honey-soy glazed chicken drumsticks

Ingredients

300 g chicken drumsticks

2 tbsp soy sauce

3 tbsp honey

1 tsp chinese five spice

3 tbsp tomato sauce

1 tsp grated ginger

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 tsp olive oil

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine all ingredients and mix through drumsticks. 

2. Line the drumsticks on a baking tray and cook for 20 minutes. 

mixed veggie couscous

Ingredients:-

1)unsalted vegetable stock 2 cups

2)couscous-1 cup

3)cucumber finely cut(as much as u like)

4)onions-finely chopped

5)tomato-1 finely choppedp

6)corn kernels-1/2 cup

7)peas-1/2 cup

8)salt and pepper 

9) butter 2 spoons

10) limejuice 1 spoon

11)peanuts-roasted 1/4 cup

Method:

1) pour boiled stock over cous cous and cover for 8-10 min.

2) heat the butter on pan and saute peas and kernels.

3)add all the things in one bowl and mix it 

4)add salt and pepper and lime juice and garnish with roasted peanuts!!!

5) so simple isn't it ....njoy!!!

tomato chicken..

TOMATO CHICKEN CURRY

ingredients:

3 tablespoon olive   oil

4 chicken pieces

½ teaspoon mustard seeds (I used a mixture of brown and black)

½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds

1 large onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 x 2.5cm root ginger, finely chopped

1 green chilli, chopped

1 tablespoon ground coriander

½ teaspoon ground turmeric

½ teaspoon chilli flakes

1 teaspoon salt

1 400g tin chopped tomatoes

juice of half a lime

10 curry leaves

method:

heat the oil in a heavy based pan, over a medium – high heat

brown the chicken and set aside

add the mustard seeds and when they start popping add the fenugreek seeds

add the onion and sauté until soft without browning the onion

add the garlic, ginger and chillies and cook until the onions become golden

add the spices and salt and allow to cook until you can smell the spices

add the chicken, the tinned tomatoes, the lime juice and the curry leaves

cook for 40 minutes to ensure the chicken is cooked through

vegetable poha!!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 kg Poha (thick ones) 

• 2 Potatoes (medium sized) 

• 4 tbsp Green Peas 

• 4 tbsp Ground Nuts 

• 2 Onions (medium sized) 

• 7 tbsp Oil 

• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds 

• 5 Green Chilies 

• 1 Carrot (finely chopped) ,cauliflower chopped,potatoes cut very small

• 11/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

• 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves (finely chopped) 

• 1 lemon (juice) 

• Curry Leaves (few) 

• Salt to taste 

How to make Vegetable Poha:

• Wash the poha nicely and strain all the water out. Keep it aside.

• Heat oil in kadai or a wok. Add mustard seeds and ground nuts.

• When they start to splutter add onions, chilies, potatoes, carrot, green peas, capsicum,cauliflower and curry leaves.

• Fry them till the onions turn pink and the vegetables become soft.

• Add turmeric powder, salt and poha. Stir them well and allow it to simmer for five minutes

• Add lemon juice, and garnish it with coriander leaves.

• Serve hot.

fruity chicken curry for kids!

750 g skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2 cm cubes
1 tbsp oil
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 cm piece ginger, peeled and grated

turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

black pepper 1/4th tsp

50 g sultanas
432 g can pineapple chunks

 200 ml water
15 g pack fresh coriander, finely chopped

method

1. heat oil Add the onion, garlic, ginger,turmeric powder,pepper and salt and sultanas and saute for 2 - 3 minutes

2. then add the chicken and add the pineapple, ansd saute for 5 mins

3. add water and Cook for 20 - 25 minutes.
4. Stir in the coriander, then serve with naan bread and rice.

MURG MASSALLAM!! AN INDIAN WAY OF THANKS GIVING!!!

Ingredients-

1 whole chicken without skin

5 boiled eggs

yogurt half cup

spices(turmeric,garam masala,red chilly powder,black pepper powder,cumin powder)

ginger garlic paste

salt

half cooked basmati rice

saffron strands dipped in 2 spn water

cashew roasted

raisins

for the curry

onions-4

spices(turmeric,garam masala,red chilly powder,black pepper powder,cumin powder)

ginger garlic paste

salt

olive oil or any vegeatable oil-4 tbsp

method

1)wash the whole chicken thoroghly with tap water and pat dry with kitchen towl

2) make a mixture of yogurt half cup, spices(turmeric 2 tsp,garam masala 1tsp,red chilly powder 2 tsp,black pepper powder 1 tsp,cumin powder1 tsp salt-as per taste)

ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

3) rub the mixture all over chicken and inside  with hands and leave it aside unrefrigerated  for 2-3 hrs

4) mix rice , cashews raisins,saffron salt and pepper and stuff inside the chicken also stuff two boiled eggs.

5) after three hours drizzle oil on the chicken and put it in the oven at 250 deg cent for 30 mins.

6)check alternatively the meat should not be dry,take it out an let it rest for 15 mins

7) by that time prepare curry

a)add oil and saute finely cut onions till pink 

b) add all the  spices(turmeric 2 tsp,garam masala 1tsp,red chilly powder 2 tsp,black pepper powder 1 tsp,cumin powder1 tsp)

ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

salt per taste

or u can custom the quantity as per your taste if u love more spicy food.

c)keep frying  and then add little water so that everything mixes up properly

8) pour this curry over chicken and put it in oven for 10 mins at 250-350 deg cent.

9)take it out and serve with half cut boiled eggs.

10)i my version while cooking chicken in oven i added some half cut potatoes and quarte cut onions all around chicken with oil drizzed over it.... believe me everybody will love it.