Chicken Chukka #1

Ingredients:

Chicken - 250 gms
Oinion - 2
Coconut - 1 tbsp(grated)
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Tamrind water - Little
Curry Leaves - Little
Coriander leaves - Little
Salt, oil, ghee - As Reqd

Masala:

Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
Pepper corns - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Cloves - 2
Cinmaon - small stick
Elaichi -1
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly - 4

Method:

• Heat a pan and add coriander seeds, pepper corns and cumin seeds.
• Dry roast these and transfer to a plate.
• In the same pan add fenugreek seeds, cloves, cinamon and elaichi and roast it.
• Turn off fire and add chilly and transfer this to the same plate.
• Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and let this cool.
• Now grind this and keep the powder aside.
• In a pan add ghee and oil.
• Now add roughly chopped onion(1) and saute until it is half fried.
• Now add the tamrind water and let it boil for few mins,
• Add the grated coconut and mix well,
• Then add the grinded masala and cook till it blends well with onion and coconut.
• Transfer this to a bowl and grind this once it is cool.
• Now in other pan heat oil and ghee.
• Add the sliced onion(1) and saute till it is half fried.
• Add curry leaves and then the ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell goes.
• Now add the chicken pieces and cover it with lid and cook for 8 mins.
• After that add the grinded paste and cook for 4-5 mins,
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Kothamir Chicka

Ingredients:

Chicken - 250 gms
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Red Chilly powder - 1tbsp
Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
Garam Masala - a pinch
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 2tbsp
Corriander leaves - handful
Green chilly - 2
Salt, oil - As Reqd

Method:

• In a bowl add the chicken pieces.
• Add onion and all the masala powders.
• Now add the ginger garlic paste and ghee and required salt and mix well.
• Grind the coriander leaves and green chilly and keep this paste aside,
• Now heat a pan and add the chicken stuff and cover it with a lid and cook for 8 mins,
• Now add the grinded paste and give a stir.
• Let this boil for 5-6 mins,
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve this kothamir chicka.

Custard Halwa

Ingredients:

Custard powder - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
Water - 2 cups
Elaichi powder - a pinch(optional)
Cashews - 7-8
Ghee - 4-5 tbsp

Method:

• Heat ghee in a pan and add broken cashew pieces and fry it and keep aside.
• In a pan add custard powder, sugar and water and mix well.
• Heat this pan and keep stirring to avoid lumps.
• Now the color changes.
• Add ghee and give a stir.
• Now add the fried cashews and little ghee.
• Once it thickens and is non-sticky add elaichi powder and turn off.
• Now grease a bowl with ghee and add this halwa to it.
• Leave this for couple of hours and then cut into desired shapes and serve.

Rice Pakora

Ingredients:

Boiled Rice - 1 cup
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Hing - a pinch
Water - 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves - Handful(finely chopped)
Besan flour - 2 tbsp
Corn flour - 1 tbsp
Salt, Oil - As Reqd

Method:

• In a bowl mash the boiled rice nicely.
• Add onion and masala powder and mix well.
• Add required salt and the mentioned flours and mix well.
• If batter is too thick add water and make desired shapes.
• Heat oil in pan and fry these and serve with sauce.

Note:
Can make this recipe with leftover rice.

Variation #1:
If trying to make cutlet, can add veggies and instead of besan flour can add mashed potato.
For cutlet make pattis and roll in bread crumbs and fry.
No need to add any flour for cutlet.

Phylo Secrets

Ingredients:

Phylo Sheets - 15 no
Pista - 100 g
Badam - 100 g
Icing sugar - 1/4 cup
Cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
Unsalted Butter - 1/4 cup

Glaze Syrup:
Sugar - 60 g
Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece
Star Anise - 1
Cloves - 2
Honey - 50 ml
Water - As reqd

Method:

• Grease a pan with butter.
• Cut the Phylo sheets to the size of pan you use.
• Grind pista and badam coarsely and add cinnamon powder to it and keep aside.
• Spread the Phylo sheet and brush with butter gently.
• In this way add 6 layers and brush butter.
• Now spread the nuts mixture and sprinkle icing sugar.
• Now cover this with Phylo sheets and brush with butter.
• Repeat the process again 6 layers, nuts spread and icing sugar.
• Now cover the final Phylo sheet layer and brush with butter.
• Cut this into small squares.
• Preheat the oven at 160 °C and bake for 40-45 mins.
• Now heat a pan and add the ingredients under glaze syrup.
• Pour this syrup to the baked crunchies and serve.