Posted on 21 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. olive or vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 green or sweet red pepper, chopped
- 6 lg. fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1/3 c. chicken broth
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
- 2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh sage or 1/2 tsp. dried sage
- 1 lb. dry linguine, cooked and drained
- 2 to 3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
Method:
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium high. Saute onion, peppers and mushrooms until tender.
- Add broth and vinegar; bring to a boil. Boil 2
minutes.
- Add tomato sauce, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 25 minutes.
- Add chicken, basil and sage.
- Cook, uncovered, 15 minutes more or until chicken is done and sauce
is lightly thickened. Serve chicken and sauce over pasta or with rice
- Sprinkle with cheese and parsley.
Posted on 10 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- 12 large Drumsticks of Chicken
- 75 gms Desi Ghee
- 100 gms sliced Onion
- 6 small Cardamom
- 2 big Cardamom
- 3 Cloves (Lavangam)
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 25 gms strained Garlic Paste
- 25 gms strained Ginger Paste
- 10g Dhania
- 4.5 gms Turmeric
- 3 gms Red chili Powder
- Salt
- 100 gms Yogurt
- 1 litre clear Chicken Stock
- 60 ml Cream
- 1/2 Nutmeg
Method:
- Clean, remove the skin and di bone the chicken.
- Cut each breast into three equal sized pieces width wise.
- Wash them and pat dry. Heat ghee in a pan.
- Combine onions, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
- Fry over medium heat till onions becomes translucent and glossy.
Combine garlic and ginger pastes. Stir for 30 seconds.
- Combine coriander, turmeric and red chilli powders and stir.
- Then combine 120 ml cup of chicken stock and salt and stir well.
- Take it to a boil. Reduce the heat and let it simmer.
- Stir constantly so that onions are mashed properly.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Mix in in yogurt.
- Return pan to heat and stir fry until the liquid evaporates.
- Combine 480 ml cup of chicken stock.Take it to a boil.
- Reduce heat.Cover it and let it simmer.
- Stir occasionally for 5 minutes.
- Combine grated nutmeg and stir it well.
- Cover and let it simmer over very low heat till the gravy is of thin sauce type.
- Remove it from the heat.Adjust seasoning.
- Pour in a bowl.Garnish with coriander.
Posted on 29 June 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
For Paste:
- 6 nos Dry red chili
- 2 tbsp Coriander Seeds
- 1 tsp Raw rice
- 1 tsp Black pepper corns
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- ½ tsp Fennel Seeds
- 1 tsp Poppy Seeds
- 1 tsp Split roasted grams(pottukadalai)
- 1 no Cinnamon (1/2 ” stick)
- 2 nos Cloves
- 1 no Cardamon
- 1 tsp Dry coconut flakes
Kuzhambhu:
- 2 nos Onions (finely chopped)
- 1 no Tomato (chopped)
- 1 no Green chili (finely chopped)
- 4 clove Garlic (crushed)
- 1 inch Ginger (crushed)
- 1 no Cornish hen (or use 1 pound regular chicken)
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Fresh ground coconut paste (diluted with water)
- 2 no Bay leaf (small)
- 2 no Dry red chili (for tempering)
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 4 tbsp Oil (sesame oil preferred)
- 1½ tsp Salt (or to taste)
- 2 stks Coriander leaves (chopped for garnishing)
- 10 nos Curry leaves
Method:
Masala Paste :
- Dry roast all the ingredients from table-1 (Dry red chili + coriander seeds+ raw rice + black pepper corns + cumin seeds + fennel seeds + poppy seeds + split roasted gram + cinnamon + cloves + cardamon + coconut flakes ) until slightly brown. Switch off and cool completely. Grind to powder and keep aside.
Kuzhambu :
- Heat sesame oil and toast bay leaf, curry leaves and splutter mustard. Now add chopped onions, green chilis, crushed ginger and garlic. Fry them for 5 minutes or until slightly browned.
- Now add the tomatoes and cook for a minute, add the cut chicken pieces, cover with a lid and cook further for 3 minutes.
- When the meat turns all white, add the turmeric powder, our ground masala powder and saute.
- Fry till the masala browns well, add salt and keep frying (definitely requires some scraping as the masala will be become very sticky at this point).
- Now add 1 cup of water and ground coconut paste, cover with lid, bring the flame to low.
- Let it simmer for another 5 to 8 minutes, the oil should separate as the kuzhambu boils. Garnish with coriander.
- Serve Hot with Rice.
Posted on 25 June 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- 1 pound chicken ( with bones cut in to pieces)
- 4 tbs oil 1 tomato ( chopped)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds and musturd seeds 1/2 tsp turmuric powder
- salt
For Masala:
- 2 tbs oil
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots ( u can use red onion )
- 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
- 8 curry leaves
- 1/4 cup cilantro ( optional)
- 2 tsp pepper corns
- 1 tsp fennal seeds
- 4 cardamom pods
- 4 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
Method:
- Heat 2 tbs oil in a pan add chopped shallots ( or onions) roast on a low flame until brown.
- Now add cardamom pods , cloves , peppercorns ,fennal seeds, cinnamon ,curry leaves and fresh grated coconut , to the above browned shallots , roast everything on a low flame until coconut is brown ( make sure not to burn), then add chilli powder and coriander powder fry for 1 min.
- Grind all the above browned masala with 1/4 cup water and cilantro ,to a smooth paste and keep aside.
- Now heat 4 tbs oil in a preassure cooker , add cumin seeds and musturd seeds,then add chicken pieces , salt and turmuric ,mix everything and cook for 2min.
- Then add ground masala paste and chopped tomatoes to the chicken , mix and cook on low flame for 5 min.
- Now add 1-1/2 cup of water to the chicken mixture , cover and cook for 2 wistles(until chicken is cooked completely ) and gravy is thick.
- Done , serve hot.
Posted on 22 June 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Pizza base
- Tomato sauce 100 ml
- Onions(big) 3
- Tomato 3
- Capsicum 3
- Chicken 125 grams
- Cheese 20 gm
- Pepper powder 1/2 tsp.
- Oil
Method:
- Boil the chicken in water with pepper and oil and after it is cooked make it into small bits.
- Cut or shred the vegetables into desired size and shape.
- Spread tomato sauce on the harder surface of pizza base. To this add onions, capsicum and tomato. Over this add the chicken pieces.
- Top this with the onions, capsicum, tomato and the grated cheese.
- Allow it to cook in a microwave/oven for 3-5 minutes.
- Variation: Chicken sausages can be used in the place of chicken.
Posted on 22 June 2009 by Sarmila
Ingrediants:
- 6 chicken legs
- 4 tbsp tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1/2 tsp soya sauce
- 1/2 tsp red chilli pwd
- 1/4 tsp black pepper pwd
- salt to taste
- 1 big onion finely chopped
- 2 dry red chilli deseed & tear into pieces(or chopped green chillis)
- 1 tsp grated ginger-garlic (optional)
- 1 tbsp oil
Method:
- Wash chicken and drain water completely.
- Marinate the chicken with tomato sauce,vinegar,soya sauce,red chilli pwd and pepper pwd for half an hour.
- Heat a vessel and add the marinated chicken and let the chicken cook in its own juices(dont add water.Cover and cook till the chicken absorbs all the spices and sauces.
- Keep checking and stirring so that it doesnt burn.Meanwhile heat oil in a pan.
- When hot add the onions,chillis and garlic-ginger and fry well on high heat stirring continuosly till well browned.
- Add the fried chicken legs and stir fry for 4-5 mts till well roasted and coated with the onions.
- Servw hot.