Chicken Tikka

My Hubby Loves chicken a lot....He always wants me to cook different dishes...
I wanted to try chicken Tikka for a really long time
This recipe gives you the Restaurant Style/Taste Chicken Tikkas

So here it is ...

Recipe Adapted(Modified According to taste) from: Sanjeev Kapoor's Book

Ingredients

Chicken Boneless - 400gms
Chilli Powder - 1 Tbsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
Ginger-Garlic - 1 Tbsp
Lemon Juice - 1 Tbsp
Curd/ Yoghurt - 1/2 cup
Salt
Olive Oil - 2 Tbsn


Method

Wash and cut the chicken into 1 1/2 inch pieces.

Now Mix Chilli powder, Lemon Juice and salt and marinate the Chicken for about 30mins

Now to the marinated chicken add yoghurt,Ginger Garlic paste, garam masala powder and marinate for 2 Hours

Now thread the chicken into skewers.

Heat Olive Oil in a tawa and place the skewers

Now cook the chicken by turning the skewers at regular intervals such that chicken cooks and browns evenly

When you see evenly browned chicken , Then its ready.

Serve it with a piece of Lemon.




Note:

Vegetarians can follow the recipe by replacing Chicken with paneer
If you don't have skewers , directly roast the chicken in the tawa
You can use other oils like sunflower oil too

Love,
Varshini

Chettinadu Chicken Recipe

Hello girliessss....My hubby wanted me to try chettinadu chicken which he actually loved(literally went crazy) when he tasted it in my native place...

So tried it and Almost got the taste...Actually got the recipe printout from a friend of mine which she planned for ages to prepare...so i literally snatched it from her.See what love can do ...

She has no clue from which site she took it ....so anyone thinks its your recipe...pls let me know...i will be glad to link you ...




So here is the recipe...
It serves 4-5 people
For all the chettinadu recipes as such ingredients needs to be fresh so that the final outcome will be awesome...


Ingredients for saute
Chicken-750 gms
Big onion 2
Tomatoes-2
Garlic 10 pods


For grinding - Part 1
Ginger 1inch piece
Small onion-10
Garlic-5-6pods
Green chillies-2
Chilli powder-1 tbsp
Coriander powder-2 tbsp

For grinding - Part 2
Coconut grated-3 table spoons
Khus Khus - 2 teaspoons
Fennel seeds-1 teaspoon

For Seasoning
Cinnamon- 1-2 inch piece
Fennel seeds-1 teaspoon
Clove-2
Cardamom-2
Bay leaf-little
Mint leaf-handful
Curry leaf little

Step by Step:

Chop Onions, garlic and tomatoes.
Heat Oil in a Kadai and Season with curry leaves, and all the things in the For seasoning
Now add chopped onions and saute.
Once onions are cooked add garlic.
Add the chopped tomatoes. till they are juicy.
Add the grounded paste -1 and cook ir for sometime.
Now add the chicken pieces and fold in the masala.
Cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
Once you find that the chicken pieces are almost cooked increase the flame so that the gravy becomes thick.
Once the curry gets thick add the masala grounded items - 2 and mix nicely
Now add water if you want your gravy to be little thin...else you will get a semi dry gravy
Cook the curry till the oil separates




Have a lovely time eating chicken ...yum yum yum

Love varshini

Chicken in Yogurt(curd) Gravy Recipe - yum yum yum

It has been a really long time since i have posted any recipe
This is one of the yummiest chicken recipe and easiest to cook too...Actually my hubby wanted me to cook chicken gravy to go with briyani
So i made this Chicken in yogurt gravy....I am sure you will love this :)

So here is the recipe
Serves 3-4
Ingredients :

Chicken pieces - 1/2 kg
(Vegetarians can substitute chicken with paneer,tofu, mushroom,etc)
Onion - 2 medium sized
tomato - 3 medium sized
Ginger - 1 Inch piece
Garlic - 5-6 pods
Bay leaf- 1
Cinnamon stick - 1 inch stick
Cloves - 3 pods
Cardamom - 3 pods
Chilli powder - 1tbsp to 2 tbsp
Coriander Powder - 2Tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn
Garam masala powder - 1 tspn
Pepper corns - 2 tspn powdered
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp powdered
saunf - 1 tspn
oil - 2 tbsp
Yogurt/Curd - 1/3 rd of a cup
Water - 1/3 rd cup
Salt
curry leaves
Coriander leaves


How to cook this:

First clean the chicken by rubbing salt and turmeric and wash it in running water.

Now chop up the onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger.

Now heat oil in a kadai/wok and add saunf,Bay leaf, cinnamon stick,cloves and cardamom pods. add curry leaves too..
Now add Onions , Ginger and garlic saute till they are cooked.


Add Tomatoes and little coriander leaves let it cook.



Now add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder ,also add powdered cumin seeds and powdered pepper corns ..
let it cook till the oil oozes out.




Now Add Yogurt/curd ans let it cook for about 2 mins



Now add the cleaned chicken pieces and add enough salt for the gravy and let it cook for 5 mins



Now add 1/3 rd cup of water and now let it cook till it becomes to a gravy consistency

So garnish with coriander leaves...

So here is the yummy chicken in yogurt gravy


Hope you like this :)
This goes very well with Briyani, rotis, parathas, White rice :))
Pls do try this and send me the ..I will be the happiest person to publish the pictures :)