Chicken briyani(chettinad style using pressure cooker)

Ingredients

Chicken ½ kg

Seeraga samba rice 3 cups

Onion chopped 1

Tomato chopped 2

Green chilli slit 4

Curd 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Cinnamon 1

Bay leaf 1

Coriander and mint leaf chopped 2 tbsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

To grind

Ginger  1 inch

Garlic 8 pods

Coriander and mint leaves chopped 1 cup

Small onion 10

Grind into paste without adding water

Preparation

1.      Soak rice in 5 cups of water

2.      In a pressure pan add oil (ghee), cinnamon,bay leaf, chopped onion and slit green chilli . saute well

3.      Add chopped tomatoes and cook till it is mushy

4.      Add ground paste and salt till raw smell goes off

5.      Add chicken and saute till it turns white

6.      Add curd, turmeric powder and salt

7.      Add soaked rice straining water

8.      Toss well till transparent

9.      Add  4 ½ cups of water and close the pan lid

10.  When the pressue starts releasing, put on the whistle and simmer for 10 minutes

11.  Once the pressure settles down , add chopped mint coriander leaf and garam masala

12.  Fluff with a fork

Serve hot with curry of your choice and raita

Chicken coconut roast(kerala style)

Ingredients

Chicken 1 kg

Coconut paste 3 tbsp

Onion chopped 1

Tomato chopped 2

Ginger garlic paste 1tbsp

Fennelseeds 1 tsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Cinnamon 1 inch

Cloves 2

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Fennel powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 ½ tsp

Pepper crushed 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

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

2.      Add chicken ,turmeric powder and salt. Saute well

3.      Add ginger garlic paste, tomato and saute well

4.      When water oozes out of chicken dries up

5.      Add ½ cup water and allow it to cook

6.      Once the chicken is ¾ done add chilli powder, fennel powder, coriander powder.

7.      Once the chicken is done full, add coconut paste and garam masala. Toss well

8.      Cook in low flame till coconut coats well with chicken

9.      Add pepper powder and toss once

10.  Serve with rice, rotis or pulao

Fresh Mackerel fish sambal

Ingredients

Mackerel 500 gms

Onion thinly sliced 1

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Tomato chopped 2

Tamarind extract 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Dry red chilli paste 2 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Cut mackerel into medium sized pieces. Remove head

2.      Add turmeric powder and salt to it

3.      Rub well and deep fry it in oil and keep aside

4.      In a pan add oil, onion,ginger garlic paste and dry red chilli paste. Saute well

5.      Add tomatoes and cook till mushy

6.      Add ½ cup of water and bring it to boil

7.      Add salt, fried fish , tamarind extact and soy sauce

8.      Cook till gravy thickens

Serve with rice

Mint coriander chicken

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gms

Onion  chopped 1

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Coriander-mint leaves chopped 1 cup

Garlic pounded 7 pods

Ginger paste 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 2

Fennel seeds  1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Green chilli 3

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.       In a pan add oil ,cinnamon,cloves,fennel seeds and chopped onion.saute well

2.      Add chicken to it and add ginger garlic

3.      Toss well and once chicken turns white add turmeric powder and salt

4.      Add a cup of water and allow to cook

5.      Meanwhile grind onion,tomato,coriander-mint leaves and green chilli into paste

6.      Once the chicken is done add ground paste and garam masala

7.      Saute till raw smell goes off and masala coats well with chicken

8.      Adjust salt

Serve with rotis

Goes well with briyani

Spicy masala fish fry

Ingredients

Red snapper 15 pieces

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Cumin powder ½ tsp

Fennel powder ½ tsp

Pepper powder ½ tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Vinegar 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Marinate fish pieces with turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel powder,salt, pepper powder and vinegar for ½ hour

2.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds and curry leaves

3.      Place the marinated fish pieces in the pan

4.      Shallow fry it in medium flame

5.      Cook both sides till outer skin turns crisp and inner part is cooked

Serve with rice

Goes well with flavoured rice

Fried masala anchovies

Ingredients

Anchovies cleaned 500 gms

Onion 1

Green chilli 2

Tomato 1

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 2 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Pepper powder ½ tsp

Garam masala ½ tsp

Ginger chopped 1 tsp

Garlic chopped 1 tsp

Mustard seeds ½ tsp

Salt and oil as required

For marination

Chilli powder ½ tsp

Curry masala powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Marinate anchovies with the above ingredients and salt for ½ hr

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil and shallow fry the marinated anchovies. Keep aside

2.      In the same pan add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaf,garlic, ginger, onion and green chilli. Saute well

3.      Add tomatoes, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, garam masala and salt

4.      Add 2 tbsp water and once it dries up add fried anchovies. toss well

Serve with rice

Goes well as appetizer too

Chicken tomato spicy gravy (malay wedding special dish)

Ingredients

Chicken 750 gms

Onion 2

Garlic 6-7 pods

Ginger 1 inch

Tomato ripen 2

Dry red chilli paste 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Cinnamon 2 stick

Cloves 2

Cardamom 2

Coconut milk (thick) 2 cup

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Rub the cleaned chicken pieces with turmeric powder and salt. Deep fry in oil and keep aside

2.      Grind tomato into paste and keep aside

3.      Grind onion,garlic and ginger into paste

4.      In a pan add oil, cinamon, cardamom , cloves and onion paste. Saute well

5.      Add dry red chilli paste and saute till raw smell goes off

6.      Add tomato paste and saute well

7.      Add coconut milk and bring it to boil once

8.      Simmer it and add fried chicken

9.      Cook in medium flame till gravy thickens

10.  Finally Adjust salt and add coriander leaves

Goes well with malaysian savoury rice

Malay wedding combo :Savoury rice and ayam masak merah

Savoury rice

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 2

Onion 1

Garlic 2 pods

Basmati rice 1 cup( soak in water for 20 min)

Water 1 ½ cup

In a pressure pan add olive oil,cinnamon,cloves,garlic chopped, onion sliced,rice,salt and water.

Pressure cook till done

Sambal fried noodles

Ingredients

Noodles pack 2

Shallots 5

Garlic 5

Capsicum 1 thinly sliced

Cabbage grated 1 cup

Anchovies (dried)cleaned 15

Egg 1

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Tomato sauce 1 tsp

Dry red chilli paste 2 tbsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Add salt,a tsp of oil to 4 cups of boiling water and add noodles

2.      Turn off the flame and close the lid for 10 min

3.      Drain the water and rinse the noodles in running water

4.      Drain and keep aside

5.      Beat egg with salt

6.      In a pan pour the egg mixture and allow to cook

7.      Once done cut it into thin slices. Keep aside

8.      Hand pound shallots and garlic coarsely

9.      In a pan add oil,pounded shallot-garlic and anchovies.saute well

10.  Add capsicum,cabbage and salt.saute well

11.  Add cooked noodles,chilli paste,soy sauce and tomato sauce.toss well

12.  Add egg and toss once

Serve hot