Friday 22 February 2019

Creamy Palak Paneer


Palak Panner is a famous North Indian Dish with spinach & cottage cheese

This Gravy is a Rich source of Vitamins Iron & calcium due to Both healthy ingredients Spinach & Panner

This Gravy is Served Mainly with Chapati/ Roti(Indian flat breads)

Recipe for Palak paneer

Spinach(Palak): 2 medium bunch
Onion: 2
Tomatoes: 2
Cream: 1/2 cup
Ginger grated: 1sp
Cottage cheese(Paneer): 200 grms
Green chilies: 4-5
Oil: 3sps

Method of preparation:

  • Blanch the Spinach along with sliced Onions & Green chilies
  • Keep the Paneer cubes in warm water untill use
  • Once the Spinach & onion & chilies are cooled, Blend this to fine paste
  • In a Deep dish heat Oil, then add grated Ginger
  • Add chopped Tomatoes & saute/ fry till Tomatoes get mushy
  • Add spinach puree mix well add paneer mix well & cook for 5-6 min
  • Then add slat to taste & add the cream p
  • Cook for another 2-3 min 
Palak paneer is Ready to serve...drizzle some cream & serve with chapati

Saturday 16 February 2019

Chicken Hariyali & Kabab


Chicken Hariyali gravy blend of spices & coriender makes this delicious gravy Best served with Roti/ Chapati. To accompany spicy Chicken kabab as side dish try this combo.

Chicken Hariyali gravy is Creamy gravy lightly spiced with Green chilies, flavor of coriander makes this gravy hariyali

Ingredients:

Chicken: 500 grms

To grind

Onion:2
Cinamon: 1 inch
Cloves: 4
Pepper corns: 1sp
Garlic: 10cloves
Ginger: 1 inch
Green chilies: 5-6
Tomatoes: 2
Coriender leaves: 1/2 cup
Coconut grated: 1/2 cup

To temper:

Oil: 4 sps
Coriender powder: 2sps
Turmeric: 1/4 sp
Garam masala: 1/2 sp



For this Chicken Hariyali Gravy follow this simple recipe

Grind all the Ingredients under to grind with 1cup water to a smooth paste & keep aside
In a Deep pan(kadai) Heat Oil 
Add the Chicken pieces add turmeric mix & fry it well 
Then after 5 min add the ground Masala paste & mix
Add coriander powder, garam masala & salt to taste cook with lid
Cook till the chicken pieces are cooked then adjust consistency (add water 1 cup if very dry)



Chicken  Hariyali gravy is ready to Serve  with Chapati/ Roti

For the Kabab

Boneless Chicken: 10pcs
Marinate Chicken pieces with salt & lemon juice for 10min
Squeeze out then add 1egg, 4sps Redchili powder & 4sps cornflour mix well till coats
Or else you can use Kabab powder(don't add salt of using Kabab powder)
Heat up Oil & deep fry

Spicy Chicken Kabab is ready

Wednesday 6 February 2019

Popcorn Chicken


Finger food Popcorn chicken are bite sized crispy chicken for snacks or starters. These Juicy Chicken are easy to make, You can even make these with big breast pieces & serve in  Burger for snacks Kids love this snack, We love it too : Click here for Chicken Burger Recipe

You can have these with Dips of your choice, Mayonnaise goes well with these Popcorn Chicken

Follow this Recipe for Crispy Popcorn Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken Boneless: 300grms
Red chili powder: 2tsp
Lemon Juice: 1/2 lemon
Salt to taste
Egg: 2

All purpose flour: 1 cup
Oregano seasoning
Bread crumbs: 1cup
Oil for frying

Method for Popcorn Chicken

Take Chicken chicken make these bite sized pieces
Marinate in Red chilli powder, salt & lemon
Keep for 10 min, then dip in egg & coat in Flour( add little salt & oregano to flour)

Again dip coated chicken piece in Egg(2nd coating) & coat in Flour/ breadcrumbs
Fry in medium hot oil, cook both sides till crispy. Remove on absorbent paper

Serve these crispy Popcorn Chicken with Mayonnaise

Friday 1 February 2019

Fish Curry & Fried Prawns platter


Spicy King Fish curry seved with Red Rice a coastal combo which is delicious, paired up with Fried prawns. you will enjoy this platter

The traditional coconut curry is a curry made with coconut juice is quite popular. The Goan fish curries and prawn curry are known for their taste and renowned in the whole of coastal India while fried fish dish in their style is well known.This spicy Fish curry is a coconut and kokum curry which is also very popular. Along with this here is recipe for Fish Platter



Fish Curry for Fish 4-5 Pcs

Ingredients

Coconut grated: 1 cup
Red chilies: 4-5
Tamarind/ Amsol: 2sps
Turmeric: 1pinch
Coriender: 2sps


Method:

Gind All the Ingredients with 1 cup water & make a fine masala

In a Deep dish(kadai) add this masala & little water(to make curry consistency 1 cup water)
Bring to boil then add salt to taste
Add cleaned fish & cook covered for 8 min


Serve this Fish curry with Hot Rice & fish fry

Prawns Fry recipe:

Prawns: 6-8
Red chili powder: 2 sps
Turmeric: 1pinch
Tamarind paste: 2sps
Salt to taste
Lemon:1/2
Oil to fry: 3-4sps

Wash the prawns & de-vien them
Marinate the cleaned prawns with salt & lemon juice
Keep aside for 5 min
Make a paste of Red chilli powder, turmeric & tamarind paste
squeeze out excess liquid from prawns and coat well i this chili paste.
Keep the griddle/tawa hot add oil to it
In a plate add semolina and coat the prawns one by one
Fry it on the oiled griddle sprinkle some oil on top
After 2 min turn and cook on the other side for 2 min
Crispy Rava Coated Prawns fry are ready



Chicken Curry


Chicken Curry served with Chapati/ Roti our Mid week dinner options. This is a tomato based chicken Curry where chicken is marinated before adding to the gravy

Try this easy recipe of Spicy tangy Chicken Curry  for other chicken gravy recipes click these recipe links: Bhuna Chicken, Mughai Chicken, Pudina chicken


Ingredients:

For the Marinade

Chicken: 500 grms
Coriender leaves: 1/4th cup
Curd: 3-4 sps
Turmeric: 1/4 sp
Red chili powder: 1tbsp
Garam masala: 1/2 sp(optional)

Pastes required

Onion: 2

Garlic: 5clove
Ginger: 1/2 inch

Tomatoes: 2

To temper

Oil: 4 sps
Bay leaves:1-2
Cinamon: 1 inch
Cloves: 4
Green chili slit: 2
Onion: 1 big

Coriender powder: 2sps
Turmeric: 1/4 sp
Red chili powder: 1tbsp
Garam masala: 1/2 sp(optional)
Mint leaves: handfull

Follow this simple recipe for chicken curry

Method of cooking

Marinate the chicken with all ingredients under marinate & keep for 1/2 an hr

Grind Onion with 1cup water to a smooth paste & keep aside
Similarly make paste of Ginger & garlic, and also 2 Tomatoes

In a Deep pan(kadai) Heat Oil &all ingredients under temper add Onion & chopped & green chilies fry

Then once Onion changes colour add the Ginger garlic paste fry then add Onion paste & mix well

Add Red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala & salt to taste mix then add Tomato paste

Add Marinated Chicken pieces mix and let it cook with lid, once half cooked add salt to taste & Mint leaves 

Cook till the chicken pieces are cooked then adjust consistency (add water 1 cup if very dry) & cook 2-3 min

Super easy Chicken curry is ready to serve. enjoy with hot phulkas or chapati /Rice