Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

1. Rice-2 cups
2. Lemon juice of 1 lemon(seeds removed)
3. water-4 cups
4. salt
5. Oil-2 tablespoon.
6. Onion-1 finely chopped
7. Ginger garlic paste-1 tablespoon.
8. Carrot-1 finely chopped
9. Beans-finely chopped-1/4 cup
10. Spring onion-finely chopped-a small bunch
11. Boneless chicken pieces(squared)-1/2 cup
12. Cornflour-3-4 tablespoon
13. soysauce-1 tsp
14. pepper-2 tsp
15. salt
16. Oil-for frying chicken pieces
17. eggs-2
18. pepper- a pinch
19. salt

Method

1.Soak 2 cups of rice in water for 30 mts.

2.Coat the chicken pieces with cornflour,1/2 tsp soy sauce,salt and 1 tsp pepper and fry them.

3.Cool the fried chicken pieces and chop them further in to very small pieces and keep aside.

4.Now Boil about 4 cups of water and add rice in to it .Add lemon juice and salt and cook for about 10-12 mts or till the rice is 90% cooked.

5.Remove from heat and pour cold water in to the rice .Now drain off excess water and spread it on a flat plate.

6.Now partially cook the chopped carrots and beans.Drain off excess water and keep aside.

7.Heat about 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and add chopped onions.When the onions start changing colour add ginger garlic paste.

8.Now add partially cooked vegetables and saute them for a while.Add half of the chopped spring onions.

9.Now lower the heat and add fried and chopped chicken pieces and mix them.Add 1/2 tsp soysauce and a teaspoon of pepper and salt and mix them.

10.In another pan heat some oil and scramble the eggs with pepper and salt.Remove from heat.

11.Garnish with chopped spring onions and scrambled eggs and serve.

Chicken fry

I know that it's been a couple of weeks or more since i posted the gateau recipe.Well..i have been experimenting a lot in between and some of them came out really well and some of them were a flop.I will try to post 3 chicken recipes and some kerala special items today.Do try them and comment.

Ingredients

1.Chicken Pieces-1/2 kg

2.Ginger garlic paste-2 table spoon

3.curd-3 tablespoon

4.salt

5.Maida(flour)-4 tablespoon

6.cornflour-1 tsp

7.water-to prepare batter

8.cornflakes-crushed -1 cup

Method

1.Marinate the chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste,curd and salt for about 4 hrs

2.Cook the marinated chicken pieces till they are about 75 % cooked...

3.Remove from heat and keep aside the chicken pieces

4.Make a thick and smooth batter with maida,cornflour ,salt and the leftover gravy of the cooked chicken .

5.Dip the chicken pieces in the batter and coat them with crushed cornflakes on all sides.

6.Fry them in hot oil till they become golden brown in colour.

Recipe source-vanitha magazine

Shahi Kofta

(For Koftas)
Ingredients

1. Minced boneless chicken-1/2 kg
2. Garam Masala-1 tsp
3. Finely chopped ginger-1 tsp
4. Green chillies-3 chopped
5. Cashew paste-3 tbsp
6. Chopped coriander leaves-1/4 cup
7. Salt
8. Cornflour-1/4 cup

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients except cornflour using your hand .Make round lemon sized koftas and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan .Mean while roll the koftas in cornflour .
3. Fry these koftas till they become a creamish brown(very very light brown).
4. Drain off excess oil and keep aside.

To prepare Shahi Gravy

Ingredients

1.Finely chopped onions-2 medium sized

2.Julienned onions-2 medium sized

3.Cashews(soaked in water)-50gm

4.Cardamom,clove,star anise,cinnamon-1 each

5.Saunf(fennel)-1/2 tsp

6.Ginger garlic paste-1 teaspoon

7.Chilly powder,coriander powder-1/2 tsp each

8.Chopped tomato-1/2

9.Ghee-1 n half tsp

10.Chopped ginger-1 tablespoon

11.Chopped green chillies-3

12.Turmeric- a pinch

13.Water-2 cups

14.Nutmeg powder-1 tsp

15.Mace powder(powdered japatri)-1/4 tsp

16.Coriander leaves to garnish

17.Fresh cream-1/4 cup

Method

1.Heat 2 tablespon of oil in a pan and add the spices(ingredients 4 and 5).When a nice aroma starts coming add ginger garlic paste and chilly powder and coriander powder .

2.Add julienned onions and saute them.When it becomes light brown ,add chopped tomatoes and saute again.

3.Remove from heat and add cashews soaked in water.

4.Cool and grind by adding water,so that you get a nice silky shahi gravy.

5.In another pan heat ghee and chopped ginger and green chillies and saute them.

6.Now add finely chopped onions .Add turmeric when the onions become light brown .

7.Add shahi gravy and 2 cups of water into it.

8.Add salt ,coriander leaves,nutmeg powder and mace powder.

9.When it starts boiling ,add fried koftas.You can add li'l more water if you like.

10.Cover and cook for a few minutes.

11.Add fresh cream to it and mix well and then remove from heat.

12.garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Recipe source-cookery show hosted by lekshmi nair

Nadan Chicken Roast(Palakkad Style)

I must say that I have never come across such an easy tasty chicken roast before.Well,the courtesy goes to Ruxana (indirectly to her mom),my sweet friend.Although she gave me the recipe a couple of weeks before,I couldn't try it out that time.But,last sunday after our exams got over ,I cooked this with the help of my hubby,Shyam and guess what....it was a hit !!!!The special feature of this roast is that it is so easy to make and less time consuming ,but it doesn't lessen the taste....So guys, here is the recipe of Ruxana's Palakkad Style Chicken Roast

Ingredients

For Marination

1.Chicken-1kg

2.Shallots(small red onions) -15-20 nos

3.Ginger +Garlic+Jeera paste-1.5 tablespoon

4.Chilly powder-2tablespoon

5.Kashmirichilly-1tablespoon

6.Turmeric(haldi)-1/2 tsp

7.Garam Masala-2 tsp

8.Coconut oil-1 tablespoon

9.salt

For Roast

Coconut oil-for roasting

Onions-3 chopped julienne

Turmeric-1/2 tsp

Chilly powder-2 tsp

Salt

Curry leaves or coriander leaves- to garnish

Method

Grind shallots and jeera and make a coarse paste.Mix this with Ginger garlic paste and all the other ingredients ie from 4 to 9 and salt.Coat the chicken pieces with this marinade.After 5 - 10 minutes ,cook the marinated chicken in cooker for exactly 2 whistles ,using little water.

Now julienne the onions ie cut the onions in to thin long strips .In a pan,add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil .When it becomes hot,add curry leaves and saute the onions,till they become light golden colour.Now add chilly powder and haldi and salt according to your taste.I added more chilly powder because we like spicy chicken.

Now put the cooked chicken pieces and saute again in medium heat.You can add the chicken stock (the water with which you had cooked the chicken) after 2 minutes.Mix everything thoroughly and cook on medium heat for about 5 -10 minutes.Well,this time depends on how well your chicken has been cooked in the cooker.So you can vary the time.And,then when a nice aroma starts coming,turn off heat and garnish with curry leaves or coriander leaves.

Here I used curry leaves because ,I like them when i cook with coconut oil.But Ruxana's recipe mentioned using coriander leaves.Next time i will garnish with coriander leaves,because i think that will give more taste.

So ,please try this out and let me know asap.

And Rukku,I thank you again for this wonderful recipe and Shyam,I thank you for all the help and your wonderful feedback...

Chilly Chicken

I don't remember exactly when i started eating chicken and fish,but i think it was during the frequent outings with friends after our graduation days.But even then,i could not imagine myself cooking non veg.But things changed a lot after marriage.When i found myself enjoying life in the beautiful cooking world ,the appealing looks of chicken dishes made me try Butter chicken masala(vanitha recipe).To our surprise it came out very good.From then on my non-veg(which includes only chicken,prawns and egg) cooking journey began.

My non veg cooking list includes butter chicken masala,chilly chicken,3 tier chicken pulao,pepper chicken,chicken tikka masala,malabar chicken biriyani ,prawns masala,prawns fried rice , egg dishes , egg biriyanis etc.

This chilly chicken recipe is different from my first chilly chicken recipe,this time i used a recipe which is similar to gobi 65 and gobi manchurian.But i liked this one more than the first one.This was really very tasty and the looks also matched the restaurant type chilly chicken.

So this is how i made it.

Ingredients

Boneless chicken,cut in to small

square pieces -1 kg

Onions-2

Capsicum-2 or 3

Ginger-2 inch piece

Garlic-1 pod

Green chillies-7-8

Soy sauce-3tsp

Tomato sauce-1tsp

Red chilly sauce-1tsp

Worcestshire sauce(optional)-2tsp

Cornflour-2tbsp

Maida-2tbsp

Vinegar-1tsp

Chilly powder -2 or 3 tsp

Black pepper powder-1 tsp

Oil-for frying

Salt as required

Cornflour-2 tbsp and water -1 cup

Method

Wash and clean the chicken pieces thoroughly and marinate with cornflour,maida,chilly powder,soy sauce(1 tsp),crushed ginger,crushed garlic,black pepper powder,vinegar and salt ,for 2 hours.

Fry the chicken pieces until they become golden brown in colour.Drain of excess oil.Julienne (cut in to long thin strips )the onions and capsicums.

In another pan heat some oil ,saute onions, capsicums,crushed ginger and garlic,chopped green chillies.When they start changing colour add chilly powder,soy sauce,chilly sauce,tomato sauce,worcestshire sauce ,salt and saute agin for 1 minute.Add fried chicken pieces and mix properly .Mix 2 tbsp cornflour in 1 cup water and pour in to this,stir and cook again for another 3 to 4 minutes in low flame.and there..your chilly chicken is ready!!

I do hope you like it and pls let me know after trying this one.

Again guys , I would like to express my gratitude to my hubby,because ..............well...any guesses????b'coz, he is the one who did the cleaning and marination of chicken pieces ... :)

So thank you Shyam and thank you all for reading my posts (I would be more delighted if u try them)