Drums of Heaven Chicken

Ingredients:

1. Chicken wings -12 Nos. made into lollipops
2. Soya Sauce- 2 Tbsp
3. Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 Tbsp
4. Red Chilli Powder/paste - 1/2 tsp
5. Black pepper Crushed - 1/4 tsp
6. Salt -3/4 tsp
7. Oil for deep frying

For Batter (Mix together)

1. Egg- 1 No.
2. Corn flour - 1 tbsp
3. Salt, Pepper, Orange red colour - 1/4 tsp each

Method:

1. Marinade the chicken wings with soya sauce, ginger garlic paste, chilli paste, pepper, salt for about 3 hours. Store in refrigerator.
2. at the time of serving, mix all the ingredients of the batter.
3. Heat oil in a wok/kadhai. Dip the chicken wings in the batter and fry in medium hot oil till golden and crisp.
4. serve hot wings with chilli sauce.

Enjoy !!!

Saucy Chicken Stir Fried

It makes an excellent snack for the parties
Ingredients:
1. Chicken- cut into 8 pieces (around 700 to 800 gram broiler)
2. Soya Sauce - 3 Tbsp
3. Worcestershire Sauce - 2 Tbsp
4. Tomato ketchup - 1 1/2 Tbsp
5. Crushed Black Pepper Coarse - 1/2 tsp
6. Salt to taste or 1/4 tsp
7. Crushed Garlic - 1 tbsp
8. 8 & 8 Sauce - 1 Tbsp

Method:
1. First marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients mentioned above for 10 to 15 min. Mix well.
2. Then heat 4 Tbsp cooking oil in the pressure cooker and pick up the chicken pieces from the marinade and slowly add to the oil. Leave the excess marinade behind in the bowl.
3. Then stir fry the chicken pieces on a high heat until brown on both the sides.
4. While frying keep them spread out or apart. Do not overlap the pieces.
5. Lower the heat, add 1/2 cup of water (100ml) and left over marinade in it. Give two whistles in the cooker. Remove from the heat immediately after the second whistle.
6. Then drop the pressure by putting cold water on the lid of the cooker. Finally dry the excess liquid by keeping it on fire.
7. Serve hot.

Jhatpat Dry Soya Chicken

You all must have tried chicken tikka and tangri kebabs but i bet this is one excellent dish that i have just learnt from my helper and its soooooo easy and quick as well as makes a wnderful dish. A must try

My recommendation: Highest

So try it now

Ingredients:

Chicken cut into pieces..take the one with the bones
Dark Soya Sauce - 2 tsp
Light soya Sauce - 2 tsp
Garlic paste -1 tsp
Black pepper - a pinch or two
Refind oil - 1 tbsp

Thats it..
Method:
1.Mix the soya sauce both dark and light with chicken and garlic paste.
2.Sprinkle black pepper powder on it and cover, marinate it for an hour.
3.Take oil in a karai and put the chicken in it and cook for 5-10 minutes on high flame turning just one to two times.
4. Cover and slow the flame and let it cook for another 10 to 15 min until done and stirring it two three times in between.
5. It should be dry when done and the top skin should be a lttle reddish should give a feeling of kebabs.

It doesn't need salt as soya sauce is salty but if its less for you just sprinkle some as per ur taste.

This is one of the most handy dishes that i have learnt...chicken is cooked so perfectly and soya leaves an excellent texture and flavour....it's a must try !!!

Punjabi Malai Chicken Tikka

Serves: 6-7

Ingredients:

500 gms Boneless Chicken - cut into 1 1/2" pieces
or you can also use 500 gms of chicken breasts (3) - cut into 2" pieces

For Marinade:
3/4 cup thick cream
1/4 tsp green cardamom powder (seeds of 2-3 chhoti iIIaichi - crushed)
1 tsp white or black pepper powder
1 tsp garlic paste
2 tsp ginger paste
3 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp melted butter
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/4 tsp amchoor
1/2 tsp jeera powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 green chillies - crushed, optional

For BASTING (POURING ON THE KEBABS)
2 tbsp melted butter or oil

Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients of the marinade- cream, chhoti illaichi powder, white pepper, ginger-garlic paste, cornflour, melted butter,garam masala, amchoor, jeera powder, salt and green chillies.
2.Marinate chicken covered with a plastic wrap/cling film for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
3.Heat an oven at 180°C or heat a gas tandoor on gas for 15 minutes on low heat.
4. Place the well coated chicken pieces on the grill or skewer the chicken pieces.
Roast for 10 minutes or until cooked, thoroughly basting (pouring) with melted butter or oil at least once in between. Roast for another 5 minutes.
5.Sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot with poodina chutney or garnished papadums.

Imp Note:

• Grilling or roasting should be done on constant moderate heat, otherwise it toughens the protein of the meat, making the kebabs shrink and turn hard. Always grease the wire rack or grill nicely with oiltoavoidthe kebabs sticking to the grill .
  
• Cover the tray beneath the wire rack or the skewers with aluminium foil to collect the drippings of the tikkas.

Murgh Kasoori Methi

Delectable Chicken with aromatic dried fenugreek leaves

Ingredients:
700 gm Chicken without skin (8 pieces)
1/2 cup desi ghee / refind oil
3 Cloves (laung)
2 Black Cardamoms (Bari kaali Elaichi) cracked
3 Onions medium sized sliced
12 gm / 3 tsp Garlic (Lahsun) chopped
25 gm / 3 tsp Ginger (Adrak) chopped
18 gm / 6 Green chillies without the stems
3 cups water
3 gm / 2 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi)
100 ml / 1/2 cup Yogurt (Dahi)
1 1/2 gm / 1 tsp Red chilli (lal Mirch) powder
1 gm / 1/2 tsp Turmeric (haldi) powder
Salt to taste

Method:
First heat ghee in a heavy bottomed karai.
Put cloves and black cardamoms in the ghee.
Fry until they crackle.
Add the onions, stir for a minute, add the garlic, ginger and the green chillies and stir for 30 seconds.
Add one cup of hot water and bring to a boil.
Let the water evaporate and then add the dried fenugreek leaves.
Add half a cup of hot water and let it evaporate again.
Thereafter, saute until all the ingredients turn golden in colour.
Add the chicken pieces, yogurt, red chilli powder, turmeric and salt and stir.
Cook until the yogurt is absorbed, then add 1 1/2 cups water and cook until the chicken becomes tender and the ghee comes to the surface.
Serve hot.

Sindhi Murgh

aka Succulent Chicken Legs

Serves 4

Ingredients:

8 Chicken Drumsticks (Tangri)
3/4 Cup Dahi, whisked
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 and 1/2 tsp Lal Mirch Powder
1 tsp Garam Masala
Salt to taste
100 ml Desi Ghee/Refind Oil
6 cloves (laung)
6 whole Peppercorns (Kalli Mirch Sabut)
1 tsp poppy seeds (khus khus)
1 tsp Corriander Seeds (Dhaniya)
1/2 tsp cumin seed (Jeera)
4 Onions medium sized chopped
2 Tomatoes medium chopped
3 tbsp/ 12 gms. Mint leaves (Pudina)
1 1/2 inch piece ginger
8 garlic cloves (lahsun) finely chopped

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken pieces in the yogurt, turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala and salt for 1 hour.
2. Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a karahi, add the cloves, peppercorns, poppy seeds, coriander seeds and cumin seeds to it.
3. Let them crackle then add onions and saute till onions are brown.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool.
5. Put the contents of the pan in the blender and make a paste with the tomatoes, mint leaves, ginger and garlic.
6. Blend until the mixture is smooth.
7. Heat the remaining desi ghee and add the chicken pieces with the marinade and cook until the water has evaporated.Cook until the chicken turns a light brown.
8. Add the onion paste and 1 cup of hot water. Bring to a boil. Cover the pan and simmer, stirring occasionally until tender.
9. Serve Hot.

Cheesy Chicken Kebab

Ingredients
Serves 4
6 Chicken breasts (boneless, 2 inch cubes, 100 grams each)
1 Egg
1/2 tbsp Caraway seeds (shahi jeera)
1/2 tsp Green Cardamom Powder
1 tsp Green chilli paste
2 tbsps Ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves (chopped)
1/4 cup Roasted chana dal powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 cup Cream
1 1/2 cups Thick yogurt
1 cup Processed cheese (grated)
Salt to taste
7-8 Black peppercorns (crushed)
Oil to shallow fry

Method

1. Take a deep Bowl and break egg in it.
2. Add shahi Jeera, green cardamom powder (हरी इलायची), green chilli paste, ginger-garlic paste, coriander leaves, roasted chana dal powder, turmeric powder, cream and yogurt and mix well.
3. Add processed cheese, salt, crushed black pepper (काली मिर्च) and mix well.
4. Add the chicken cubes and mix.
5. Set aside to marinate for about half an hour.
6. String the chicken cubes onto skewers.
7. Heat a non stick grill pan.
8. Sprinkle some refind oil (Saffola/Sunflower etc.) and place the skewers on it.
9. Shallow fry, turning the skewers from time to time, till the kebabs are golden on all sides.
10. Cover the pan with aluminium foil to ensure even cooking.
11. Serve hot.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Hi, This one is my personal best. What a perflect blend with Fried Rice and Noodles.
Really very easy to make, I am 100% sure it is a perfect family delight !!
A must Try !!

Ingredients:

For preparing Chicken:

Chicken 500 gms. (Chopped in small size pieces, You can take boneless or the
one with bones) (Chicken with bone tastes very well though)

2 tsp Soya Sauce

1 Egg

1 tsp Vinegar

2 to 3 tsp Maggie Tomato Ketchup

White Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp.

Salt to taste

Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp

Cornflour 2 tsp

For preparing Sweet and Sour Gravy:

Maggie Tomato Ketchup - 3 tbsp.
White Vinegar- 1 tbsp.
Sugar - 3 tbsp.
Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Ginger - one small piece 1/2 inch
Garlic - 2-3 flakes coarsly smashed
Salt to taste
Chilli Powder to taste
Water - 3 Tea Cups or 2 Large Cups

Refind/Vegetable Oil for frying - 2 tbsp.

Chop Carrot, French Beans, Capsicum, Onions Long thin stripes and fry them separately just for 2 -3 minutes each.

Method:

Lets first prepare the Gravy:
1. Take a Big Bowl, Mix together Sugar, Tomato Ketchup, Vinegar and Cornflour.
2. Mix it well.

3. Now Put it on high flame and let the whole thing start to boil.

4. Add 3 cups of water and keep stirring continuously, don't let the lumps form.

5. You will see small bubbles on the surface and then a glaze like gravy, there will be shiny surface in the gravy and thats when you have to add the crushed ginger and garlic to add a flavour to the gravy.

6. Now add all the fried veggies in this gravy while it is boiling.

To prepare chicken:

1. Mix together egg, cornflour, vinegar, soya sauce, chilli sauce, salt, chilli to a semi thick batter.

2. Add chicken pieces to it and let it marinate for at least an hour.

3. Take 1 tbsp. Refind Oil and heat it, then deep fry chicken pieces one by one in the oil and take it out.

4. Add the deep fried chicken pieces in the gravy that we have just made above and let it boil for 5 minutes on the gas.

5. Remove from heat and serve piping hot with fried rice or noodles by sprinkling some spring onions on the top.

** Important please note that the gravy should not be very thick, if you want please add some more water while it was boiling before adding the veggies and chicken.

Sounds Yummy !!! Don't forget to leave your comment.

Chicken 65

Ingredients
Serves 4

450 gms Chicken (boneless, 1½ inch pieces)
1/2 cup Yogurt
1½ tbsps Lemon juice
2 tbsps Rice flour
Salt to taste
8-10 tbsps Oil
20 Curry leaves

Masala
6 cloves Garlic
1/2 inch stick Turmeric (fresh)
2 tbsps Coriander seeds
1 tbsp Peppercorns
4 Red chillies whole
2 one inch pieces Ginger


Method

• Grind masala ingredients to a fine paste along with ten curry leaves.
• Blend yogurt, lemon juice, rice flour, salt and four tablespoon oil into the ground masala paste.
• Mix chicken pieces and the masala paste and marinate for an hour in the refrigerator.
• Heat the remaining oil in a thick kadai or fry pan and add the chicken pieces in small batches of six to eight pieces at a time and stir-fry on high heat for a minute, tossing it continuously.
• Add another batch of the chicken and repeat.
• Lower the heat once all the chicken has been added.
• Turn the pieces frequently, basting with the remaining masala.
• Cook till the oil separates and the chicken pieces become crispy from outside but remains moist and soft from the inside.
• Adjust salt, add the remaining curry leaves, toss well and remove.
• Drain the excess oil and serve the chicken hot.
  

Imp Tip:
If you cook the chicken with the bones it will be more succulent and tasty.

Fried Chicken Chettinaad

This one is dedicated to all my freinds from Tamil Nadu.

Ingredients
Serves 4
800 gms Chicken (1 medium sized)
2 medium sized Onions (roughly chopped)
1 inch piece Ginger (roughly chopped)
4-6 cloves Garlic (roughly chopped)
4 Green chillies (roughly chopped)
4-6 Red chillies whole
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Lemon juice
2 tbsps Rice flour
Salt to taste
10-12 Curry leaves (finely shredded)
Oil to shallow fry

Slit chicken through the backbone and the breast, into two equal halves.
Make three to four half-inch deep cuts on breast and leg pieces.
Grind onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies and red chillies to a smooth paste adding a little water if required. Blend turmeric powder, lemon juice and rice flour into the masala paste and mix in salt to taste.
Apply this mixture thoroughly and liberally on the chicken and leave to marinate for two to three hours, preferably in the refrigerator.
Mix in shredded curry leaves into the chicken.
Heat oil in shallow pan, add marinated chicken and sauté on high heat for two minutes on both sides to seal the exterior.
Reduce heat to medium, cover with a lid and cook for fifteen to twenty minutes, turning over and basting frequently with the remaining marinade.
Sprinkle a little water, if the chicken starts drying.
The last few minutes of the cooking should be done on high heat again, so that the surface of the chicken is crisp and golden brown.
Cut into smaller pieces and serve hot.

Shahi Murgh Do Pyaza with Saffron

Ingredients
Serves 4

800 gms Chicken (1 inch pieces on the bone)
25 Almonds (roasted)
1 tbsp Sunflower seeds (chironji)
1 tbsp Poppy seeds (khuskhus)
1/2 cup Oil
2 medium sized Onions (sliced)
3 tsps Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
2 tsps Red chilli powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 cup Yogurt
3 cups Chicken stock
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
Saffron a pinch

Method:

• Grind almonds, chironji and khuskhus to a fine paste.
• Heat oil a pan and sauté sliced onions to golden brown colour.
• Add ginger paste, garlic paste and sauté for two minutes.
• Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
• Add chicken pieces and stir-fry for five minutes.
• Sprinkle a little water at intervals so that the masala does not burn.
• Add salt.
• Add the yogurt and cook further for a minute.
• Add almond-chironji-khuskhus paste and cook for five minutes stirring continuously.
• Pour in three cups of chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Once the mixture boils cover and simmer for twenty minutes.
• Once the chicken is cooked, add garam masala powder and saffron, stir and remove from heat.
• Serve with parathas.

Murgh Dum Pukht

This one is a microwave special , a fabulous treat for you and your family...did you just check the long list of 22 ingredients..it has to be good really good.

Ingredients

1. 2 inch stick Cinnamon
2. 6 Black cardamoms
3. 6-8 Cashewnuts
4. 2 medium sized Onions
5. Fresh mint leaves a few sprigs
6. 1 tbsp Garlic paste
7. 1 tsp Red chilli powder
8. Oil to deep fry
9. Fresh coriander leaves a few sprigs
10. 1 cup Yogurt
11. 1 tbsp Ginger paste
12. 1 kg Chicken
13. Salt to taste
14. 4-5 strands Saffron
15. 6 tbsps Lemon juice
16. 1 tsp Rose water
17. 4 Cloves
18. 6 Green cardamoms
19. 1 tbsp Poppy seeds (khus khus)
20. 1 tbsp Sunflower seeds (chironji)
21. 1 inch piece Ginger
22. 3 Green chillies

Method
First and foremost crush together cinnamon, cloves, green cardamoms, black cardamoms.
Clean, wash coriander leaves and mint leaves.
Soak khus khus, cashewnuts and chironji in warm water and then grind to a fine paste.
Peel, wash, slice and deep fry onions till golden brown.
Peel, wash and cut ginger into julienne.
Remove stems, wash and chop green chillies.
Make a fine paste by grinding together browned onions, green chillies, mint leaves with water.
Take whipped yogurt and add cashewnut paste, ginger paste, garlic paste and mix well.
Add salt, red chilli powder, onion paste and mix again.
Add saffron dissolved in water, finely chopped coriander leaves, ginger julienne, lemon juice and freshly crushed garam masala and mix.
Add rose water and mix.
Apply this marinade to chicken properly.
Let the chicken stand with the marinade for half an hour.
Apply oil to a microwave ovenproof glass bowl and transfer the chicken with marinade into it.
Cover with a lid or cling film on which make two to three holes.
Cook in the microwave at micro HIGH for ten minutes.
Lower the power to half and cook for another ten minutes. Serve hot.

Bhavnagri Mirch Wala Murgh

Ingredients
Serves 4

800 gms Chicken (2 inch pieces on the bone)
10-12 small Bhavnagri chillies
2 tsps Fennel powder (saunf)
1/2 tsp Fenugreek seed powder (methi powder)
2 tsps Roasted cumin powder
2 tsps Yellow mustard seeds (crushed)
1/2 tsp Onion seeds (kalonji)
Salt to taste
1 cup Yogurt (whisked)
2 Green chillies (crushed)
2 tbsps Oil
2 medium sized Onions (sliced)
1 tbsp Ginger paste
1 tbsp Garlic paste
1 tbsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder

Method:

1. Slit bhavnagri chillies and remove seeds.
2. In a bowl mix together fennel powder, fenugreek seed powder, roasted cumin powder, crushed yellow mustard seeds, onion seeds and salt.
3. Stuff this mixture into the slit chillies and set aside.
4. Take chicken pieces in a bowl.
5. Add salt, yogurt and crushed green chillies and let it marinate for about fifteen minutes.
6. Heat oil in a pan.
7. Add onions and sauté till they soften.
8. Add the stuffed chillies and mix.
9. Add ginger paste, garlic paste, coriander powder, turmeric power, red chilli powder and sauté for two to three minutes.
10. Cover and cook till the chillies soften.Add marinated chicken and mix well.
11. Cover and cook on high heat for about ten minutes.
12. Uncover and stir once.
13. Cover and cook on low heat for another ten minutes.
14. Serve hot.