Showing posts with label Masala curry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Masala curry. Show all posts

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Chicken Curry

Ingredients :
1) Chicken - 1lb
2) Green Chillies - 2
3) Onion  - 1 Medium Size
4) Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1Tbs
5) Turmeric Powder - 1/2Tbs
6) Curry Leves - Few
7) Cumin Powder - 1/2 Tbs
8) Corriander Powder - 1/2 Tbs
9) Red Chilli Powder - 1Tbs
10)Salt  - 1 Tbs
11) Oil - 2Tbs

Ingredients For Masala :
1) Onion - 1 Medium Size
2) Galic pods - 5 
3) Cloves  - 3
4) Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
5) Cardamon - 1
6) Shahi-Jeera - 1Tbs
7) Salt  - 1/4 Tbs
***Grind above all Ingredients into a Smooth Paste for Masala


***Marinate Chiken With Following Ingredients.
    
     * 2Tbs Yogurt
     * Half of the above Ginded Masala
     * 1/2 Tbs Ginger-Garlic Paste
     * 1/4 Tbs Chilli powder
     * 1/4 Tbs Cumin Powder
     * 1/4 Tbs Corriander Powder


    
Cooking Procedure :

1) Heat the Oil in Pot, Add Green Chillies, Onion and
   Remaininng Masala Paste and cover the pot with lid.
2) When the Onions are little Brown, Add Ginger-Garlic Paste.
3) Add Turmeric Powder and Curry Leaves.
4) After 1 min, Add Marinated Chicken.
5) Cook the chicken with Covered lid for 15 min on
   Mediun-Hi heat.
6) Add Chilli, Cumin, Corriander Powders and Salt.
7) Cook for another 10 min. with lid covered.
8) Turn-off Stove and Garnish with Cilantro.


You can Eat Chiken Curry with Almost anything...means
Any varity of Rice or any Varity of Bread like Naan/Chapati/Roti.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Aloo Mutter curry / Aloo Pachi Batani Koora / Potato Peas Curry

Ingredients :

1) Aloo   - 3 Medium Size ( Boiles n Peeled)
2) Tomatos  -  3 ( I used Roma )
3) Mutter/Pachi Batani  -  1 cup
4) Whole Garam Masala (Cinnamon stick, Shahi Jeera, Bay leaves and
    Bay Flower, Cloves)
5) Green Chillies   - 3 (Cut them into small pieces)
6) Onion  - 1 Medium Size
7) Ginger-Garlic Paste -  1 Table Spoon(Tbs)
8) Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Table Spoon
9)  Cumin/Jeera Powder - 1/4 Table Spoon
10) Curry Leaves - Few
11) Chilli powder  - 1/2 Table Spoon
12) Salt  -  According to your Taste ( I used 1 Tbs)
13) Cilantro  - Few
14) Oil  - 2 Table Spoons
15) Musterd n Cumin seeds for Seasoning.



Cooking Procedure :

     1) Heat oil in a cooking pot and musterd n cumin seed. Let them splutter.
         Add Whole Garam Masala, Cook them till you get Nice Aroma.
     2) Add Green Chillies and Onions and cover the Cooking pot with Lid till
         the Onions are (Golden Brown) well cooked.
     3) Add Ginger-Garlic Paste, turmeric and Curry leaves one after one.
         Leave it for 1 min.
     4) Add Finely Chopped Tomatoes and Cover the Cooking pot with lid
         till Tomotoes are well-cooked, which takes 5  mins.
     5) Now add Cumin Powder, Chilli Powder, Salt and Let the Tomatoes
         Cook for 1 more min.
     6) Add  Potatoes  and wait for 1 min  then, Add 1 cup of  Water  and
         Cover the pot with Lid.
     7) Cook the potatoes for 4 mins....Crush few potatoes with Spoon in the
         pot, which gives Nice n Smooth Structure to the Curry.
     8) Now Add washed n Cleaned  (Frozen)Peas/Mutter. Let them cook
         for 3 more mins.
     9) Turn Off the Stove, Garnish with Cilantro.

    This Curry Goes Excellent with Fried Rice n Chpati.