Tandoori Chicken ( Spicy chicken in yogurt marinate)

 

After a long time i am back to writing blogs.Tandoori Chicken in spicy yogurt marinate tastes great. Just give a try ,definitely you will like the taste.

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken leg or breast piece

Chilly powder : 1 tsp

Turmeric: 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice : 3 tsp

Yogurt : 100 ml

Olive oil or cooking oil : 1 tsp

Butter : 4 tsp

Salt as required

To Grind :

Cloves : 3 Nos

Bay leaf : 2 Nos

Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp

Garlic : 2 pods

Ginger : 1 inch

Coriander seeds : 2 tsp

Onion : 1 (finely chopped)

 

PREPARATION:

1. Rub the salt and lemon over the chicken and leave it for half an hour 

2. Keep the pan in the stove.Fry the cloves, bay leaf , cumin seeds, coriander seeds .

3. Grind the above ingredients with ginger, garlic,Onion an form a paste. 

4. Put the grinded ingredients in the yogurt along with chilly powder, turmeric powder ,salt and oil.

6. Apply the above paste to the chicken and marinate for at least 8 hrs.

7. Take the chicken and keep in the Oven.

8. Preheat the oven for 5 min and keep the chicken in the oven for 45 min until its done.

8. Take the chicken from oven and  mix lime juice with butter and dress it over the tandoori chicken.

9. Now its ready to serve.

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Mint Chutney

Mint Chutney can be served with Tandoori Chicken.

INGREDIENTS:
Mint leaves : 1/4 Cup
Corriander Leaves : 1/2 Cup
Curd : 1/2 Cup
Lemon Juice : 3 tsp
Green Chillies : 2 Nos
Salt as required

PREPARATION:
1. Grind the Mint leaves, corriander leaves ,green chillies with lemon juice and curd .
2. Add salt as required and now its ready to serve.

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Moru Kulambu

Moru Kulambu  is an simple and traditional dish. Its quite easy to prepare. Moru Kulambu  can be made using vegetables like Bendi (ladies finger) and white pumpkin. It takes only 20 min to prepare.

INGREDIENTS :

Curd : 1 cup

Mustard seeds : 1 tsp

Urid dhal : 1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds : 1 tsp

Toor dhal : 1 tsp

Coriander seeds : 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds : 1 tsp

Ginger paste : 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves : 1 tsp

Green chilies : 2 Nos

Red Chilies : 3 Nos

Turmeric powder: 1 tsp

Oil : 2 tsp

Coriander leaves to garnish

and salt to taste

PREPARATION :

1. Soak the Toor dhal , Green chillies, Cumin seeds,Coriander seed for half an hour.

2. Grind the above mentioned ingredients with ginger paste and two coriander leaves and mix with curd .

3. Add tumeric powder and salt to curd and stir well.

4. Now Drizzle the oil in the kadai and add season with mustard seeds, urid dhal ,fenugreek seeds and red chillies and saute well.

5. If u need any vegetables to be added you can fry the bendi in oil or boil the pumpkin separately and add to it.

6. Add the Curd mixed with grinded ingredients to it and stir well.

7.Cook in the low flame and till the Moru Kulambu  gets heated.

8. Now the Moru Kulambu is ready to serve.

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Carrot Rice

 

Carrot rice is simple and delicious. It can be made in 20 min. 

INGREDIENTS:

Carrot : 250 gms

Rice :  1 cup

Mustard seeds : 1 tsp

Cumin seeds : 1 tsp

Urid dhal : 1 tsp

Hing : a pinch

Curry leaves : 1 tsp

Green Chillies : 4 nos

Small onions : 20 nos

Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp

Oil : 3 tsp

water : 2 cups

Coriander leaves to garnish

and salt to taste

PREPARATION:

1. Cook the rice with water and salt and keep aside.

2. Grate the carrots and chop the small the onions.

3. Drizzle the oil in the kadai and season with mustard seeds, urid dhal, hing, curry leaves, green chillies and chopped small onions. Saute well till the onion becomes translucent.

4. Add the grated carrots, turmeric powder and salt to it and saute well.

5. when the carrots gets cooked add the cooked rice to it and saute well.

6. Now garnish the Carrot rice with coriander leaves.

7. Carrot rice is ready to serve.

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Pepper Chicken Gravy

 

Chicken with pepper makes the dish yummy.Pepper chicken gravy is my favorite dish.It could be served with Parrota, Chapathi and rice also. 

INGREDIENTS:

To Marinate:

Chicken : 500 gms

Ginger & Garlic Paste : 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder : 2 tsp

Chilli powder : 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp

Salt : 1/4 tsp

For Pepper Chicken Gravy:

Cloves : 6 nos

Cinnamon Stick : 2 Nos

Cardamom : 6 Nos

Green chillies :4 Nos

Onion : 2 Nos (finely Chopped)

Tomatoes : 2 Nos (finely Chopped)

Ginger paste : 1/2 tsp

Garlic Paste : 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder : 1 tsp

Cumin powder : 1 tsp

Garam masala : 1 tsp

Oil : 6 tsp

Coriander leaves to garnish

and salt to taste

PREPARATION :

1. Marinate the Chicken pieces with Ginger & Garlic Paste, Coriander powder,Chili powder,Turmeric powder and Salt for 2 hours and pressure cook the chicken. 

2. Drizzle the oil in the vessel and season with cloves,cardamom, cinnamon stick,chopped onion and green chillies to it. Saute well until the onion becomes translucent.

3. Now add ginger and garlic paste and saute well till the raw smell disappears.

4. Add tomatoes to it and saute well.

5. Add the pressure cooked chicken to it and saute well.

6. Add garam masala ,cumin powder salt and pepper powder to it and saute well.

7. Cook until the oil oozes out from sides of the vessel.

8. Now pepper chicken gravy is ready to serve.

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Butter Chicken Gravy

 

Chicken with butter makes the dish yummy.Butter chicken Gravy is my favorite dish.It could be served with parrota, chapathi and rice also. 

INGREDIENTS:

To Marinate:

Chicken : 500 gms

Ginger & Garlic Paste : 1/2 tsp

Garam masala : 1/2 tsp

Curd : 1 cup

Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp

paprika : 1 tsp

Salt : 1/4 tsp

  

For Butter Chicken Gravy:

Cloves : 4 nos

Cinnamon Stick : 2 Nos

Cardamom : 4 Nos

Bay leaf : 2 Nos 

Ginger & Garlic Paste : 1/2 tsp

Red chillies : 3 Nos

Onion : 1 No (finely Chopped)

Tomatoes : 4 Nos (finely Chopped)

Pepper powder : 1/4tsp

Butter : 25 gms

and salt to taste

PREPARATION :

1. Marinate the Chicken pieces with Ginger & Garlic Paste, curd ,Turmeric powder ,Garam masala , paprika and Salt for 2 hours . 

2. Drizzle the some butter in the kadai and season with cloves,cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaf  ,chopped onion and red chillies to it. Saute well till the onion becomes translucent.

3. Now add the ginger and garlic paste and saute well till the raw smell disappears.

4. Add tomatoes to it and saute well.

5. Switch of the flame and grind all the ingredients in the kadai and keep aside.

6. Now keep the kadai in the stove and put the remaining butter and add the marinated chicken to it and saute well.

7. Add the grinded  ingredients to it and cook until chicken is done.

8. Garnish Butter Chicken Gravy with coriander leaves. Now butter chicken is ready to serve.

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Chicken Briyani

Chicken Briyani tastes really good. Its quite simple and easy to prepare.Preparation time is 45 min. Its serves for four people.

INGREDIENTS:

To Marinate:

Chicken : 500 gms

Ginger & Garlic Paste : 1/2 tsp

Corriander powder : 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder : 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp.

Salt : 1/4 tsp

  

For Briyani masala:

Basmathi rice : 2 cup

Cloves : 6 nos

Cinnamon Stick : 2 Nos

Cardommom : 6 Nos

Bay leaf : 2 Nos 

Cashew nuts : 8-10 Nos

Green chillies :4 Nos

Onion : 2 Nos (finely Chopped)

Tomatoes : 2 Nos (finely Chopped)

Ginger paste : 1 tsp

Garlic Paste : 1 tsp

Coriander Powder : 2 tsp

Chilli powder : 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder : 1/2tsp

Cumin powder : 1 tsp

Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp

Garam masala : 1 tsp

Curd : 1 cup

Coriander and mint leaves : 1 cup

Safron a pinch dissolved in 1tsp of milk ( if needed can be used)

Water : 2 1/2 cup

Oil : 6 tsp

Ghee : 3 tsp

and salt to taste

PREPARATION :

1. Marinate the Chicken pieces with Ginger & Garlic Paste, Coriander powder,Chilli powder,Turmeric powder and Salt for 2 hours and pressure cook the chicken. 

2.Soak the rice in water for 20 min.Pour the ghee in the kadai and season with some of the cloves,cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaf  and add the rice. Stir well for few min and half cook the rice with 2 1/2cup of water. Add Saffron a pinch dissolved in 1tsp of milk to it if needed.

3.Drizzle the oil in the vessel and season with remaining spices,cloves,cardamom, cinnamon stick, bay leaf   cashew nuts,chopped onion and green chillies to it. Saute well until the onion becomes translucent.

4. Now add the ginger and garlic paste and saute well till the raw smell disappears.

5. Add coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and saute well.

6. Add tomatoes and saute well.

7. Add coriander leaves,mint leaves ,curd and garam masala and saute well.

8. Finally add  pressure cooked chicken to it and cook slowly in the low flame.

9. Take a kadai and  arrange the rice and chicken masala in alternate layers and cook slowly in a low flame for 15 min.(or) Preheat the oven for 5 min  and grease the pan with oil and place the rice and chicken masala in alternate layers and cover with aluminum foil and cook for 20 to 22 mins.

10. Now chicken briyani is ready to serve.

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