Chicken Roast

A very special chicken roast. Mt latest trial in chicken cuisine. Give a try and taste the roasted delicacy

Ingredients:

1. Chicken-1/2 kg
2. Onion-2 medium
3. Ginger-1 inch piece,cut fine
4. Green chillies- 4, slit length wise
5. Chilly powder-2 teaspoon
6. Turmeric powder-1 teaspoon
7. Coriander powder-1 teaspoon
8. Chicken masala-1/2 teaspoon
9. Curry leaves-10-12
10. Coconut milk-1/2 cup
11. Salt- 1-2 teaspoon, as required
12. Coriander leaves- for garnishing
13. Water- 1 cup

Method:

1. Marinate the cut chicken pieces with 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder,salt and keep aside for minimum 30 mins.
2. Heat oil in a pan
3. Fry the marinated chicken pieces till they they turn brown.
4. Drain and keep aside.
5. To the same pan add the ginger,sliced onions, green chillies,curry leaves and saute till golden brown.
6. Add the remaining Ingredients and mix well, heat for 2 mins.
7. Add the chicken pieces to the onion gravy and mix well
8. Add the coconut milk, adjust salt and mix well.
9. Cook till the gravy becomes thick
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot

Have it with rice/roti/chapati. Its simply awesome! Please give a try..

Onion Chicken/ Ulli Kozhi

 Onion chicken or Ulli kozhi is a dish rich in Onion. Its a spicy side dish for rice, roti,chapthi,appam.... Since this dish has more gravy, ppl who love chicken flavour yet don't want to eat chicken, have enuf of the gravy!

Ingredients:

1. Chicken- 1/2 kg, cut into small pieces
2. Onion- 3 large, sliced
3. Tomato-1 large
4. Lime juice- 1 teaspoon
5. Salt- 1 teaspoon or more
6. Ginger- 1 inch piece,cut
7. Garlic- 2 pods
8. Chilly Powder- 2 teaspoon
9. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 teaspoon
10. Pepper powder- 3 teaspoon
11. Oil- for frying
12. Curry leaves- 10
13. Water for grinding

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with 1 teaspoon chilly powder,turmeric powder,1 teaspoon salt,lime juice and keep aside for min 1 hr.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan, add the sliced onions an saute till golden brown(Be careful not to burn the onion)
3. Meanwhile grind ginger,garlic,pepper powder and remaining chilly powder to a fine paste.
4. Now once the onions have cooled, give a whip in a mixer with little water, please don't grind them completely.
5. To the former pan, add tomatoes and saute till they soften
6. Add the ground ginger garlic masala paste and fry for a min
7. Add the chicken pieces,followed by the onion mix.
8. Stir well adding 1/2 cup water,curry leaves
9. Cook in low flame till chicken get cooked up and gravy becomes thick,stirring in between
10. Serve hot

Garnish with onion or lemon or coriander , anything of your choice. Its simply lovely

Scrambled egg roll

A very very easy snack prepared within a short time with easily available items. Healthy and love the pepper flavour!

Ingredients:

1. Long bun- 2
2. Egg- 2
3. Onion- 1/4 thinly sliced
4. Mustard- 1/2 teaspoon
5. Oil- for spluttering mustard

Method:

1. Heat the pan with oil
2. Splutter mustard seeds
3. Saute onion for 2-3 mins.
4. Break the eggs into the pan and stir gently
5. Add salt and pepper
6. Mix well on low flame for a min.
7. Stuff the buns with the egg mix.
8. Microwave for a min.

Serve with hot/cold coffee. A very simple and nourishing dish, a time saver too!

Chicken potato roll

A very easy and interesting snack. So simple to make and yet yummy!!! I guess lazybones will love this dish a lot.

Ingredients:

1. Long bun- 4
2. Minced chicken-1 cup
3. Potato cut into cubes- 2
4. Onion- 1/2 thinly sliced
5. Mustard seeds- 1 teaspoon
6. Salt-1 teaspoon
7. Pepper powder- 2 teaspoon
8. Water- 1/2 cup
9. Oil- 1 teaspoon

Method:

1. Pressure cook the chicken and potato with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper powder for 1 whistle.
2. Mash well the potato and chicken.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
4. Saute onion in the oil.
5. Add the mashed mix,remaining pepper powder to the pan and mix well.
6. Stuff the split long buns with the mix.
7. Microwave for 1 min.

Serve hot with a cup of coffee. These winter days are seriously making me lazy so as to go for such simple n filling stuffs! A pretty good evening snack and also boxed lunch for kids.