CHICKEN KORMA

INGREDIENTS

1. 1 kg chicken pieces/mutton
2. 3 onions slices
3. 2 tbsp garlic paste
4. 2 tbsp ginger paste
5. 1 tbsp red chili paste
6. 2 tbsp roasted  coriander powder
7. 150 g dahi
8. 3//4 cup ghee 
9. 1 tsp black pepper corns,6 cloves,2 big cardamoms tej pat 2, all coarsely pounded
10. 3/4 tsp khusboo powder of(green cardamom,nut meg,mace and zaafran) and kewara essence.

METHOD

• heat ghee in a pan fry half sliced onions until light brown add garlic paste stir well
• add chili paste with 1/4 tsp turmeric powder cook  5 minutes or all the water evaporates and oil separates from masala.
• add chicken pieces,onions along with bay leaves ,pounded garam  masala and salt. cook few minutes.
• add dahi mix well cover and cook until chicken is half done .
• add coriander powder .Dissolve cinnamon powder in 1/4 cup of water add this water in cooking chicken  one spoon  at a time and( bhono) fry it until ghee starts separating.
• add water and cook till meat is tender.leave curry according to your taste.
• check the salt.if it is less dissolve salt in little water and mix well.Remove from fire.
• to make it more rich chopped almonds can be add.
•  add khusboo masala and kewara water in chicken korma  let it cover .
• serve with nan,roti or sheermal.

ROASTED CHICKEN

ROASTED CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS

1. 750 g chicken pieces
2. 750 g yogurt
3. 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
4. 1 tsp red chili powder
5. 1 tsp cumin powder
6. 1 tsp anardana  powder
7. 1 tsp black pepper powder
8. 1/4 tsp clove powder
9. 1/2 tsp black and green cardamom powder
10. 1/2 tsp javitri (mace) powder
11.  chat masala powder
12. 1 tsp kasoori methi powder
13. 1tbsp oil
14. 1 egg beateen

• METHOD
• in a big bowl mix all the ingredients rub this marinate in chicken pieces and leave it over night in fridge
• steam the chicken pieces for 25 minutes 
• arrange the steamed chicken pieces in a tray brush them with oil or ghee
• put this tray in pre heated oven for 10 minutes then grill it 
• you can use tandoori color in marinade i like to avoid.
• sprinkle chat masala
• decorate with onion rings,chopped coriander leaves and tomato slices

TAWA MURG CHAT

INGREDIENTS

1. 300 g boneless chicken strips
2. 2 onions sliced
3. 1 green pepper
4. 1 yellow and red pepper(optional)
5. 1 potato cut into matchsticks fried
6. 2 green chillies chopped
7. green coriander leaves
8. salt to taste
9. 1 tsp red chilli powder
10. 1 tsp  roasted coriander powder
11. 1 tsp roasted cumin powder 
12. 1tbsp tomato paste
13. 1 tbsp ketchup
14. 1 tsp kasoori methi

METHOD

• Heat tawa or big flat pan add 2 tbsp oil on high heat saute onion 
• add chicken strips and cook until  colour of chicken strips changed on high heat.
• add red chili ,coriander,cumin,white pepper,amchur powder catchup and tomato paste mix all very well now cover the pot lower the flame and dont add water cook for ten minutes stirring in between.
• open the pan and add rest of the ingredients add kasoori methi cook on high heat.
• garnish with chopped coriander leaves lemon wedges
• serve with garlic bread.