Lemon chicken

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gm

Onion 1

Garlic  8- 10 cloves

Ginger 1 inch

Dry red chilli 4-5

Curd 1 cup

Lemon 1

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Cumin powder 1 tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Grind onion, garlic, ginger, dry red chilli to a smooth paste

2.      To it add cumin powder, garam masala,turmeric  powder,salt,curd and lemon juice to it

3.      Mix well and add chicken to it

4.      Marinate it in refrigerator

5.      In a pan add a tsp of oil and add marinated chicken to it

6.      Cook in low flame

7.      Stir intermittently

8.      Cook till done

Serve with rice

Goes well with  white breads

Chicken paella (spanish chicken rice)

Ingredients

Basmati rice 3 cups

Chicken 400 gms (can use boneless or thighs or drumstick)

Capsicum 1 diced

Tomatoes 3

Onion sliced 1

Garlic paste 1 tsp

Green chilli chopped 1

Pepper powder 2 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Salt as required

Olive oil 2 tbsp

Preparation

1.      Marinate chicken with salt and pepper powder for an hour

2.      Shallow fry it in oil till outer turns brown( u can deep fry too)

3.      In a pressure pan add oil, onion, capsicum  and  chilli

4.      Just toss once

5.      Add tomatoes and cook till mushy

6.      Add garlic paste, turmeric , rice and fried chicken

7.      Add about 6 cups of water and salt

8.      Close the pan

9.      When air starts coming out, put whistle and cook in low simmer flame for 10 minutes

10.  Once the pressure settles down , fluff rice with a fork

11.  If needed add pepper powder to the top

Pan fried chilli chicken (healthier version) less oil

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gms (preferably boneless)

Onion diced 2

Capsicum diced 1

Garlic chopped 10

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Egg 1

Green chilli sauce 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 2 tbsp

Vinegar 1 tsp

cornflour ¼ cup

Pepper powder  2 tbsp

Green chilli slit 4-6

Salt as required

Olive oil 4 tbsp

Preparation

1.      Marinate chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste,half of chilli sauce,soy sauce, pepper powder, salt, corn flour and beaten egg  for an hour in refrigerator

2.      In a pan add 3 tbsp of oil, to it add marinated chicken and toss such that chicken gets coated well with cornflour mixture

3.      Allow it to cook brown

4.      Keep aside

5.      In a pan add 1 tbsp of oil, garlic, onion , capsicum and green chilli

6.      Toss till onion turn transparent

7.      Add fried chicken, toss once

8.      Add remaining sauces, vinegar,salt and pepper

9.       Toss well

Serve hot

Prawn briyani in pressure cooker ( my own way)

Ingredients

Basmati rice 2 cups

Prawn cleaned and deveined 500 gms

Onion sliced 1

Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp

Cinnamon 1 cardamom 2 cloves 2(pound coarsely)

Bay leaf 1

Coriander leaves  ¼ cup

Mint leaves ¼ cup

Green chilli 4

Tomato 2 (puree it)

Curd 1 cup

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Lemon juice 2 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Grind coriander leaves, mint leaves and green chilli into paste without adding water

2.      Marinate prawns with curd, lemon juice,salt, turmeric powder and a tbsp of ginger garlic paste for 15-20 in refrigerator

3.      Soak rice in 4 cups of water for 15-20 minutes

4.      In a pressure pan add oil, pound garam masala, bayleaf and onion. Saute well

5.      Add ground paste (step 1)and ginger garlic paste,saute it

6.      Add tomato puree and cook till oil oozes out

7.      Add marinated prawns and cook for 2 minutes

8.      Strain rice

9.      Then add rice to it and toss well till masala gets coats well with rice

10.  Add 3 ½ cup of water and close the pan lid

11.  When pressure start comes out, put on whistle

12.  Cook in low flame(simmer) for 10 minutes

13.  Once the pressure settles down, fluff with a fork

Serve with raita

Fried Fish in chili sambal sauce

Ingredients

Fish fillets 250 gms

Marinate fish with turmeric powder, salt and chilli powder for ½ hr

Shallow fry it in oil and keep aside

For sambal

Small onion chopped 150 gms

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Tomato chopped 2-3

Red chilli paste ( soak 15 red chilli in water overnight and grind it with 15 garlic pods to a fine paste)

Tamarind extract 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

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

2.      Add tomatoes

3.      Cook till tomatoes become mushy

4.      Add red chilli paste, salt, tamarind extract and soy sauce

5.      Add fried fish pieces and toss well

Serve with rice or parathas