Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Mughal Chicken ghee roast


Ingredients
Chicken ½ kg
Ghee 4 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 4 tsp
Capsicum diced 2
Onion  1
Chilli powder 2 tsp
Tomato 1
Green chilli 2
Curry leaf 1 sprig
Coriander leaves 1 tbsp
Cinnamon 1
Cloves 2
Cardamom 1
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt and oil as required
Preparation
1.     Clean and marinate chicken pieces with lemon juice,2 tsp ginger garlic paste,1 tsp chilli powder,salt and 2 tbsp of ghee for ½ hour
2.     In a pan add 1 tbsp ghee and capsicum.saute well and keep aside
3.     In a pan add 1 tbsp of ghee,cinnamon,cardamom,cloves,onion,2 tsp ginger garlic paste ,Tomatoes and chilli powder
4.     Saute well and add  marinated chicken
5.     Cook till chicken is done
6.     Finally add slit green chilli,curry leaf,coriander leaves and sauteed capsicum
7.     Toss well
Serve with rotis ,parathas,pulao…..

Monday, 17 October 2011

Curry leaf prawn masala


Ingredients
Prawns 300 gms(cleaned)
Onion chopped 1
Tomato chopped 1
Green chilli 1
Curry leaf 2 sprigs
Fried curry leaves 2 sprig
Gingergarlic paste 2 tsp
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Cinnamon 1
Bay leaf 1
Cloves 2
Salt and oil as require
For curry leaf powder
Curry leaf 4 sprig
Bengal gram 1 tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp
Coriander seeds 2 tsp
Fennel seeds 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Pepper corns 1 tsp
Dry roast each separately and ground it to powder together
Preparation
1.     Clean and marinate prawns with ½ tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste for 15 min
2.     In a pan add oil,cinnamon,cloves,bay leaf and curry leaf
3.     Add onion and 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste.saute well
4.     Add chilli powder,coriander powder,1/2 turmeric powder and ground powder
5.     Toss well and add slit green chilli and tomato.
6.     Add salt,marinated prawns and cook well without adding water
7.     Once done add fried curry leaf
Serve with rice,pulao or rotis

Sunday, 16 October 2011

Garlic fish


Ingredients
Seer fish pieces 3
For marination
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Pepper powder 1 tsp
For batter
Refined flour(maida) 2 tbsp
Corn flour 1 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tsp
For sauce
Garlic chopped 2 tbsp
Ginger 1 tsp
Onion chopped 2 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tsp
Sugar 1 pinch
Salt and oil as required
Preparation
1.     Marinate fish pieces with lemon juice,salt and pepper powder for 15 min
2.     Mix maida,corn flour,soya sauce,salt and little water to a thick batter
3.     Dip the marinated fish pieces in the batter and deep fry itin oil and keep aside
4.     In a pan add oil,garlic ,ginger,onion,sugar and salt .saute till it turns brown.(don’t burn it)
5.     Add soya sauce and 4tbsp of water
6.     Once it starts boiling and the  fish
7.     Simmer it once the fish coats well with this sauce
Serve hot as starter or appetizer