Besan Chicken roast

Ingredients

Chicken 500 gms

Bengal gram flour 2 tbsp

Chicken kebab masala 2 tbsp (available in stores)

Lemon 1

Garlic crushed 10 pods

Ginger paste1 tsp

Onion chopped 1 big

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Mix bengal gram flour and kebab masala powder

2.      To it add cleaned and washed chicken pieces

3.      Add lemon juice and mix well

4.      Marinate for a hour

5.      In a pan add oil, fennel seeds, curry leaf , onion, garlic and ginger. Saute well till turns brown

6.      Add marinated chicken and saute once

7.      Close the pan and allow it cook in low flame

8.      Stir occasionally

9.      Once the chicken is cooked, saute it till colour changes brown

10.  Adjust salt

Serve with rice

Goes well with rotis

Mutton coconut gravy(kerala style)

Ingredients

Mutton 500 gms

Coconut paste ¼ cup

Tomato 1 chopped

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Chilli powder 2 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tbsp

Pepper powder 1 tbsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 2

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Salt and oil as required

To grind

Small onion 10

Onion 1

Garlic 10 pods

Ginger 1 inch

Green chilli 2

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Grind to paste form without adding water

Preparation

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

2.      Add tomatoes, chilli powder, turmeric powder,coriander powder,garam masala and salt.toss once

3.      Add mutton and allow it to cook till water oozes out well of it

4.      Add a cup of water and allow it pressure cook for 5-6 whistles

5.      Once it is cooled, add coconut paste and bring it to boil

6.      Add pepper powder and curry leaf

Serve with rice

Goes well with appam

Fried black pepper chicken

Ingredients

Chicken 300 gms

For marination

Chicken masala 2 tsp

Curd 1 tbsp

Vinegar 1 tsp

Marinate chicken with chicken masala, curd, vinegar for an hour

Deep fry in oil and keep aside

For masala

Small onion chopped 25

Ginger paste 1 tsp

Garlic chopped 1 tbsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Sweet chilli sauce 1 tsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Vinegar 1 tsp

Pepper powder 2 tsp

Cumin powder ½ tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      In a pan add oil, small onion, ginger, garlic and curry leaf. Saute well

2.      Add chilli sauce, soy sauce, vinegar and fried chicken toss well

3.      Add salt, pepper and cumin powder. Toss well

Serve hot