Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cups
• Long Chopped Onion (med) - 2
• Cashews- few
• Green chillis - 2
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Mint and Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
• Ginger paste -1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon -1
• Bay leaf - 2
• Cloves - 4
• Cardamom - 3
• Butter - 3 tbsp
• Salt

Marinade:

• Chicken pieces - 1/4 kg
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 /2 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
• Ginger paste - 1 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Preparation:

• Marinate the chicken with all that mariande items on the list for 30 minutes.
• Soak the rice for 10 minutes (else it may become overcooked at the end).
• Heat butter in the wok and add all the bay leaves,cloves,cinnamon,green chillies,cashews in it.
• Once the aroma starts to come out,add onion to it and saute until little crisp brown.
• Now add the garlic and ginger paste , corriander,chilli powder to it.
• Add the chicken with the marinade into it and saute for few minutes until the oil starts to separate.
• Add the rice,salt,garam masala into it.
• Close the lid of the pressure cooker and wait for 2 whistles .
• Serve hot with onion raitha and egg.

Chicken Chettinad

Ingredients:

Marination:

• Boneless skinless chicken-1 kg cut into small pieces
• Ginger paste -2 tsps
• Garlic paste - 2 tsps
• Curd - 6 tbsp
• Pepper powder 2 tsps
• Cumin powder 1 tsp
• Fennel seed powder 2 tsps
• Turmeric powder 1tsp
• Coriander powder 1 tsp
• Chili powder 1 tsp
• Lime juice - optional

Other Ingredients:

• Ginger paste - 2 tsp
• Garlic paste -2 tsp
• Red chilies - 4
• Onion - 3 large chopped
• Tomatoes -4 large
• Cinnamon stick -1 broken
• Cloves - 2-3
• Bay Leaves - 2
• Coriander leaves
• Oil
• Salt
  

Preparation:

• Marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients under marination and keep aside for 1 hour.
• In a deep pan heat oil and add cloves,bay leaves,Cinnamon and saute.
• Add onion,red chillies and saute until golden brown .
• Add ginger and garlic paste to it.
• After a minute add dices tomatoes and fry until the oil floats on the top .
• Add the marinated chicken with contents and salt and coriander leaves.
• Cover with a lid and cook under medium heat.
• Cook for a few minutes until chicken is done and the gravy is thick.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and little butter on the top.
• Serve hot with rotis,dosa or rice.

Thai Garlic and Basil Chicken

When you think of cooking with basil, Italian dishes like pasta or pesto sauce, would probably come to our mind first.But this recipe uses basil in a Thai style dish.If you like spicy food ,add a teaspoon of dices chili pepper or red pepper flakes, or a little chili-garlic paste when sauteing the chicken.This is a high protein,low fat dish and is only 200 calories per serving.I love Thai food and I hope you like it too.

Ingredients:

• Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp
• Minced garlic - 2 tbsp
• Onion-1 large cut into 1" strips
• Red bell pepper - cut into 1 " pieces
• Chicken - 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast-cut into 1" chunks
• Soy sauce - 7 tbsp
• Sugar -1 tbsp
• Fresh basil leaves,roughly chopped-1 to 1 1/2 cups

Preparation:

Heat oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat.

Add garlic,onion and pepper and toss for 2 mins

Add chicken pieces and saute,stirring frequently until it starts to brown on all sides but is not fully cooked , for about 3-5 mins.

Add soy sauce (use lower salt soy sauce if possible) and sugar.

Cook uncovered ,tossing occasionally,until chicken is just cooked through about 2-3 mins

Add basil and toss well and remove chicken from heat .

Cover until ready to serve to meld the flavors

Chicken Sukha

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Onion-2
• Dried Red chilli -4
• Ginger paste- 1 tsp
• Garlic paste- 1 tsp
• Coconut grated-1/4 cup
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
• Garam masala-1 tsp
• Cloves-3
• Bay leaves-2
• Curd-1/2 cup
• Cardamom-2
• Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
• Coriander seeds 1/2 tsp
• Peppercorns -1/2 tsp
• Salt
• Oil

Preparation:

• Marinate the chicken pieces with little salt and turmeric for 30 mins.
• Chop the onions.Fry it till golden brown in a pan with oil.
• Add cumin seeds,cloves,red chillies,coriander seeds,cardamom,peppercorns to it and saute.
• Also add garlic and ginger paste to it.
• Add turmeric powder to it and take off the heat.
• Grind the above along with grated coconut into a thick paste.
• In a deep fry pan,take a teaspoon of coconut oil and bay leaves and heat it.
• Now add the ground paste to it and add the curd in it.
• Take the marinated chicken and slowly drop it into the pan.
• Allow it to cook with the ground paste in the pan.
• The heat should be set on medium so that the spices gets mixed with the chicken.
• Cook until the paste becomes dry and gets coated on the chicken.
• Optional:sprinkle some lime juice on it and garnish with coriander leaves and onion.
• Serve hot.

Chicken drumstick fry

Ingredients:

• Chicken drumsticks-4


• ½ tsp coconut oil


• 2 tbsp vegetable oil


• Little butter


• Onion-1


• Green chillies-5


• Chilli powder-1tsp


• Coriander powder-1tsp


• Pepper powder- ½ tsp


• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp


• Garam masala- ½ tsp


• Cloves-3-4


• Garlic ginger paste-1 tsp


• Coriander Leaves-for garnish


• Lemon- ½

Preparation:

• In a pressure cooker, add chicken drumsticks, little salt, ¼ tsp turmeric powder and ½ tsp coconut oil and cook.


• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a fry pan and add chopped onions and finely chopped green chillies to it and fry for 2 mins.


• Add garlic-ginger paste, garam masala, cloves and fry for few mins.


• Now remove the chicken from the cooker and add to the fry pan .(save the cooked water in the cooker for making soup or as a substitute for broth)


• Sprinkle little turmeric power on it and add chilli powder, coriander powder and a little pepper powder to it and fry until the chicken starts taking in the spices( you could prick the chicken pieces with the fork for the spices to get into it)


• Add a little butter if you wish for added flavor.


• Remove from heat, add some coriander leaves and squeeze half lemon on it and serve.