May 18, 2011

MINT FLAVOURED CHICKEN WINGS

INGREDIENTS
Chicken wings -1 pound
Hung yogurt-1/2 cup
Mint  leaves-20 gms
Corriander leaves-20 gms
Green chillies-2 to 4 Ginger garlic paste-1tbs
chicken tandoori powder-1tbs
salt to taste.


METHOD
Grind all the ingredients except chicken tandoori powder and chicken wings and make fine paste
Now marinate chicken with this paste for over night and bake for 30 to 40 at 350 tem.

May 16, 2011

TOFU CROQUETTES

INGREDIENTS
Tofu-1/2 pound,grated
Potato-2 medium,boiled and mashed.
carrots-1/2 cup,finely chopped
Peas-1/2 cup
Onion-1 small,chopped
Green chillies-2 chopped
Chilly powder-1/2 teaspoon
Whole cumin-1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric-pinch
Corn starch for dipping.
Bread crumbs for coating.
Salt to taste
Oil fry frying.

METHOD
Heat 1 tbs of oil in a pan and and  whole cumin.
Now add onions and fry for 2 mins.
Now add green chillies and other vegetables and fry for 3 to 4 mins.
Now add mased potato and all the spices with salt.
Fry for 1 min and then add grated tofu.
Mix well and shape into croquettes.
Mix corn starch with water and dip each tofu croquette into the corn starch and then coat with bread crumbs, do the same with all croquettes.
Then fry croquetts in hot oil.
If you dont like deep frying you can do shallow fry or bake them for 30 to 40 mins.

May 11, 2011

CHICKEN ALOO TIKKI



INGREDIENTS
Ground chicken-5 ounces
Boiled potatoes-3 medium size,finely mashed
Onion-1 small,chopped
Capsicum-2 tbs,chopped
Green chilly-2 chopped
Chilly powder-1/2tsp
Coriander and cumin powder-1/2tsp
Grated cheese-2 tbs(optional)
Chat masala-1tbs
Turmeric-pinch
Salt to taste
Oil -tbs.
Coriander leaves-2tbs

METHOD
Add chat masala and salt in the mashed potato and mix nicely.
Now divide  mashed potatoes into 4 equal parts.
Take 1 tbs spoon of oil in a pan.
Pun onions and chicken and fry for some time.
Now add capsicum,green chillies and other spices with salt.
Continue stir frying until chicken is cooked.
Just before stuffing chicken into the mashed potato mix cheese.
Now take each mashed potato in you hand and make kind of bowl in your hand and put fried chicken and in that and seal with potato.
Once you seal chicken with potato, press gently with your hand like a tikki..
Now take rest of the oil in a pan and shallow fry till golden brown on both sides.
Serve with tamrind or green chutney.

May 9, 2011

CHILLY IDLY

INGREDIENTS
Left over idly -10
Onion-3  medium,chopped
Capsicum-1 big-chopped
Green chillies- 3 to 4, chopped
Spring onion-small bunch, chopped
Ginger and garlic- 1 teaspoon, finely chopped, (optional)
Soya sauce-3 tbs
Chilly sauce- 2 to 3 or according to spice.
Salt to taste
Oil-2 to 3 tbs

METHOD
Keep left over idly in the fridge, so that idly  will be little hard and it wont break easily when you fry.
Cut idly into medium cubes.
Now oil in a pan and add chopped garlic and ginger.
Fry for 1 min and then add onions and green chillies fry for 2 to 3 mins.
Now add capsicum and fry for 2 mins more.
Now add idly,soya sauce,chilly sauce and salt.
Fry on high flame for 1 to 2 mins.
Add chopped spring onions and fry for few seconds more.
Chilly idly is ready to eat.
Be careful with salt,because soya sauce,chilly sauce and idly has already salt.