In May, we visited our cousins in Boston. V’s cousin’s wife, we call her Poornima vaini, makes delicious chicken dishes. Every time I visit her, I learn something from her. She pampered us with this grilled chicken, biryani and many more. She had taken this to a get together and it had become a huge hit.
What makes these kababs stand out is the kasuri methi. It gives an awesome taste to this. She also adds some vinegar and marinates the chicken overnight. I am not very fond of vinegar and usually do not keep it in my pantry. So I added lemon juice. I cut the chicken into small pieces, so I just marinated it for 2hrs. A little bit of red food color can also be added to give it a nice bright red color (I did not use color).
Ingredients: 1 lb (0.4kgs) chicken 1 tea spn ginger pieces 1 tea spn garlic pieces 3-4 green chillies 1 tea spn cumin powder 1 tea spn chilli powder 2 tea spns vinegar or 1 tbl spn lemon juice 1 tbl spn thick yogurt 1 tea spn kasoori methi Salt
Method: Make a paste of ginger, garlic and green chillies. Add this paste, chilli powder, cumin powder, vinegar (or lemon juice), salt to chicken pieces. Leave it in the refrigerator for about 2hrs. Now add thick yogurt, kasuri methi. Keep aside for another 30mins. Grill the chicken. Serve hot.
Serves: 3-4 Preparation time : 40mins
PS: I use tender breast pieces of chicken for all my chicken dishes. If you use thighs or any other parts, adjust the time accordingly. Adjust the spice according to your taste.
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I was thinking about making some sweet potato fries for a long time now. We first tasted them in a restaurant few months ago. We all loved them. When I started making them, instead of deep frying, I baked them. They came out really great. I topped them with some chaat masala for some extra taste. Ishaan loved these :).
Ingredients: 1 big sweet potato (about 3 cups cut into thin long pieces) 1/2 tea spn chilli powder 1/4 tea spn chaat masala Olive oil Salt
Method: Heat water in a big pot. Add a little salt. When water starts boiling, add sweet potatoes. Cook for 4-5mins till the sweet potatoes are sightly cooked(but not completely done). Discard all the water. Now line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Add chilli powder and little more oil. Mix well. Spread the sweet potatoes in a thin layer. Spread a little olive oil on them. Preheat the oven at 450F for 10 mins. Bake the sweet potatoes for aout 15mins till they are crispy. Sprinkle a little chaat masala on top. Serve immediately.
Serves : 2-3 Preparation time : 15 mins
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