Pepper Chicken Kurma

This is my home style recipe...and the specialty is this recipe doesn't include neither coriander powder nor chilly powder, Instead it has a super flavor of Pepper and Coconut.
I have draft this recipe long before but couldn't able to click as i mostly did it for dinner.
Yes, that was a big problem for me...I make most of the varieties for dinner so, i couldn't able to click.

Though we regularly cook chicken at home my blog has very few chicken recipes, i have to to admit that some what i missed to utilize the opportunity properly...From now i planned to post at least one chicken recipe per week.

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Gingely oil - 2 tbsp
Pepper - 4 tsp Can increase as per the spice level.
Poppy seed - 1 tsp
Fennel seed - 1 tsp
Coconut - 1 cup (Hand full)
Onion - 3 nos.
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Salt to taste.

Method:

Heat a pan and dry roast fennel seed, pepper & poppy seed.
Add it to coconut and grind it to paste
Heat a oil in a pan add onion and ginger garlic paste and roast it well.
Now add chicken and sauté it to mix well.
Add salt and required amount of water to get the chicken cook soft.
Add the grinded paste and cook until the chicken is done well.


This goes well with any rice, roti or dosai ....tastes more yummy when done in a mud pan...

Notes:I have not added turmeric, if you want you can add.

Andhra Spicy Chicken Roast

Today being Sunday want to try some spicy chicken, also some thing different from my usual style...then i remembered an Andhra style chicken roast from one of the blog i follow, so went and searched for the recipe and prepared it for our lunch.
Yeah its a hit, we loved it and the freshly dry roasted masala smells great and added a special touch to the recipe. henceforth this recipe will be going to be in my regular menu..

Now i am seriously thing to invite some guest just to make them taste all the new recipes which i learned recently...Yeah! all these things happened just because of my blog baby.
It gives me immense pleasure when some one appreciate me for my cooking :), as most of them says,
Yes, Cooking is like a meditation which brings down all my worries and makes me float in cloud.

Recipe Source: Nalini's kitchen

Ingredients: 

Chicken - 300 gms
Onion - 2 Nos. Medium size.
Tomato - 1 No. Medium size
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp (as required)
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp.

To temper:
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 tbsp

To Dry Roast and Grind to Powder:
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Poppy Seeds - 1 tsp

Method: 

Clean the chicken and add turmeric, salt and keep it aside.
As given above dry roast and grind the ingredients in third section ingredients.
Finely Chop Onions and tomatoes.
Heat a Pan, add oil and temper with Fennel seeds and curry leaves.
Add the Onions, saute well for few seconds.
Add Ginger garlic paste saute until the raw smell goes and add the tomatoes.
Once the tomato get cooked well and the chilly powder and coriander powder.
Saute for few seconds and add Chicken and required amount of water to get the chicken cooked.
Ensure not to add excess water just 1/2 glass is enough for 300 gms.
Close the lid and cook it in slow fire.
Once it got cooked add the dry roasted masala.
And allow the chicken to cook without lid so that the water gets evaporates.
Once it reaches the  required consistency, switch off and serve.

Note: Dry roasted powder is to be added as per your spice level, i have added 2 teaspoon.

It tastes great with rice and any tiffen item.

Palakottai Chicken Pirattal / Jackfruit seed Chicken saute

Hope summer season has started, also its a season for Melons, Mangoes and Jack fruit....So, i thought to fill my blog with this Jack fruit seeds and Chicken combo recipe.


Here goes for the recipe details...

Ingredients: 

Jackfruit Seed - 20 Nos.
Chicken - 200 gms
Onion - 2 nos.
Curry leaves - few
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chicken masala - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Gingley oil to temper

Method:

Cut and clean the chicken, Marinate with turmeric and salt.
Pressure cook Jack fruit seeds for 2 whistle.
Peel the outer cover/skin and keep it aside.
Heat a pan, oil it, once the oil becomes hot add chopped onions, curry leaves and saute for a minute.
Add ginger garlic paste saute well until it turns golden brown.
Add the chicken saute and Now add Salt, Chicken Masala and Pepper.
Finally add the pressure cooked de skinned Jack fruit seeds.
Mix it well, sprinkle some water and allow the chicken to get cooked well.
Serve it with Rice or any tiffen varieties.

Note:
I  have slitted the Jack fruit seeds.
Should not add more water, but sprinkling of water is important which will keep the JF seeds soft.