Now put the chicken pieces into the mixture,mix well ,coat it evenly and allow it to marinate overnight or atleast 8 hours.
4. Now to cook the chicken,preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
5. Place the chicken upside on the rack and brush it with little oil and bake it uncovered for 40 to 50 minutes.

I generally marinate the onion,tomato and bell peppers ,zuchini along with chicken(at the time of cooking only) and bake them and garnish them over the tandoori chicken.

Fried Chicken (Like KFC)

INGREDIENTS :


Chicken Drumsticks - 4 to 5 pieces
Butter or Margarine - 1/4 cup
Cornflakes - 2 cups
Salt - to taste
Pepper - 1/4 teaspoon
Paprika or chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Milk - 1/2 cup

PREPARATION :

1.Heat conventional oven to 400 degrees.
2.Melt butter or margarine in a pan ,add to it the milk, salt and parika and pepper.
3.Crush the cornflakes in a blender to fine crumbs.
4.Now dip the chicken into the milk -margarine mixture and then coat it evenly with the cornflakes mixture.
5.Place the chicken upside in pan.
6.Bake it uncovered for 35 to 45 minutes or until when the chicken is fully boiled.

Enjoy the fried chicken and it is a instant dish which needs no marination of chicken.

P.S - The indian style of making this involves flour mixture and bread crumbs ,which i ll post on the blog soon!

Chicken Samosa

INGREDIENTS :

For the Filling :

Chicken Breast - 1 LB
Onion - 1
Green chillies - 4
Ginger Garlic paste - a teaspoon full
Salt - to taste
Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Chilli powder ,Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
Mango powder - 1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds(optional) - 1/2 teaspoon

For the Pastry :

All purpose flour - 1 cup
Wheat flour - 2 tablespoon
Salt - to taste
Cooking Veg oil - 2 teaspoon

PREPARATION :

Make the dough just like how you make for chapathis and set it aside for 20 minutes.

Now for the filling , Initially i minced the chicken using blender and got ground chicken ready to cook. Take oil in a pan, saute green chillies slit and onion until they become transparent. Now add Minced chicken to it. Now add all spices to it and add little water and allow chicken to cook for 10 to 15 minutes either with lid closed or open. Let it cool down for the stuffing inside samosas!
U can also make a glue paste for sticking edges of samosa jus by mixing a spoonful maida with water.

Making of outer part :

1. Knead the pastry dough again and divide it into balls.
2. Roll this ball just like you make for a chapathi /roti.
3. Cut it into half with a knife.
4.Again cut the half into 2 making 4 pieces of the roti made.
5. Pick up one half and form a cone making with the edges overlapping and the triangular cone corner on top so that you can fill it with the chicken filling.
6. Glue this together with a little maida paste
7. Now the samosa is ready to be put in the oil and fried.


Enjoy the hot samosas with tomato ketchup or with sweet sauces.