Thursday, June 28, 2012

Chicken Tikka Recipe



Ingredients:


1 (3 to 4 pound) chicken
1 1/2 cups yogurt
1 tbsp paprika
4 garlic cloves, pressed
1/8 tsp chili peppers
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp ground cloves
A spritzer of the type used to mist plants or dampen clothes for ironing for the barbecue flare ups.

Ho to make indian barbecue chicken :
  • Wash the chicken and cut it up. Cut off and discard as much of the fat as possible from under the skin, because the fat catches fire while cooking and causes the chicken to burn. Dry the pieces.
  • For the marinade, combine all the remaining ingredients.
  • Mix the marinade and the chicken and leave it all day in the fridge, turning once or twice.
  • To barbecue, either a wood or a charcoal fire will do. Turn the chicken often so that it doesn't burn, and when the fire does flare up, extinguish the blaze by spraying it with water from your spritzer. It takes about 30 minutes to cook the chicken tikka.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Egg Biryani Recipe




Ingredients:

1/2 cup ghee / oil
8 large eggs (hard boiled)
1 large onion (finely chopped)
2 flakes garlic (curshed)
2 bay leaves
1-inch cinnamon stick
1 brown Cardamom (badi elaichi)
4 green cardamom pods (chhoti elaichi)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chili powder or to taste
2 cups Basmati (long grain) Rice
21/2 cups warm water
Salt To Taste
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
3-4 tomatoes (thickly sliced) to garnish

Preparation:
  • Heat the oil / ghee in a deep sauce pan and fry onions and garlic together with the bay leaves, cinnamon and cardamoms, until golden.
  • Carefully prick the eggs with a fork and add to the pan.
  • Stir in turmeric, chili powder and fry for about 5 minutes.
  • Add pre-soaked rice and stir slowly and carefully for 2 minutes.
  • Pour in water and salt to taste, and cook over a modeate heat until the rice is tender and water is absorbed.
  • Sprinkle garam masala powder over it.
  • Garnish egg biryani with chopped coriander and tomato slices, serve hot.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Indian Chicken Curry Recipe



Ingredients:

1 tbsp butter
1 cup chopped apple
1 cup sliced celery
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 to 3 tsp curry powder
3/4 cup cold chicken stock
2 cups milk
2 cups cooked chicken, diced
1 (3 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
Salt To Taste
Rice Ring
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup light raisins
6 cups hot cooked rice
6 1/2 cup ring mold

How to make curry chicken :
  • Melt butter in saucepan; add apple, celery, garlic and onion. Cook until onion is tender. Combine cornstarch, curry powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt and broth.
  • Stir into onion mixture; add milk. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add chicken and mushrooms; stir and heat through. Serve over rice ring.
  • Rice Ring : Melt butter in skillet; add onion and almonds (until golden). Add raisins; heat until plump. Add all to rice and mix.
  • Press mixture into greased mold. Unmold at once on platter and fill with indian chicken curry.