Beet Root Chapathi

This beet root chapathi i followed from Yummy Team.You can check there recipe here.

Ingredients :
Wheat flour – 1 cup
Beet root – 1 medium size
Green chillies – 3
Garlic – 2
water – as required
Salt – to taste
Method:

1.Grate the beetroot,and cook in 1/4 glass of water in low flame.
2.When it is cooked remove from fire and let it be cooled.
3.Grind the beetroot,green chillies and garlic using some water.

4.Now add this to flour ,add some salt to taste and kneed to a soft dough.

5.Make smal balls and roll them out with a chappathi roller.
6.Heat a pan and cook the chapathi untile done.

Pentagon Chicken

This Pentagon Chicken is from kairali sisters...By trying out this i understood one thing that they love spicy food...I had reduced spices.But still it was spicy for me...But yummy one.......You can check their recipe here.Me and my hubby realy enjoyed this....


Ingrediants:
Chicken -800grm

For Marination
Red chilly powder 1 1/2 tbsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Turmeric ¼ tsp
Ground Pepper 3/4 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Egg 1 no
Curd 2 tsp
Salt as needed

For the gravy
Onions 2 nos, sliced
Green chilly 3 nos, chopped
Cashew 7-8 nos
Ginger garlic paste 1tsp
Tomato-1
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Garam masala 1/2 tsp
Oil 3-4 tsp
Salt as needed

Preparing the marination
1.In a bowl, make a marinade of all the above ingredients, add the chicken pieces, mix well and marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.

Preparation
1.In a deep bottomed wok, add the entire oil and when hot enough layer the chicken pieces evenly and close with a lid. Let the chicken gets cooked and fetch a golden brown color. Turn the chicken in between for an even browning on all sides. Drain the fried chicken and set aside.
2.At medium to high heat, in the same oil, add the onions and sauté till golden brown.

3.Next add in the green chillies, ginger garlic paste and sauté till raw smell goes. Add the cashew nuts and sauté for a few more minutes. Add the red chilly powder, salt and garam masala. Mix well with onions and add the tomato. Cook for 2 more minutes and add the chicken pieces, mix well to combine. Close the wok with a lid and allow the chicken to absorb the gravy in a medium flame for about 10 -15 mnts. Open and give a final mix. Serve hot with fried rice, chappathi…I had it with chappathi.

Kozhi Nirachathu Stuffed Chicken And My 100th Post

Now the time to celebrate my 100th post.I really feel proud :).First of all i would love to thank my dear friend Aparna of Ladies Special Adukkala (http://ladiesspecialadukkala.blogspot.com/) for introducing this blogging.....She have a very beautiful blog....

Also in this occation i thank all my blogger friends for there loveliy commends.....

In this special i would love to share Kozhi Nirachathu Stuffed Chicken with u.....

When i saw kozhi nirachathu in (pranis http://pranithworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/kozhi-nirachathustuffed-chicken.html) nithu (http://neetzkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/04/kozhi-nirachathu-wo-oven-stuffed.html)...I was in hurry to try it out.....So i thought i will post it in my 100th post

Ingredients :

Chicken : 800 g

For marination:

Chilli Powder - 2 tbsp

Turmeric Powder - 3/4 tsp

Lime Juice - 1/2 lime

Salt and water

Make a paste of all the ingredients under marination.Marinate the chicken and keep it in the refrigerator for 2-4 or more hour.

For Stuffing:

Egg - 1no

Onion - 1 large thinily sliced

Ginger Paste - 1/2 tsp

Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves - 1 twig leaves

Green Chilli - 3 nos chopped  

Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves -few

Cashew Nuts - 6 nos

Raisins - 5 nos

Salt to taste

Oil

Preparation for the stuffing:

1.Boil the egg and keep aside.

2.In a pan, add oil and saute cashew and raisins till light brown and remove.

3.Now add in the onion and add some salt.When its colour changes add ginger garlic and green chilli and saute for 5 - 10 minuts. Then add in all the powders listed and saute till the raw smell goes.

4.Add the egg,nuts and raisin and saute.

5.When it cooled down add this stuffing inside the marinated chicken and then with a neddle and thread stich the flesh in between the legs.Then tie the legs with thread or twine and also the wings (hands).

6.Fry the stuffed chicken.Heat oil in the pan..Fry the chicken until all the four sides get light brown.

7.Preheat the oven in 350F. Place the chicken in to the oven safe bowl.. Bake it covered for 30 - 45 minutes .

Now for the Gray Part :

Ingedients :
Onions - 2 large nos sliced
Tomatoes - 2 large nos chopped
Curry Leaves - 3 twig leaves
Fennel Seeds - 1 tbsp powdered (perinjeerakam)
Green Chilli - 4 nos chopped
Ginger Paste - 1/2 tsp
Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup

Preparation :

Heat oil in a pan(use the same oil for frying the chicken) and add the onions and then add in the curry leaves, green chilli and ginger and gralic paste and saute till onions are almot borwn in color and then add the tomatoes and saute till tomatoes are cooked . Add in the powders and spices and saute till raw smell goes. Add in the water to make a thick gravy and leep aside.

Pour this gravy into the half baked chicken and bake it for another 20-30 minute.Serve Hot.

chicken tikka

When i saw the chicken tikka recipe in anjus blog,i was in a hurry to try it out...And i tried this my hubby loved it very much..Thank u so much anju...Here u can check out her recipe.. I did not add Kasoori methi and food colour.

Ingredients:

Chicken pieces boneless-300grm

Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Garam masala powder-1/4tsp
Ginger garlic paste-1/2tsp
Thick curds-2tbsp
Bell peppers(capsicum) chopped into large thin squares-as required.
Onions chopped into large thin squares-as required
Lemon juice-1tsp
Salt-to taste
Bamboo Skewers

Mix all the ingredients together except the vegetables and marinate for about 6 hours.
Mix the veggies with the marinate.
Preheat the oven to 225 °C.
Place the marinated chicken pieces into the skewers,alternating with bell pepper and onion pieces.
Arrange the skewers onto a baking tray.
And cook for 30mints or till done

Egg Paratha Rolls

When posting this recipe i must say a big thanks to ♥LOVE2COOK♥.When i saw the egg paratha roll in her blog,i was waiting to try it out one day...Me and my hubby loved the taste.

Ingredients:
2 pcs of left over paratha
2 eggs
onion – slice thinly 4 tsp
1 green chillies– cut small
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:
*In a bowl beat the eggs, add in salt, pepper, onion and green chillies. Mix well and set it aside.
*In a non stick pan heat 1tsp of oil and pour half portion of egg mixture and wait for 5 - 8 seconds.Now place the paratha above the egg.
*Let the poaratha set on the omelet.When its cooked turn over and cook for one minute.
*Remove from the fire and roll it.
* Continue the same procedure.