Chicken has become a very rare sight at my home. But whenever I cook it, I make sure to cook a new dish with it, so that I have enough recipes when I need them. This is one such dish I cooked a while ago.
Frying chicken in ghee /butter before adding it to a dish gives it a very unique taste, something I learnt very recently. I love the sweetness from onions, yogurt and spicy taste from chili powder in this. Fresh ginger and garlic gives it a strong taste. A very simple, yet tasty dish.
One thing I need to learn yet is, I can’t remember the measurements in weight. When I am buying chicken, I go for the smallest pack and make more than one dish with it :(.
Ingredients: 8-10 chicken pieces 1/2 tea spn garlic 1/2 tea spn ginger 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped tomato 1/2 cup yogurt 1/2 tea spn coriander powder 1/2 tea spn cumin powder 1/2 tea spn chili powder Ghee 1/2 tea spn garam masala Salt
Method: Heat ghee and fry chicken pieces till they get slightly brownish. Take them out.
Heat remaining ghee and add garlic, ginger, onions and fry till onions turn slightly brownish. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder, chili powder and fry for 30secs. Add the tomato pieces, salt and cook till tomato is slightly tender. Now add chicken pieces, yogurt and cook till the chicken is tender and all the water evaporates. Sprinkle garam masala , mix well for around 1mins. Serve hot.
Serves : 2-3 Preparation time : 20mins
Don’t we all have at least one version of uttappam/uttappa that we love? These are thick dosas topped with one or all of – onions, tomatoes, carrots etc. Usually I make uttappa (as we call it) with left over dosa batter , to just finish off the batter. Last year when aayi came to visit us, she made this version which she had seen in one of TV programs. We instantly became fans of these uttappas . According to me, this is anytime better than the ones I used to make before. Soft, fluffy, tasty, healthy. I sometimes add chopped carrot and tomatoes also. Needless to say, I have switched to this recipe of uttappas ever since I tasted it.
Ingredients: 1 cup rice(any normal rice) 1 cup boiled rice 1/4 cup urad dal 1/8 cup toor dal 1 tea spn fenugreek seeds( methi ) 3/4 cup chopped onion 1 tbl spn chopped coriander leaves 1 tea spn chopped green chilies 1 tea spn chopped ginger Ghee /oil Salt
Method: Soak rice, boiled rice, urad dal , toor dal, fenugreek seeds in water for around 5-6hrs. Grind it to a very smooth batter, mix salt and keep it overnight. Mix together onion, coriander leaves, green chilies, ginger in a bowl. Heat tava and spread a thick dosa (If required, use oil/ ghee before spreading dosa ). Spread a tbl spn of onion mixture on top. Close the lid and cook for sometime on a medium or low heat. Now turn the dosa upside down and cook on the other side for a minute. Serve hot.
Serves : 4-5 Preparation time : 20mins
Update: Do not confuse boiled rice with cooked rice.
