How to Make Chicken Jalfrezi

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 kg Chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 2 Onion (Piyaz), chopped
  • 1 inch Ginger (Adrak), striped
  • 1 tbsp Soya sauce
  • 2 tbsp Vinegar (Sirka)
  • 1 tsp Ketchup (Sauce)
  • 2 Tomatoes (Tamatar), diced
  • 2 Green chilies (Hari mirch)
  • 1/2 tsp Red chili powder (Lal mirch)
  • 2 tbsp Pepper powder (Kali mirch)
  • 1 tsp Mono sodium Glutamate
  • Salt to taste

Method:

  1. Wash, clean the chicken thoroughly and cut chicken into long thin strips.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and add onions and fry until transparent, then add ginger, chicken and soy sauce and fry for 5 minutes.
  3. Add tomatoes, green chilies, chili powder and salt and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally for 5-6 minutes.
  4. Reduce the heat to low, add vinegar, black pepper, mono sodium glutamate and ketchup, cover and cook for another 10 minutes.

Recipe from

~http://www.indianfood-recipes.com~

Photo from

~http://www.nainfood.com~

How to Make Indian Curry Chicken

Ingredients
3 tablespoons tomato sauce
3 tablespoons plain yogurt
1 cup water
1 inch cube of ginger
2 tablespoons water
4 cloves garlic
1 cut-up, skinned chicken
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons oil
1 cinnamon stick
5 cardamom pods (green if you can find them)
5 whole cloves
1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

  • Mix the tomato sauce, yogurt and water and set aside.
  • Blend the garlic, ginger and water until smooth. Brown the chicken pieces in the oil Remove the chicken from skillet and lower heat.
  • Add the cinnamon stick, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cloves and hot pepper flakes. Stir for 30 seconds.
  • Add the garlic and ginger paste and the turmeric.
  • Stir for 1 minute. Add tomato mixture, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Stir.
  • Add chicken, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, turning chicken a few times. Serve with plain rice.

 

Recipe from

~http://www.thokalath.com~

Photo from

~http://www.indo-curry.com~

How to Make Chicken Tikka Masala

Ingredients
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 4 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper or cayenne pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 3 teaspoons salt, or to taste
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 4 – 5 skewers
Directions
1. In a large bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, ginger, and 4 teaspoons salt. Stir in chicken, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. Preheat a grill for high heat.
3. Lightly oil the grill grate. Thread chicken onto skewers, and discard marinade. Grill until juices run clear, about 5 minutes on each side.
4. Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and jalapeno for 1 minute. Season with 2 teaspoons cumin, paprika, and 3 teaspoons salt. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Add grilled chicken, and simmer for 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, and garnish with fresh cilantro.
Additional Info
Avoid adding chicken pcs into the gravy before its cooked or it will become rubbery
The Chicken Tikka Masala can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. Reheat gently before serving.
Serve With Steamed basmati rice, rice pilaf or warm nan.

Recipe from

~http://www.cooknrecipes.com~

Photo from

~http://www.flickr.com~

 

 

How to Make Chicken Chettinad

Ingredients:

1kg Chicken
2 tsp Poppy seeds
1/2 Grated coconut
1 tsp Fennel seeds
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
6-8 no. Whole red chilies
1″ stick Cinnamon
3 no. Green cardamom
2 no. Cloves
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 no. Onion, large
2 tsp Ginger, chopped
2 tsp Garlic, chopped
1/2 Star anise
1 tsp Red chili powder
3 no. Tomatoes, medium
1 no. Lemon
10-12 no. Curry leaves
Fresh coriander Garnish.
1/2 cup Oil
Salt To Taste
Method:
  • Clean the chicken, remove the skin and cut into small pieces.
  • Chop the onions and tomatoes separately.
  • Roast the whole red chilies, grated coconut, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, fennel seeds in oil and grind to a paste for 20mts along with ginger and garlic.
  • Heat oil in a vessel and fry the onions till golden, then add curry leaves and the ground paste and sauté for some time.
  • Add the tomatoes, red chili powder and turmeric powder and sauté.
  • Add the chicken, mix and cook for 5 minutes and then add 2 cups of water and lemon juice.
  • Cover and cook till the chicken is done.
  • Serve chicken chettinad hot garnished with coriander leaves and accompanied with boiled rice, rotis or tandoori naan .

Recipe from:

~http://www.indianfoodforever.com~

Photo from:

~http://www.fearlesskitchen.com~

Indian Chicken Dilruba Recipe

Ingredients:
2 medium onions
1 cup milk
2 tbs chopped fresh ginger root
2 tbsp Punjabi garam masala
6 tbs butter or vegetable oil
1 tsp ground turmeric
3-4 lb. chicken, skin removed, cut
2-3 fresh green cayenne peppers, minced, into small pieces or serranos/jalapenos as substitute
1 cup fresh plain yogurt
Salt and ground cayenne to taste
1/4 cup almonds, ground A few strands whole saffron, soaked in 2 tbs. warm milk
1/4 cup walnuts, ground

 

Method:
  • Minced fresh cilantro and whole 1/4 cup melon, pumpkin or squash seeds almonds/cashews for garnish (optional), ground
  • Put the onions and ginger in a blender or food processor and process into a smooth paste (consistency of apple sauce).
  • Heat the butter or oil in a heavy, deep skillet and gently brown the onion-ginger mixture, stirring often. Add the chicken and yogurt.
  • Combine well and cook over medium heat until the mixture becomes rather dry and the chicken begins to brown.
  • Grind the almonds, walnuts and melon seeds until quite fine. Stir them into the milk, then add the mixture to the chicken along with the garam masala, turmeric, chili peppers, salt and ground cayenne.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the chicken is very tender and the sauce is very thick (about 10-15 minutes). Stir in the saffron/milk mixture and cook 1-2 minutes longer. Serve chicken dilruba with roti, naan or paratha.

Recipe from

~http://www.indianfoodforever.com~

Photo from

~http://indopakrecipesbysa.blogspot.com~

Indian Butter Chicken

Ingredients:
1/4 pint/150ml natural yogurt
2 ounces/50g ground almonds
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp crushed bay leaves
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp garam masala
4 green cardamom pods
1 tsp ginger pulp
1 tsp garlic pulp
14 ounce/400g can tomatoes
1 1/4 tsp salt
2 pounds/1kg chicken, skinned, boned and cubed
3 ounces/75g butter
1 tbsp corn oil
2 medium onions, sliced
2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
4 tbsp cream

 

Method:
  • Place the yogurt, ground almonds, all the dry spices, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and salt in a mixing bowl and blend together thoroughly.
  • Put the chicken into a large mixing bowl and pour over the yogurt mixture.
  • Set aside. Melt together the butter and oil in a medium karahi, wok or frying pan. Add the onions and fry for about 3 minutes. Add the chicken mixture and stir-fry for about 7 to 10 minutes.
  • Stir in about half of the coriander and mix well. Pour over the cream and stir in well. Bring to the boil. Garnish the indian butter chicken with the remaining chopped coriander to serve the chicken curry.

Recipe from

~IndianFoodForever.com~

Photo from

~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_chicken~

Aamir Khan’s Favourite Food

Aamir Khan is one of the most talented actors in bollywood and he has impressed the film critics from all over the world with his acting skills. How can the audience not like him as an obsessed lover in Ghajini, caring teacher in Taare Zamin Par and an intelligent but naughty engineering student in Three Idiots? This bollywood hero is very serious about his work but when it comes to delicious Indian food, Aamir khan loves to indulge in Mughlai dishes.

So, one of my all time favourite recipes: Baked chicken Mughlai style / Almond chicken dedicated to my favourite hero Aamir khan:

How to make butter chicken at home

Butter Chicken rocks! Don’t you agree with me?

If you love butter chicken as much as I do then do try my best butter chicken recipe ever and let me know how it turns out for you:

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Ingredients: 500gms boneless chicken, 4 tsp yoghurt, Salt as per taste, red chilli powder, tandoori masala, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, drops of lemon
1/2 cup butter, oil for frying, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 large chopped onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 large tomatoes, 1 tsp tomato paste, 1-2 bay leaves, 2-3 cardamom(green cardamom), 1/2 cup whipped cream, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp mango powder, 2 cinnamon (sticks), 1 tsp brown sugar, 1 tsp Fenugreek leaves, Cilantro for garnishing

Instructions (Preparation Steps):
Cut chicken into small pieces.
Making Marinade :
Mix chicken pieces with 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp tandoori masala, 1/2 tsp cumin powder and 1/2 tsp coriander powder, 4 tsp yoghurt, few drops of lemon and allow it to marinate in fridge for about 1 hr.
Take a pan and put some 1/2 cup of butter add 1 tsp cumin seeds, chopped onion, ginger and garlic paste. Fry them until onions are brown. Take out the mixture and grind them.
In the pan fry tomatoes in butter again grind them separately.
In the same pan add 2 bay leaf, 2-3 cloves and fry them. Now, add the marinated chicken and when chick turns white add the onion paste and tomato paste to it.
Adding Spices :
Add 1 tsp cumin seeds, salt as per taste, turmeric pow, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp mango powder, 1 tsp brown sugar, some cinnamon to the mix and simmer the stove to form a gravy. After some 10 min add whipped cream and keep stirring. Add fenugreek leaves, 1/2 tsp black pepper pow, 1/2 tsp garam masala.Our mouth-watering Butter Chicken is ready.
Garnish with Cilantro leaves.
Serve with roti.

Some additional tips:

-If u want the onions u get brown quickly then just add salt to it while cooking.
-Whenever curd is to be added to the masala, it should be beaten well and added gradually.
-Sometimes cooking requires a lot of pre-preparation. Make masalas ahead of the time. Stock the masala in the freezer till not required for cooking. This method will save a lot of time