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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Palak Chicken



Ingredients:


  • 1lb chicken
  • 1.5 cup palak paste
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1.5 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp chicken masala
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 lemon
  • salt
  • 4 tbsp oil


Method:


  1. Marinate chicken with yogurt, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, chicken masala, turmeric, lemon juice, salt and oil for 30 mins.
  2. Wash palak, Add palak and water to a blender smooth paste.
  3. Heat oil in a pot, add onion paste and fry for 3 mins.add ginger garlic paste fry untill raw smell goes off.
  4. Add marinated chicken and remaning yogurt mix well and cook on medium flame for 10 mins.
  5. Now add palak paste fry until raw smell goes off.
  6. Serve with rice, jeera rice and roti.

Monday, December 18, 2017

Kadai Mushroom Gravy





Ingredients:
  • 1½ tbsp coriander seeds 
  • 3 to 4  dried red chilies 
  • 2 to 3 tbsps oil
  • 6 cashew nuts 
  • 1 cup cubed onions
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes 
  • 1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp red chili powder 
  • ½ tsp garam masala powder
  • 200 grams mushrooms 
  • 1 medium onion cubed large, layers separated
  • 1 cup capsicum cubed
  • salt as needed
How to make the recipe
  1. Make a coarse powder of coriander seeds and red chilies in a blender. Set this aside.
  2. Add 1 tbsp oil to a pan. Saute ginger garlic for 1 min. Add onions and saute until they turn slightly pink.
  3. Add tomatoes and salt. Saute until the tomatoes turn completely mushy.Add cashews to the pan. Set this aside to cool.
  4. When cooled make a smooth paste of the onion tomato mixture in a blender.
  5. Add a tbsp of oil to the same pan.Rinse the mushrooms well and slice them.When the oil turns hot, add sliced mushrooms and saute for 4 mins.
  6. Add capsicum and onion cubes and saute all of them together until mushrooms turn slightly golden. Set these aside.
  7. Add another tbsp of oil to the pan and heat it.Add the coarse powder.Add onion tomato paste to the pan and saute for 3 to 5 mins.
  8. Pour 1 cup water to the mixture and make a gravy. If needed add more water to bring it to a slightly thin consistency.Add fried mushrooms, capsicum and onions.
  9. Rest for at least 15 mins before serving.
  10. Serve kadai mushroom with plain rice, roti or any breads.