Simple chilli chicken

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gm

Corn flour 2 tbsp

All purpose flour 1 tbsp

Capsicum diced 2

Onion diced 1

Green chilli slit 3-4

Soy sauce 2 tsp

Pepper powder  1 ½ tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a bowl add corn flour, all purpose flour, pepper powder and salt. Mix well

2.      Add cleaned chicken pieces and  rub well

3.      In a pan add oil, onion, green chilli and capsicum. Saute well

4.      Add mixed chicken chicken, soy sauce, pepper  and toss once

5.      Close lid and allow to cook

6.      Stir occasionally

7.      Once done adjust salt and pepper accordingly

Serve hot

Squid tomato gravy

Ingredients

Squid 500 gms cleaned and cut

Cinnamon 1

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Onion chopped 1

Garlic pounded 5

Tomato chopped 3

Red chilli paste 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Tamarinds extract 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Tomato sauce 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds, cinnamon ,onion and garlic. Saute well

2.      Add tomatoes and cook till mushy

3.      Add red chilli paste and saute well

4.      Add squid, turmeric  powder, chilli powdet and salt.

5.      Allow to cook till 3/4

6.      Add soy sauce and tamarind extract

7.      Once done add tomato sauce.toss once

Do not overcook(approx. cooking time is 7-10 minutes)

Serve with any rice

Goes well with plain rice too

Mangalore Chicken curry (chicken curry with radish)

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gms

White radish cut into cubes 1 cup

Onion chopped 1

Tomato chopped 2

Gingergarlic paste 2 tbsp

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Cloves 3

Cinnamon 1 inch

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 2 tsp

Fennel powder 1 tsp

Cumin powder 1 tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds, cloves,cinnamon,curryleaf and onion. Saute well

2.      Add gingergarlic paste and chicken.saute till it oozes out its water

3.      Add radish and tomato.saute once

4.      Add turmeric powder and salt

5.      Toss well

6.      Add ½ cup of water and allow to cook

7.      Once cooked add chilli powder,coriander powder,garam masala,fennel powder and cumin powder

8.      Add about a cup of water and bring it to boil

9.      Adjust salt

Serve with rice

Mutton dalcha(version 2)

Ingredients

Mutton 250 gms

Toor dal 2 tbsp

Bengal gram  2 tbsp

Green chilli slit 2

Small onion chopped 6

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Tomato chopped 1

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Sambar powder 2 tsp

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Cinnamon 1

Bay leaf 1

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Tamarind extract 1 tbsp

Potato 2

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pressure pan add oil, fennel seeds, cinnamon, bay leaf , green chilli and onion. Saute well

2.      Add ginger garlic paste ,turmeric powder and mutton. Saute well

3.      Once water oozing out dries add dal and tomato. Saute once

4.      Add 2cups  of water and pressure cook for 5-6 whistles

5.      Once the pressure settles down, add salt and potato

6.      Cook for 2 whistles

7.      Once the pressure off, add sambar powder, tamarind extract and asafoetida

8.      Bring it to boil

9.      Keep it in gravy consistency

Serve with briyani

Chettinad Drumstick dried anchovies curry

Ingredients

Dry anchovies 20 cleaned and washed

Drumstick 2 cut into 1 inch pieces

Onion chopped 1

Tomato chopped 1

Garlic 10 pods

Fenugreek seeds ½ tsp

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Homemade vadagam 1 tsp

Curry leaf 1 sprig

Tamarind extract 2 tbsp

Curry powder (kulambu milagai podi) 1 ½ tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, vadagam,curry leaf, onion and garlic pods.

2.      Saute well and anchovies.toss well

3.      Add drumstick and tomato pieces and saute till tomato gets mashed

4.      Add ¼ cup of water and cook till drumstick is done

5.      Add curry powder,tamarind extract and water

6.      Once it starts boiling adjust salt

7.      Allow it to boil for 5 minutes

8.      Turn off flame

Serve it after 2 hours

Tastes good the next day

SERVE WITH RICE

Quail eggs and anchovies sambal

Ingredients

Boiled and deshelled Quail eggs 24

Anchovies 25

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Dry red chilli paste 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Oil ¼ cup

Salt as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add ¾ of oil given above and fry the biled eggs and anchovies till golden brown. Keep aside

2.      Grind onion and tomato together into paste

3.      In the remaining oil add onion tomato paste and salt

4.      Saute till water dries up

5.      Add dry chilli paste and 4 tbsp of water

6.      Once it starts boiling add fried anchovies, fried eggs and soy sauce

7.      Cook till eggs coats well with sambal

Serve with any rice or even plain rice

Here I served with tomato rice and it tastes good too

Erode ghee chicken(nei kozhi)

Ingredients

Chicken ¼ kg

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Ghee 2 tbsp

Salt as required

For masala

Pepper corns 1 tsp

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Dry red chilli 12

Smallonion 15

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Ghee 3 tbsp

Curry leaves 4 sprigs

Preparation

1.      In a pan add ghee, pepper corns, cumin seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilli, small onion and ginger garlic paste.

2.      Saute well and allow it to cool

3.      Grind it to a paste. Keep aside

4.      In a pan add ghee, chicken, turmeric powder ,curry leaf and salt. Saute well

5.      Add ground paste and ¼ cup of water to it

6.      Cook till done

7.      Serve hot

Chicken patties

Ingredients

Minced chicken 300 gms

Onion 1

Green chilli 2

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 1

Cardamom 1

Ginger 1 inch

Garlic 6-7 pods

Roasted bengal gram 3 tbsp

Coconut grated 3 tbsp

Coriander and mint leaf chopped 3 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Grind onion,ginger,garlic,cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,fennel,coconut,roasted bengal gram and green chilli with 2 tbsp of water to a paste

2.      To it add minced chicken add grind together once

3.      To it add salt and chopped coriander mint leaves. Mix well

4.      Make small balls of this dough and pat it into patties(vada like)

5.      In a pan add oil and place these patties

6.      Shallow fry it until all the sides turn brown and is cooked well from inside

Serve hot with tomato sauce as appetizers