February 22, 2011

CHICKEN KOFTA WITH CASHEW BURST

INGREDIENTS
Ground chicken- 1/2 pound
Cashew-3tbs
Onions-2 small, chopped
Green chillies-3
Tomato-1 small
Ginger garlic paste-1/2tsp
Corriander and cumin powder-1/2 tsp
turmeric-1 pinch
Orange food colour-1 drop
Red chilly powder-1/2 tsp
Corn starch-1 tsp
Butter-1/2 tsp
Milk-4tbs
Corriander leaves chopped-2 tbs
Oil-3 tbs
salt to taste

METHOD
Mix half of the chopped onions into the ground chicken with salt  and few corriander leaves.
Roll meat into small sized lemon.
Heat oil in a pan and do shallow fry till golden brown.
Now blend rest of the onions,cashews,green chillies,tomato,ginger and garlic by adding little water.
Make fine paste.
Now put this paste in that same where fried meat balls.
Fry nicely this paste with butter.
Add milk and fry for some more time.
Put chilly powder,cumin and corriander powder, turmeric powder and food colour.
Add little more water and cook  on low flame.
Now cashew sauce is ready.
Pour this on chicken kofta and serve this steamed rice or roti(Indian bread).

CHICKEN CUTLET

INGREDIENTS
Ground chicken-1/2 pound
Potatoes-2 medium size,boiled and mashed.
Cumin and corriander powder-1tsp
gram masala powder-1/4 tasp
Green chillies-3 to 4 chopped
Corriander leaves-1 tbs chopped
Corn starch-for dipping or about 2 to 3 tbs
Bread crumbs - for coating or about 3 to 4
Oil for deep frying.
salt to taste

METHOD
Cook ground chicken in a microwave oven for 3 mins.
Mix this chicken in a mashed potatoes with salt,cumin and corriander powder,chilly powder, garam masala powder,chopped corriander,chopped green chilles.
Mix all this ingredients nicely and make small size of flat patties.
Now dip each  patties into the corn flour  mixture and coat with bread crumbs.
Now deep or shallow fry till golden brown.
Chicken cutlets are ready to eat.
Serve with ketchup and onion,cucumber salad.