Chicken green tikki (hariyali chicken tikki)

Ingredients

Chicken boneless 300 gms

Coriander leaves chopped 4 tbsp

Mint leaves chopped 3 tbsp

Green chilli 1

Ginger ½ inch

Garlic 6-7

Corn flour 2 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Grind chicken once in a food processor. Keep aside

2.      Grind coriander, mint leaves, ginger, garlic and green chilli.

3.      Add ground paste, salt and corn flour  to chicken

4.      Mix well and make small balls

5.      Pat it into tikkis and shallow fry in oil

Serve hot

Chicken onion fry

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gms

Onion sliced thinly 1

Shallots chopped finely 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Cinnamon 1

Bay leaf 1

Chicken curry masala 1 ½  tbsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Garam masala ½ tsp

Coarsely ground fresh pepper ½ tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds, cinnamon and bay  leaf

2.      Add onion and shallot. Saute till transparent

3.      Add chicken and ginger garlic paste. Saute till chicken turn white

4.      Add chicken curry masala, chilli powder and salt

5.      Allow it to cook in low flame with lid closed

6.      Once done add garam masala and pepper. Toss once

Serve with rice, rotis , pulao or briyani

Saucy pasta and noodles stir fry

Ingredients

Chinese Noodles 200 Gms

Italian Pasta (macaroni) 75 Gms

Onion 1

Garlic 4 pods

Anchovies ¼ cup

Soy sauce 1 tbsp

Sweet chilli sauce 1 tbsp

Pepper powder coarse 1 tbsp

Salt and oil as requred

Preparation

1.      In a pan add 4 cups of water, a tsp of oil and a little salt. Bring it to boil

2.      Add noodles and pasta , allow it to cook for 10 minutes

3.      Turn off the flame and drain the water

4.      Rinse it of in running water and keep aside

5.      Hand pound onion and garlic coarsely

6.      Ina pan add oil pound onion-garlic. Sauté well

7.      Add anchovy and fry it well

8.      Add soya sauce, sweet chilli sauce and noodles to it. Toss well

9.      Adjust salt

10.  Add pepper powder and toss once

Serve hot

Kadai chicken (Punjab style)

Ingredients

Chicken 1 kg

Onion 1

Ginger 1 inch

Garlic 10 pods

Dry red chilli 6

Green chilli 2

Tomato 3

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Coriander leaf chopped 2 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Roast and grind

Coriander seeds 4 tsp

Cumin 2 tsp

Pepper corns 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 4

Bay leaf 1

Dry roast and grind coarsely

Preparation

1.      Grind ginger, garlic and dry red chilli into paste

2.      Puree the tomato

3.      In a pan add oil and onion.saute well

4.      Add ginger garlic chilli paste, toss once

5.      Add green chilli, ground powder and tomato puree

6.      Toss well and add turmeric powder and chicken

7.      Sauté well till it turns white and add salt and coriander leaves

8.      Mix well and add ½ cup of water

9.      Allow it to cook

10.  Once done , stir fry till masalas gets coat well with chicken

Serve with rotis

Pan grilled sardines in banana leaf(mathi valailayil pollichathu)

Ingredients

Sardine 6 whole, cleaned

Small onion chopped ½ cup

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Pepper powder 1 tbsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Coriander leaf chopped 4 tbsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Banana leaf 1(for packing and steaming)

Oil and salt as required

Preparation

1.      Tender the banana leaves by running it over flame

2.      Marinate the fish with chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric powder and salt for 1/22 hour

3.      In a pan add oil, small onion. Saute well

4.      Add ginger garlic paste, pepper powder,1/2 tsp turmeric powder,salt,curry leaf and a tbsp of coriander leaf. Saute well

5.      Once done allow it to cool

6.      In the banana leaf place half of this masala in the middle

7.      Top it with fish pieces

8.      Add coriander leaf  to it

9.      Top it with remaining masala and pack it

10.  In a pan add little oil and place this banana wrap on it

11.  Close with a lid and cook for 10 minutes in low flame

12.  Then turn it to the other side and cook for another 10 minutes

13.  Repeat the same such each of  the side cooking time is approx., 20 minutes

Once done open it up carefully and Serve hot

Flavours good and tastes good