Tuesday 28 July 2009

SHAHI CHICKEN KORMA RECIPE

Ingredients:
1 Chicken deboned and cut into pieces
3 Onion (Pyaj) chopped
1 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)
1 tsp Coriander Seeds Powder (Dhania Powder)
1 tsp Red Chilly Powder (Lal Mirch)
1 " long piece Ginger (Adrak) chopped
8 Garlic (Lasun) minced
1 cup Curd (Dahi) fresh and thick
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
3 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
5 Almonds (Badam) chopped
10 Cashewnut (Kaju) chopped
Lemon juice to taste
Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)

How to make shahi chicken korma:
Beat the curd and mix chicken pieces with turmeric and salt.
Set it aside for half an hour.
Now heat ghee and fry onions, ginger, garlic till light brown.
Add red chilly powder, coriander and simmer for few minutes.
Add chicken and fry for 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups of hot water and stir well.
Cover and cook till chicken is tender and dry
Add garam masala and salt.
Mix all the dry fruits and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot.

Wednesday 22 July 2009

Galouti Kawab

Cook Time: 5 Preparation Time: 15 Servings: 4
This is a very famous North Indian dish popularised by the Nawabs of Lucknow.
Ingredients:
Mutton (without fat) 250gm
Ginger 10gm
Garlic 05 pieces
Onion 02 pieces
Kachri 10gm
Chickpea Flour 50gm
Cumin Seeds 05gm
Pepper 05gm
Cardamom 01 pieces
Cloves 03 pieces
Red Chilly 05 pieces
Cinnamon 05gm
Salt as per the taste
Refined oil 50g
Directions:
1. Make a paste of Ginger, Garlic, onion and kachri.
2. Then put Chickpea Flour in a non stick pan and roast it till it turns brown.
3. Make another paste of Cumin Seeds, Pepper, Cardamom, Cloves, red chilly Cinnamon and salt.
4. Then mix both the paste with the mutton and Chickpea Flour, mix it well. Then keep it for 1 hr.
5. After 1hr take the mixture out and make it in small round cutlet and fry it on non stick pan with refined oil.