Erode Style - Chicken Thanni Kuzhambu & Chicken Dry Masala

 

Ingredients: 

Chicken (Naatu Kozhi)  - 500 g
Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt, oil, water - As reqd

Masala: 

Cloves - 4
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds  - 1 tsp
Pepper corns - 1 tsp
Raw rice - 1tbsp
Urad dal -  2 tbsp
Dry red chilly - 8
Curry leaves - 2 sptigs
Coriander seeds -  2 tbsp

Masala paste: 

Small onion - 30-35
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs 
Ginger piece - 2 inch
Garlic - 5
Coconut - 3 tbsp 

To Temper:

Oil - 2 tbsp
Small onion - 15-20
Dry Red Chilly - 2 (deseed)
Green Chilly - 2 (deseed)
Curry Leaves - Little

Method: 

• In a bowl, add in chicken turmeric powder and salt.
• Mix this well and set aside.
• Dry roast ingredients under "masala" .
• Let it cool &  powder.
• Now add oil to a pan and add items under masala paste and cook in low flame.
• Let it cool and add blend along with that masala powder.
• Reserve little paste from this, to make chicken dry masala.
• To a cooker, add in marinated chicken, blended paste and salt if needed.
• Add in  2 cups of water &  pressure cook for 5 whistles.
• Strain few chicken pieces and set aside
• Now in other pan add items under "to temper"
• Take little of this and add to gravy.
• Now let's make chicken dry masala.
• To the left tempering items, add in reserved masala paste and cook for a min.
• Add in strained chicken pieces from.gravy.
• Cook in low flame till oil oozes out.
• Now serve this gravy and dry masala with rice.

Broccoli Cheese Pops

Ingredients:
Broccoli - 1 (medium size)
Potato - 2
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Black pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Cheese cubes - 4
Bread Crumbs - 1/2 cup
Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

Slurry for dip:

All purpose flour - 3 tbsp
Corn flour - 3 tbsp
Black pepper powder - a pinch
Salt - a pinch
Water - As reqd

Method:

• Cut each cheese cube into 4 and set aside.
• Boil the potatoes and strain water and mash it.
• Now boil water in a pan and whnen it boils add in the broccoli florets.
• Cover and cook for 4 mins.
• Strain water and add this to chopper.
• Fine chop it and transfer to bowl.
• Add in boiled potatoes.
• Add in spice powders and salt and mix well.
• Add in bread crumbs to adjust consistency and mix well.
• Now in a bowl add in items under "slurry for dip".
• Make a thin batter.
• In a plate spread bread crumbs.
• Now make balls out of the mixed veggies.
• Place a cheese cube and seal the ball and roll it.
• Repeat the same with rest of the mix.
• Now dip each ball in slurry and roll in bread crumbs.
• Again dip in slurry and roll in bread crumbs.
• I refrigerated this till use.
• Heat oil in pan and fry them in medium flame.
• Serve hot with sauce.
• This yields 10 pops.

Viral Cheesy Maggi Noodles

 

Ingredients:

Maggi pack - 1
Maggi Masala sachet - 1
Cheese - 3
Red Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp
Pizza sauce - 1 tbsp
Red Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Fresh Cream - 2 tbsp
Milk - 1 cup
Unsalted butter - 1 tbsp

Method:

• Heat a pan and add in butter.
• Cook in low flame.
• Place the cheese slices.
• Add in sauces and spice powders and mix well.
• Add in fresh cream and milk and mix well.
• Add in maggi and maggi masala.
• Add in sesasoning and mix well.
• Serve hot.

Cinnamon powder

Ingredients:

Cinnamon sticks - 25 g

Method:

• Make small pieces of cinnamon stick.
• Dry roast this and set aside to cool.
• Dry roast for min 2-3 mins.
• Blend it to fine powder.
• Store it in air tight container.

Chapathi Noodles #2

 
Ingredients:

Chapati - 5
Onion -1 (thin slices)
Tomato -1 (deseed and thin slices)
Capsicum - 1 (thin slices)
Paneer Gravy - 2-3 tbsp

Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)

Salt, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• Roll chapati's and cut into thin strips and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add onion and saute for a while.
• Add the salt and paneer gravy and mix up.
• Add chapathi and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Note:

We can add any leftover gravy and make this.