Thursday, 20 December 2012

Hot and spicy fried chicken

                                   Hot and spicy fried chicken


Ingredients list A

Chicken (cut into 8 pieces) 1 kg with skin

Garlic paste 1 tsp

Ketchup ... 1 tbsp

Chili sauce 2 tbsp

Salt 1 tsp

Pepper 1 tsp

Meat tenderizer 1 tsp

Ingredients list B

Self raising flour ½ cup

Corn flour 2 tbsp

Baking powder ½ tsp

Salt 1 tsp

White pepper ½ tsp

Paprika ½ tsp

Chilled milk to make batter

Hot and spicy fried chicken

Hot and spicy fried chicken Ingredients list AChicken (cut into 8 pieces) 1 kg with skin Garlic paste 1 tsp Ketchup ... 1 tbsp Chili sauce 2 tbsp Salt 1 tsp Pepper 1 tsp Meat tenderizer 1 tsp

 Ingredients list B Self raising flour ½ cup Corn flour 2 tbsp Baking powder ½ tsp Salt 1 tsp White pepper ½ tsp Paprika ½ tsp Chilled milk to make batter Method Marinate chicken with salt, pepper, garlic paste, meat tenderizer, ketchup, chili sauce for 1 hour. Make batter with all the ingredients under list B. Dip chicken pieces in batter, roll in self raising flour. Deep fry for 20 minutes.


diet Chicken on toast - open sandwiches

Chicken on toast - open sandwiches

6 slices brown bread cut into circles

(can cut into different shapes and/or white bread if not dieting)

3 boneless chicken breast

1 capsicum - diced & seeds removed...

1 onion chopped

1 tomato seeds removed and diced

1 tsp Ginger - chopped finely

1 tsp garlic - chopped finely

1/2 tsp heaped salt

1/2 tsp Shan Teekhi black pepper

1 Tbsp oil

2 Tbsp ketchup

3 Tbsp sweet corn (optional)

Chutney

15-20 mint leaves

2 green chillies

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp white cumin seeds

1 small green mango (peeled, chopped and seed removed)

1 clove garlic

Water to blend

Place all ingredients in the blender and mix with just enough water to make a fine paste.

Boil chicken in plain water. Once cooked, remove from water and cut chicken into small cubes.

Mix all ingrdients except for chutney.

On a grill pan or fry pan, grill one side of bread only.

Spread chutney onto the soft side of bread. Top with 1Tbsp of filling on each sandwich.

* serve with extra ketchup for childrens parties.

Grilled Pepper Chicken

2 Tsp olive oil

1 kg chicken (can be cut into either 8 or 16 pieces)

1-1/2 tsp crushed black pepper

1-1/2 tsp salt

1 Tsp soy sauce

1 Tsp while vinegar OR lemon juice

1 Tsp wostershire sauce

2 tsp Ginger/garlic paste

1 cup water

Place oil in pan, add Ginger/garlic paste and chicken pieces. Sauté chicken in paste. Once water has dried, put in remainder of ingredients (except water) and stir well. Cook for approx 5 minutes then add water. Continue to cook on medium high for about 20mins.

***for a tasty low fat chicken sandwich, marinate chicken with all the above ingredients (except water).

Cook celery on grill pan for approx 10mins.

Place in brown bread, low fat mayonnaise, and salad leaves. Toast bread on grill pan till crisp and you will have a tasty, healthy and low fat sandwich/burger
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Low calorie chicken club sandwiches

                                           Low calorie chicken club sandwiches:

Ingredients:

Chicken (boiled & shredded) 2 cups

Curd cheese 1 cup

Mustard paste 1 tsp...

Chili garlic sauce 1 tbsp

Salt ½ tsp

Black pepper ½ tsp

Brown bread 6 (slices)

Cucumber 1

Tomato 1

Salad leaves as required

Eggs 2 (boiled)

Method:

1. Mix together boiled shredded chicken with curd cheese, salt , pepper , mustard, chili garlic sauce.

2. toast bread slices and spread filling on them. keep salad leaves on top. Arrange tomato slices on top of the salad. Cover with another toast. Place boiled egg slices , cucumber slices sprinkle with dash of salt and pepper another salad leave place last toast on top press firmly and cut into pieces .Serve.

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Strawberry Minty Dip

1 cup low fat curd cheese*

(you can make Zanak's cottage cheese and beat it)

1/2 cup or 10 strawberries blended

1 Tbsp artificial sweetner (or castor sugar).

1/2 tsp salt

1 Tbsp mint

1/2 tsp finely chopped garlc (optional)

Beat curd cheese, strawberries, sweetner and salt together. Tear mint into little pieces and add to dip. Mix well.

Serve with carrot sticks, radish sticks, cucumber sticks, slices of capsicum and trimmed green onions.

Enjoy.

*to make low fat curd cheese, take 2 cups low fat yogurt (see recipe for unfried dhai balay for recipe to make low fat yogurt) put in a mulmul cloth and hang with bowl underneath overnight. (try hanging cloth from shelf in fridge with bowl below to catch water) this will make 1 cup low fat curd cheese
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 low calory drink

      ice cubes..................8

      orange juice...............half cup

      low calory youghart......1 cup

      banana....................1

      straw baerries/apple cubes...some of

      artificial sweetner........1tbsp

      method:

      put all ingrediants in blender n blend it until it looks creamy .enjoy ur drink

Mahkni (Butter) Chicken

                                                   Mahkni (Butter) Chicken



Mahkni (Butter) Chicken Mahkni
for (butter) sauce
 2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp oil
1 tsp heaped chopped garlic
 3 Tbsp tomato paste
1 Tbsp Ginger - sliced
1/2 tsp heaped red chilli powder
 1/2 tsp salt
 1 tsp heaped sugar
 1 cup water
1/2 tsp Shan Zafrani Garam Masala
1 tsp cornflour (...mixed with 1/2 tsp water)
1/2 cup (4Tbsp) Fresh cream

method for butter sauce  Heat pan add butter and oil and add Ginger and garlic. Stir and cook till you can smell garlic add tomato paste, chilli powder, salt, sugar, garam masala and water. Mix well - once mix has boiled slowly add cornflour paste till slighly thickened (not too thick). Add cream and stir well. Set aside.


Mahkni (Butter) Chicken - Part 2       Chicken masala

2 Tbsp oil

2 Tbsp butter

1 tsp freshly chopped garlic

1 onion finely chopped

1/2 kg boneless chicken cut in cubes

1 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 Tbsp coconut milk powder (mixed with a little water to make paste

Pinch orange/red food colour (optional)

Heat butter and oil in pan. Add garlic and fry till you can smell garluc. Add onion, stir and cook till onions go clear. Add chicken pieces and stir well. Cook till chicken turns white and add coconut powder paste, then add butter sauce. Mix well and cook on medium head till sauce has thickened.

Serve with paratha, poori or rhogni naan.

Enjoy.

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                                        Butter Chicken

Ingredients

Boneless chicken cubes ½ kg

Salt ½ tsp

Garlic crushed ½ tsp..

Chili powder 1 tsp

Onion 1 chopped

Coconut milk powder 2 tbsp

Butter 2 tbsp

Ingredients for butter sauce

Butter 2 tbsp

Ginger sliced 1 tbsp

Tomato paste 3 tbsp

Chili powder ½ tsp

Sugar 1 tsp

All spice ½ tsp

Corn flour 1 tsp

Fresh cream 2 tbsp

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves (chopped) 2 tbsp

Method

Melt butter in a pan, fry chopped onion for 5 minutes. Add in garlic. Fry for 1 minute. Add chicken with salt, chili powder, coconut milk, and cook for 5 minutes. Add in butter sauce. Mix well and remove.

Method for butter cream sauce

Heat butter; add ginger sliced tomato paste, chili powder, salt and sugar. Cook for few minutes, add corn flour and cream with ½ cup water. Cook till thick

Remove and add coriander leaves. Serve
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Butter Chicken (Makhani Chicken)

Butter Chicken Ingredients Boneless chicken cubes ½ kg Salt ½ tsp Garlic crushed ½ tsp Chili powder 1 tsp Onion 1 chopped Coconut milk powder 2 tbsp Butter 2 tbsp Ingredients for butter sauce Butter 2 tbsp Ginger sliced 1 tbsp Tomato ...paste 3 tbsp Chili powder ½ tsp Sugar 1 tsp All spice ½ tsp Corn flour 1 tsp Fresh cream 2 tbsp Lemon juice 1 tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped) 2 tbsp Method Melt butter in a pan, fry chopped onion for 5 minutes. Add in garlic. Fry for 1 minute. Add chicken with salt, chili powder, coconut milk, and cook for 5 minutes. Add in butter sauce. Mix well and remove. Method for butter cream sauce Heat butter; add ginger sliced tomato paste, chili powder, salt and sugar. Cook for few minutes, add corn flour and cream with ½ cup water. Cook till thick Remove and add coriander leaves. Serve

KULFI

                                                 KULFI

200 g cream

2 Bread Slices

1 tea spoon ilaichi powder

2 Tbs pistay grinded...

2 Tbs Almonds grinded

1/2 tin condensed milk or one whole tin small one

1 small tin evaporated milk

Method:

Blend them all in a blender , pour in Qulfi moulds n freeze em

yr done

make sure when u put evaporated milk in the blender its chilled

POPCORN PRAWNS:

POPCORN PRAWNS: 4 serving

250 grams/1 pao medium sizeprawn/chicken - small prawns on small cubes of boneless chicken

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

1/2 tsp mustard powder..

1/2 tsp salt



Oil: For deep frying as reqired

batter:

1/2 cup self raising flour - (can use plain flour add 1/2 tsp baking powder)

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

milk - as required to make thick batter

1 Tbsp oil

Oil: For deep frying as reqired

Extra self raising flour as required for coating

Marinate prawn/chicken with paprika, black pepper, mustard powder and salt. Mix well and leave to marinate in fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Mix batter ingredients together In a seperate bowl. Put each individual prawninto batter, then roll in extra self raising flour and put ona plate. Heat oil for frying, and fry till golden brown. Drain on paper towels, and serve with fries and salad.

Enjoy!

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Pasta Primovera

                                   Pasta Primovera


1 teacup raw macaroni (cooked with water and 1 tsp oil for 12 mins) rinse with cool water drain and toss with 1 tsp oil. Set aside.

Garlic butter sauce

2 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp heaped corn flour (don't use flour)

1/2 tsp heaped garlic freshly crushed

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 cup milk

1/2 cup water

Melt butter in pan and add cornflour. Stir fry for 1 minute on medium low heat. Ass garlic, salt and pepper. Stir well and remove from heat. Add milk and water and stir well. Return to heat stirring at all times till sauce thickens. remove from heat and set aside.

Chicken for pasta

2 Tbsp butter

1 tsp freshly crushed garlic

200 gms (2 large) chicken breast cut into thin strips

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp Ginger/garlic paste

4 Tbsp sweet corn

Parsley - to garnish

2 Tbsp cheddar cheese

2 Tbsp mozzerella cheese.

Heat butter, add garlic and stir till you can smell it. Add chicken, and stirfry for 5 mins then add salt, pepper and Ginger/garlic paste. Stir well and cook till chicken is cooked. Add cooked pasta, garlic butter sauce and sweet corn and stir well. Place pasta in an ovenproof dish. Sprinke with cheddar and mozzerella cheese and parsley. Place in preheated oven at 180 degrees. 5 minutes if you have top heat on, otherwise 10 minutes till cheese melts and is light brown.

Serve while hot with soup and garlic bread.

Enjoy
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 Pasta Primavera

Chicken (bone less strips) 2 cups Salt ½ tsp White pepper ½ tsp Garlic paste 1 tsp Butter 1 tbsp Sweet corn 4 tbsp Oil 2 tbsp Ingredients for garlic butter sauce Butter 2 tbsp Garlic paste ½ tsp Corn flour 1 tbsp heaped Milk ... ½ cup Water ½ cup Grated cheddar cheese 4 tbsp Method Marinate chicken with salt white pepper and garlic for 10 minutes. Heat butter and oil in a fry pan and grill chicken pieces for 10 minutes. Remove and mix with garlic butter sauce. Also mix in sweet corn. Pour mixture in a grease oven proof dish. Top with grated cheese. Grill for 10 minutes. Serve hot.