Monday, December 9, 2013

Curry Pepper Chicken



Ingredients
  • Chicken
  • Onion
  • Ginger
  • Garlic
  • Tomatoes
  • Coconut
  • Chilly Powder
  • Turmeric
  • Fennel seeds (sauf)
  • Curry leaves (kadipatta)
  • Crushed pepper

Method
  • Heat Oil and add onion and saute until transparent
  • Add ginger garlic paste, tomatos, coconut, chilly powder and turmeric. 
  • Mix well and cook for about 2 minutes
  • Make a paste of the above ingredients
  • In oil add fennel seeds, curry leaves & Chicken and mix well
  • Add salt and chrushed pepper
  • Add the paste we made earlier and mix well
  • Let the chicken cook for 15-20 mins mixing it once in a while
  • Once done add some more crushed pepper
  • Garnish it with coriander

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Chicken/Veg Korma




Ingredients
  • Vegetables
    • Potato
    • Cauliflower
    • Bell Peppers
    • Green Beans
    • Potato
    • Carrot
    • Paneer Cubes

  • Non veggies can use Chicken instead of Vegetables

  • Other Common Ingrediants
    • Onion
    • Cashew
    • Tomatoo Puree
    • Finely chopped ginger and garlic
    • Garam Masala
    • Turmeric
    • Red Chilli Powder
    • Fenugreek Leaves
    • Cumin Seeds
    • Oil
    • Salt to taste

Method

  • Preparing the Masala
    • Heat oil in a pan and add Cumin seeds
    • Add 2-3 onions and cook the onion until its translucent
    • Add chopped ginger, garlic and some cashew
    • Cool down the mixture and grind it in a mixer by adding some water
  • Cooking the vegetable/Chicken
    • Heat oil and add vegetables (add paneer at the end)/Chicken to it and saute it
    • Add the masala (made above), raisins, fenugreek leaves and tomato puree cook for a minute or two
    • Now add garam masala, turmeric, red chilli powder and salt and let the vegetables/Chicken cook well.
You are ready to server the delicious Chicken/vegetable Korma. Enjoy!!!

Monday, October 14, 2013

Chicken Chettinad



Ingredients
  • Chicken
  • Cinnamon stick
  • Green cardamom
  • Cloves
  • Dry red chillies
  • Cumin seeds
  • Fennel seeds
  • Coriander seeds
  • Poppy seeds
  • Shredded Coconut
  • Onion
  • Ginger
  • Garlic
  • Turmeric
  • Curry leaves
  • Red Chilly Powder
  • Tomatoes
  • Fresh lime
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil

Method
  • In frying pan dry roast cinnamon stick, Green cardamom, cloves, dry red chillies, Cumin seeds, Fennel seeds, coriander seeds, Poppy seeds
  • Once all the above ingredients are roasted add shredded coconut and keep roasting until the coconut is dehydrated
  • Cool down the masala and grind it adding a little water to make a paste
  • Heat oil in a pan and add 1 large onion and fry it until it turns brown
  • Add finely chopped ginger, garlic, turmeric and some curry leaves
  • Cook it for a couple of minutes and then add the paste and red chilli powder and cook this for another couple of minutes
  • Now add 2 tomatoes chopped and keep stiring until it is cooked
  • Now add chicken and mix well
  • Cook it on medium heat for 5 minutes
  • Add some salt, fresh lime and add some water until the chicken is tender

Serve with Roti/Rice

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Paneer Bread Roll



Ingredients
  • Crumbled paneer 
  • Small onion chopped fine
  • Red chilli powder 
  • Cumin / jeera powder
  • Garam masala 
  • Ginger garlic paste 
  • Coriander chopped fine 
  • Tomato sauce 
  • Slices of bread 
  • Butter 
  • Salt

Method
  • Place the crumbled panner in a nice bowl.
  • Add the red chilli powder, garam masala, salt, chopped coriander, chopped onion, and jeera & mix well
  • Add Tomato Sauce/Ketchup and ginger garlic paste and mix well
  • Remove the crusts from your bread
  • Roll out each slice as thin as you can.
  • Place about 1 tsp or so of filling on one end of the rolled out bread slice
  • Gently roll in from one end, making sure that the filling stays well within the first turn of the roll. 
  • Now, butter up the rolls well on all sides
  • Lightly roast in a pan until all sides are browned.

Serve with Sauce/Ketchup

Monday, May 6, 2013

Stuffed Mushroom




Ingredients
  • Button Mushrooms cups for filling
  • Fresh Bread crumb
  • Parsley
  • Cheese
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Oil

Method

  • Mix Bread crumb, Parsley, Cheese, chopped Ginger, Chopped Garlic, Salt & Pepper
  • Add some oil to the above mixture
  • Fill the Mushrooms with the above mixture
  • Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees
  • Spray some oil on the pan and place the filled mushroom 
  • Bake for around 15-20 mins

Serve hot with Sauce

Friday, May 3, 2013

Deep Fried Mushroom



Ingredients
  • Mushroom
  • 1/2 cup self raising flour/all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup corn starch
  • 1 spoon Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Water
  • Oil 

Method

  • Mix the flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt
  • Add a spoon of warm oil to the mixture
  • Add water and make a consistent batter to cover the mushrooms
  • Heat oil in a deep frying pan
  • Dip the mushrooms in the batter and deep fry them.

Serve hot with Chilly Sauce

Monday, April 8, 2013

Musroom Parsley Brushetta




 Ingredients
  • Mushroom
  • French Loaf
  • Onion
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Parsley
  • Oil 

Method


  • In a tablespoon of oil add chopped onion saute it
  • Add mushroom and mix welland then add salt and Pepper to taste
  • Add parsley to the mixture
  • Cut the bread into slices and toast it
  • Spread the mixture on the toasted bread slices

If you want you can also add toppings like grated cheese/chlli flakes/oregano before serving

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Chicken Pakoda

Chicken Pakoda - vinfoodie

 Ingredients
  • Chicken
  • Gram Flour (Besan)
  • Curd
  • Jaljeera/chat masala
  • Chicken masala
  • Salt 

Method

  • Take curd in a bowl and mix with Jaljeera or chat masala, chicken masala and salt
  • Add chicken to the mixture and marinate it for 5-10mins
  • Add gram flour and mix well so that it forms a coat over the chicken (if required add some water)
  • Take chicken pieces from the mixture and deep fry them in oil
Serve hot with Sauce