Popcorn Chicken

Who will say no to this tempting popcorn chicken?? You can easily prepare this at home. It just involves few steps.  

• Marinating the Chicken
• Add Maida to remove excess moisture
• Dip it in egg
• Coat it with flour mix and then deep fry it.

Very easy. Isn't it?? The recipe follows..

Recipe For : 2

Preparation Time : 30 minutes + Time for marination

Ingredients:

Boneless Chicken       - 250gm
Maida                          - 1/4 cup (All Purpose Flour)
Egg                              -2
Chat masala                 - a pinch ( optional)
Oil                                - For frying

For Marinating Chicken:

Ginger-Garlic paste    - 2 tbsp
Salt                              - As required
Chili Powder               - 2 tbsp
Pepper Powder            - 1 tsp
Lemon                         - 1/2

For Coating the chicken:

Maida                          - 1/2 cup (All Purpose Flour)
Corn Flour                  - 1/2 cup
Salt                              - As required
Chili Powder               - 1 tsp
Pepper Powder            - 1/4 tsp

Procedure:

• Chop chicken into bite size pieces. Marinate it with Ginger-Garlic paste, salt, chili powder, pepper powder and lemon juice for about 1 to 2 hours. Adjust the spice according to your taste.
• Take a bowl. Add everything under 'For Coating the chicken'. Mix it well.
• Beat eggs together.
• Now take marinated chicken in a plate. Just to absorb excess moisture, add maida in small instances. To the maximum you will need 1/4 cup of maida. 
• Then dip maida added chicken in egg and immediately coat it with the flour mix for coating the chicken.
• As soon as you coat the chicken, place it in a colander and toss it to remove excess flour and fry it in hot oil.
• Drain excess oil and serve it with Tomato ketchup and Mayonnaise. You can also sprinkle little chat masala over fried popcorn chicken to enhance its taste.

Tawa Chicken Fry

This is the way to prepare chicken fry in an healthier way. It needs just handful of ingredients and very little oil. You will also find this tawa chicken fry equally tasty as usual chicken fry. Just a little patience is needed to prepare this fry. Go ahead with the recipe and enjoy your chicken fry in healthier way..

Recipe For : 2

Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Boneless Chicken          - 200 gm
Ginger-Garlic paste       - 2 tbsp
Salt                                - As required
Turmeric Powder          - a pinch
Chili Powder                 - 2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Oil                                 - 2 tbsp (Little more if needed)
Coriander Leaves          - For Garnishing

Procedure:

• Wash well chicken. Marinate it with Ginger-Garlic paste, Salt, Turmeric powder and Chili powder for at-least an hour. More the marination time, tastier the chicken is.
• Heat oil in a pan, preferably non-stick pan. When its hot, add marinated chicken. Cover with a lid and cook chicken in medium flame. Chicken will start oozing water in sometime. Cook it till chicken is cooked completely. Drizzle some oil if needed. Keep on stirring in between to prevent chicken from getting burnt. 
• Once chicken is cooked completely and it turned crispier, add Garam Masala powder, Coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
• Your delicious chicken fry is prepared in an healthier way. Enjoy it as you like!!!

Tandoori Fish

Looking for alternative for Fish fry?? Today's recipe is one such oil free, tasty and healthy Tandoori Fish.. Its very easy to prepare too. Marinate all the ingredients together and grill it.. That's it!! Wonderful recipe awaits for you.. The recipe follows..

Ingredients:

Fish Chunks                                 - 4
Chili Powder                                 - 3 tsp
Cumin Powder                              - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder                        - 3 tsp
Turmeric Powder                          - a pinch
Garam Masala Powder                - 2 tsp
Chat Masala                                   - 1 tsp
Oil                                                    - 1 tbsp
lemon juice                                     - 1 tsp
Salt                                                   - As required

Procedure:

1. I have used Salmon fish. You can use any fish which has less bones.  You should be able to cut flesh part of fish alone.  Take such fish chunks  and wash it well.
2. Mix all the ingredients and keep the fish chunks marinated for about 1 - 2 hours.. The Tandoori fish taste increases, if you marinate for more time.
3. Preheat the oven to 200 degree Celsius.
4. Place the marinated fish in preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes.
5. Keep on checking in- between
6. Enjoy your Tandoori fish when its fully done!!!

Chicken Momos

Chicken Momos

Vow...Chicken Momos.. I tasted it for first time, when we were at Noida.. That's the one thing i liked more about Noida.. Where ever i turn can see vendors selling momos ..vow..what a dish.. When we returned back, i tried at home  and that turned out to be a super hit.. Giving the steamed version of chicken momos.. Its little consuming only.. I used moulds for preparing momos. So that reduced a lot of effort.

Ingredients:

For Stuffing:

Minced Chicken                    - 250gm

Chopped Carrot                      - 1

Chopped Cabbage                  - 1/4 cup

Chopped Big Onion               - 1

Salt                                         - As required

Chilli Powder                         - 1 tsp

Pepper Powder                       - 1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder           - 1 tsp

Soya sauce                              - 1 tbsp

Egg                                         - 1

Oil                                           - 2 tsp

Chopped Coriander                - handful

For Dough:

All Purpose Flour (Maida)     - 2 cups

Water                                      - As required. 

Procedure:              

1. Mince the bone less chicken in  a blender jar.
2. Chop carrot, cabbage and onion into very small pieces.
3. Mix everything for stuffing in a vessel. let it rest for some time.
4. Roll out the dough. Place the rolled dough in the mould. put in the stuffing. close the mould. Remove excess dough. If not using mould, do the stuffing like kozhukattai.
5. Place the stuffed momos in idli plates and steam it for 12-15 minutes.
6. Serve it with Tomato Garlic Chutney

Quick Tips:

If you din't like the raw smell of chicken, you can saute the minced chicken in  a pan for some time and use it. Above is the mould i used for making momos.

Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka is a Mughalai dish. This dish is a unique blend of Spices, Yogurt, Ginger- Garlic paste and lemon juice. Tikka can be prepared using any meat. Am using chicken. Usually its cooked on skewers in a tandoori pot or it even can be roasted.

Ingredients:

Boneless Chicken ( cut into cubes)     - 500gm
Capsicum, Onion, Tomato                  - few ( chopped in the same size as chicken)
Curd                                                    - 200gm
Ginger Garlic Paste                             - 2 tbsp
Chilli Powder                                      - 3 tsp
Cumin Powder                                    - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder                               - 3 tsp
Turmeric Powder                                - a pinch
Garam Masala Powder                       - 2 tsp
Pepper Powder                                   - 1 tsp
Chat Masala                                       - 1 tsp
kasthuri Methi                                    - 2 tsp
Oil                                                      - 1 tbsp
lemon juice                                        - 1 tsp
Salt                                                     - As required

Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients and keep the chicken  and vegetables marinated in Freezer for at-least 2 hrs.
2. Soak the skewers completely in water for 2 hrs to prevent it from getting burnt up while cooking.
3. Insert the chicken and vegetables alternatively in skewers.
4. Preheat the oven to 220 degree Celsius.
5. Place the skewers in preheated oven s for 15 -20 minutes.
6. If u don't have oven, u can even places the skewers in a dosa pan or frying pan  and roast it.
7. Enjoy the Tikka hot..

Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken

Many of us would order Tandoori Chicken for Appetizer, when visiting hotel. Preparing Tandoori chicken is quite easy. It just involves two steps. Marinating the chicken and cooking it.Then for what are you waiting for.. Here is the recipe..

Ingredients:

Chicken ( cut into big pieces)             - 1 kg
Curd                                                    - 200gm
Ginger Garlic Paste                             - 2 tbsp
Chilli Powder                                      - 3 tsp
Cumin Powder                                    - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder                               - 3 tsp
Turmeric Powder                                - a pinch
Garam Masala Powder                       - 2 tsp
Pepper Powder                                   - 1 tsp
Chat Masala                                       - 1 tsp
kasthuri Methi                                    - 2 tsp
Oil                                                      - 1 tbsp
lemon juice                                        - 1 tsp
Salt                                                     - As required

Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients and keep the chicken marinated in Freezer for at-least 24 hrs.
2. Take out the chicken 2 hrs before you are going to start cooking.
3. Preheat the oven to 220 degree Celsius.
4. Place the marinated chicken in preheated oven for 30 - 45 minutes.
5. Keep on checking in- between
6. Serve it with Curd mixed with Green Chutney