Chicken Roast

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken- 500gms

Onion - 1 medium sliced

Green Chillis - 3-4 Slit

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1tbsp

Red chilli powder - 2tbsp ( can be adjusted acc to your taste)

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

salt- as per taste

garam masala - 1.5 tbsp

oil- 5-6tbsp

Jeera - 1tbsp

curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Coriander leaves - a few finely chopped

METHOD:

-Clean the chicken , add the ginger garlic paste , salt , turmeric,  red chilli powder and 1 tbsp garam masala. Mix well and marinate for 1/2 hr to 45 min.

-Heat oil in a kadai , add the jeera , curry leaves,onions and green chilli. Fry well till onions turn brown.

-Add the marinated chicken , cook the chicken in its own juices till dry.

-Once the chicken is dry and well cooked add the left over garam masala mix well and turn off the flame.

-Add the coriander leaves and serve along with rice, sambar or rasam.

Chicken Curry

This is the curry that i made for our weekend meal. So here is the recipe. It was perfect for the peas pulao and the roti.

INGREDIENTS:

chicken- 500gms

onions- 1 medium , chopped

tomato- 1 medium , chopped

Ginger Garlic Paste - 2tbsp

green chillies - 2-3 slit and chopped

red chilli powder - 2tbsp ( can be adjusted acc to your taste)

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

salt- as per taste

garam masala - 1.5 tbsp

oil- 5-6tbsp

Jeera - 1tbsp

curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Mint Leaves- Small bunch finely chopped

METHOD:

-Clean the chicken and pat it dry.

-Add the onions , tomato, green chillies,ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder , turmeric salt and garam masala and mix well.

-Take a pressure cooker , add oil. Once the oil is hot add jeera and curry leaves.

-Let the jeera splutter , now add the chicken , turn the flame to high and cook for 5 min on high.

- Lower the flame and cook for 15-20 min till all the water that comes out of the chicken dries.

-Add 2 cups water , let it come to a boil.Once the water starts to boil close the lid and cook for 2-3 whistles.

-Remove the lid and add the chopped mint leaves,cook for 5 min. Serve with Rice , Roti or any flavored rice.

Semiya Upma

INGREDIENTS:

Semiya/Vermicelli - 1cup

Onion- 1 medium chopped

Ginger - 1.5 inch piece , chopped

Green chillies- 2-3 chooped (can be adjusted according to your taste)

oil- 3 tbsp

jeera- 1 tsp

mustad seeds- 1 tbsp

curry leaves- 2 sprigs

water- 2 cups ( i use 1:2 ration , 1cup semiya: 2 cups water)

salt acc to taste

METHOD:

-Heat 1tbsp oil , once hot add the semiya and fry till they turn golden brown. Keep aside.

-In the same pan add the rest of the oil , once oil is hot add the chana dal and fry for 30sec's to 1 min.

-Now add the mustard, jeera and fry for 30 sec's.

-Next add the ginger, green chillies and curry leaves , fry for 1 min.

-Add the chopped onion and fry for 1 more min.

-Add the water , salt and let the water come to a boil.

-Add the semiya and cook till done.

Sending this to Favorite recipes event: Breakfast recipe hosted by Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen.

Weekend Meal

This was our weekend meal. Peas Pulao, Chicken Curry, Phulkhas and curd. I will post the recipe of chicken curry soon. Peas Pulao has already been posted previously in my blog, click HERE to go to the recipe.

Vegetable Manchurian

INGREDIENTS:

Finely chopped Vegetables( carrot,cabbage and beans)- 2cups

Maida - 1/2cup

cornflour-2-3tbsp

ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp

Garlic- 2tbsp finely chopped

Ginger - 2tbsp finely chopped

green chilli- 2-3 finely chopped ( can be adjusted according to your taste)

Spring onion- 2 chopped

Salt as per taste

White pepper powder(1/2 tsp)

Oil to fry

Soya sauce- 1tsp

Vineger- 1 tsp

green chilli sauce- 1 tbsp(optional)

METHOD:

-Take a big bowl add the vegetables , maida, cornflour , ginger garlic paste, salt and pepper. Mix well. Add little water if required and make small balls.

-Heat oil for deep frying.

- Once the oil is hot enough add the balls and fry till golden brown.

- Keep aside.

- Heat 3tbsp oil , add the ginger, garlic and green chillies and fry for a few seconds.

- Now add soya sauce , green chilli sauce and vineger.

- Adjust the salt. Add little pepper. Now add the manchurian balls and fry for 2 min.

-In a bowl take 2 tbsp of cornflour add little water and dilute it.

- Add the cornflour liquid to the balls and add the spring onions.

- Remove from heat and serve hot.