Chicken Sheekh Kebabs

Ingredients :

• Boneless Chicken - 500 gms
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp
• Corn flour - 2 Tsps
• Pepper Powder - 1 Tsp
• Green Chillis - 3-4 Nos.
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Onion - 1 Small
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Garlic - 8-9 cloves
• Chopped Coriander - 1 Tbsp
• Chopped Mint Leaves - 1 Tsp
• Salt as per taste

Method to Prepare :

• Wash the chicken ,drain off the excess water & keep it aside
• In a mixer/grinder blend the Red Chilli Powder,Pepper Powder, Green Chillies,Coriander Powder,Garam Masala Powder,Onion,Ginger & Garlic together finely
• Now grind in the boneless chicken pieces into the masala paste coarsely
• To the chicken+masala mix add in Chopped Coriander,Chopped Mint Leaves,Corn flour& salt,mix well
• Take a ball of the chicken and roll it into long kebab rolls,place them on a tray,refrigerate for 1/2 hour
• Microwave on high for 5 minutes,take it from the oven(at this stage the sheekh kebab gets its shape and firmness)
• Now heat flat pan,add a little oil,place the kebabs on the pan and start cooking
• Cook turning from time to time so that they get cooked evenly all around.
• Brush with butter or oil at regular intervals.

Tips:
Serve with mint chutney

Tangy Chicken Dry

                                                
                                                                  Tangy Chicken Dry 

Ingredients:

• Boneless chicken cubed - 500gms
• Tamarind juice from 50gms tamarind - 100 ml
• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder -1 Tsp
• Pepper Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Oil - 30 ml
• Salt as per taste
• A few curry leaves

Method  to prepare:

• Marinate the washed and cube cut chicken in the tamarind juice  for 10 minutes

• Heat a pan and add 1 Tsp oil(10 ml) and put in the marinated chicken pieces along with the tamarind juice.Add 200ml water into it and close with a lid and leave it to cook until its fully dry

• Heat another pan,add about 30 ml of oil when oil is hot,add a few curry leaves to it and add the cooked chicken into it and mix in the dry powders and salt,mix well

• The dish is ready to serve

Note: This dish can be prepared with chicken with bones also.   

Tips :  Chicken gets cooked & tenderized faster when marinated in tamarind juice.

Fried Florets

                                               Fried Florets  -- Best snacks for a starter
 

Ingredients :

Cauliflower - 1 large flower
Cornflour - 50 Gms
Maida - 100 Gms
Aamchur / Chaat Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
Pepper Powder - 1/2 Tsp
Oil for deep frying
Salt to taste

Method to cook:

• Cut the cauliflower into small flowers,wash and soak in boiling water with a little salt for about 5 minutes and drain the water in strainer completely

• Make a batter with cornflour,maida,masala powder,pepper powder,salt and water to make it into a coating consistency

• Heat about 300ml oil in a frying pan

• Dip each floret in the batter and drop it in oil, fry till golden color and drain out excess oil on tissue paper

Serve hot with tomato ketchup