Easy Ginger Chicken Kebabs

Ingredients

• Chicken Boneless 1 inch diced.............. 250 gms
  
• Ginger Paste..................................... 1 tbsp
• Garlic Paste ..................................... 1 tbsp
• Olive Oil ............................................ 1 tsp
• Yogurt (Curd) .................................... 1 cup
• Green Chilli Paste ............................... 1 tsp
• Salt ................................................. to taste

Method

• Wash and dry chicken
• Mix all ingredients in a bowl
• Marinate in refrigerator for 5-6 hrs
• Insert chicken dices onto a skewer closely touching each other
• Barbecue on a coal grill for 20 minutes while turning sides continuously
  
• Alternatively grill in an oven till done
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with lemon wedges
  

Pumpkin Chili Mexicana recipe

Pumpkin lends color and nutrients to this creamy Chili Mexicana. Onion, chile peppers, chicken and kidney beans seasoned with cumin and chili powder make a zesty and flavorful dish. Pumpkin is used in Indian cooking extensively. Pumpkin can be cooked in hundreds of ways. Pumpkins are used to make desserts in India. More on these recipes at a later date. Try the following recipe for a cold winter evening. It is sure to keep you warm and cosy.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil

1/2 cup chopped onions

1 cup chopped red or green chilli peppers

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 pound ground chicken

2 diced tomatoes

1/2 kg Pumpkin

2 tbsps tomato sauce

1/4 kg kidney beans (baked)

4 green chillies chopped

1/2 cup whole corn

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Method

1. Heat vegetable oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic; cook, stirring 5 to 7 minutes or until tender. 3. Add turkey; cook until browned. Drain.

4. Add tomatoes with juice, pumpkin, tomato sauce, beans chiles, corn, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
5. Reduce heat to low.
6. Cover; cook, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.

Serves 6

Chicken Pepper Fry (Winter Recipe)

With the onset of winter, catching a cold is quite common. When we were youug my mother would prepare this recipe. It is best served with a hot bowl of chicken soup. This free recipe is easy to prepare and quick. In case you need a little gravy uou can add water and bring it to simmer. Enjoy this recipe this winter.

Ingredients

1 small Chicken
Onions 2 big
Curry Leaves a few
Salt to taste
Oil 3 tbsp

For grinding

Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder 1 tsp
Peppercorn 2 tsp
Cumin 1 tsp
Ginger 2.5 inch
Garlic 8 flakes

Method

1. Washed chicken pieces and cook in half a cup of water, adding salt and the ground spices till tender.
2. Fry chopped onions and Curry leaves in oil till golden brown.
3. And the cooked chicken and fry for five minutes.

Serves 04

Crispy Chicken Nuggets

Try this easy and free chicken recipe.

Ingredients

2 eggs

1/3 cup All-purpose flour (Maida)

2/3 cup Bread crumbs dried

1/2 cup Potato chips

1/2 tsp Black pepper

1/4 tsp Salt

250 gm Chicken bone less

1/3 tsp Salad oil

Method

Take three dishes

In dish 1, sieve flour

In dish 2, beat 2 eggs with 2 tsp water

In dish 3, mix bread crumbs + potato chips + pepper + salt

Now roll chicken pieces in dish 1, 2 and 3 in sequence

Place on mesh wire of pre-heated oven

Grill till golden brown, turning them now and then

(This dish can also be deep fried if desired)

Serve with sassy sauce (in next post)

Calorie chart

249 cal

21 gm Protein

91 gm Fat

Devilled Chicken

Ingredients

1 Kg Chicken broiler

250 gm Onions

5 gm Red chilli peppers

30 gm Mustard seeds

1 tbsp Worcester sauce

1 tsp Vinegar

Salt to taste

1/2 stem Lemon grass

30 gm Butter or fat

1 cup Coconut water / normal water

Method

Grind mustard and red chilli peppers to a smooth paste

Stir in vinegar, Worcester sauce , sugar, salt and chopped lemon grass and smear it over chicken and set aside for 1 hr

Melt butter and lightly fry chicken along with the marinade

Add sliced onions and sauté

Keep over low fire and cook gently with covered lid

Sprinkling with coconut water to roast chicken evenly

InstaChicken

Rushed for time? But want to have chicken? Try this recipe. Its an all time favorite with our children

Ingredients

500 gm - Chicken (boneless and diced small)

1/2 tsp - Ginger paste

1/2 tsp - Garlic paste

Red chilli powder/ pepper (to taste)

Salt (to taste)

1/2 tsp - Lemon juice

Method

Mix chicken pieces, ginger, garlic and spices in a pressure cooker

Cook on high flame for 5 min and thereafter on low flame for another 5 min

Remove from flame

Sprinkle lemon juice and serve

Serves : 4