Chicken Kulambu ( the traditional style)

INGREDIENTS :

Chicken - 500g
Onion - 4 big onions or small onions - 250g
Cumin seeds - 1/2sp
Whole pepper - 1/2sp
Curry leaves - 6 to 7 leaves
Coconut gratings - 4sp
Kulambu milagu podi - 3sp
Mustard seeds - 1/4sp
Turmeric powder - 1/4sp
Oil - to cook
Salt - to taste


METHOD :

• Add oil to kadai. Add the curry leaves, cumin seeds, pepper, chopped onions and fry til onions become translucent.
• Now add kulambu milagu podi and coconut and fry twice and off d stove.
• Allow the contents to cool and mix in a mixer.
• Put oil to a cooker and add mustards seeds. When they splutter add the chicken with turmeric powder and fry for a while.
• Now add the mixed contents, salt and close cooker to boil for 2 whistle and then off the stove.

 - Serve with idli or rice.

Tandoori Chicken

INGREDIENTS :

TO MARINADE :


Chicken - 6 leg pieces
Ginger Garlic paste - 2sp
Cumin seed - 1/2sp
Corriander seed - 1/2sp
Chilli powder - 1sp
Pepper - 1/2sp
Cinnamon - 1 medium stick
Cloves - 3
Cardamom - 2
Fenugreek seed - 1/2sp
Mirchi powder - a pinch
Mint - 7leaves
Lime juice - 3sp
Salt - to taste
Curd - 1cup
Oil - to fry


METHOD :

• Make slits in the chicken pieces.
• Grind all the above seeds in the ingredients and make a paste.
• Add the paste to the chicken along with lime, mirchi powder, curd and salt.
• Marinade it overnight.
• Pre-heat oven to 400C  and place the chicken pieces in a tray with foil sheet coated with oil.
• Cook for 40 mins and turn the pieces other side in 20 mins.
• Turn off once the tandoori is done.

Mushroom Manchurian

Hi All,  I tried out this mushroom munchurian and it really came out well.....Hope u will try it and I wish u all will like it.....

INGREDIENTS :

TO MARINADE:


Mushroom - 200g
Maida ( All purpose flour ) - 2sp
Corn Flour - 1sp
Rice flour - 1sp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1sp together
Chilli powder - 1/4sp
Salt - 1/2sp
Color powder - a pinch ( if required)
Oil - to fry


OTHER INGREDIENTS:


Garlic - 2 cloves
Onion - 1
Capsicum - 1
Garam masala - 1/2sp
Chilli powder - 1/4sp
Pepper powder - 1/4sp
Curry leaves - As required
Coriander leaves -As required
Salt - To taste
Lime juice - 2 to 3sp
Tomato sauce - 2sp
Soy sauce - 1sp


METHOD:

• Cut mushroom into pieces and add all the items in the marinade section and refrigerate it for 30 - 45 mins.
• Fry the marinated mushrooms in oil and keep aside.
• Take a separate kadai. Add oil and the minute cut garlic to fry till golden brown.
• Then add sliced onion and capsicum and fry for a while.
• Now add the fried mushrooms and all the spices along with lime juice and stir for 5mins.
• Add tomato and soy sauce and fry for 2 mins.
• Finally garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

NOTE:


Rice flour is added to get the crispiness in mushroom.