Mango Chicken Curry Recipe
Ingredients
1. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into thin strips (1½ pounds)
2. mango chopped, peeled (1 cup)
3. sweet red pepper, julienned (1 medium)
4. fresh gingerroot, minced (2 tsp)
5. chopped onion ( ½ cup)
6. salt ( ½ tsp)
7. tomato paste (2 tbsp)
8. canola oil (2 tsp)
9. curry powder (1 tbsp)
10. garlic, minced (1 tsp)
11. cayenne pepper ( 1/8 tsp)
12. light coconut milk (3/4 cup)
13. hot cooked rice (optional)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a large frying pan, place it over heat. Heat oil in it and add onions and red pepper in it and then saute them in the oil for about 2 minutes until they get soft and crispy. Then add chicken, cayenne, garlic, ginger, curry powder and salt in it.
2. Cook it for about 5 minutes by stirring. Mix tomato paste, coconut milk and mango in it and keep this mixture to boil. Then turn down the heat to low, cover the pan and keep it to simmer for about 10 minutes until the juices run clear. Now the dish is ready and serve it with rice.
Number of servings – 4
Chicken With Green Bell Peppers Recipe
Ingredients
1. Chicken (8med. Size pieces about 800gms)
2. fresh cream (1c)
3. lemon juice (2tsp)
4. garlic paste (1tsp)
5. ginger paste (1tsp)
6. green chilies (1)
7. tomato puree (4tbsp)
8. green bell peppers, cut into strips (2)
9. onions made into paste (2med.)
10. red chili powder (1tsp)
11. cumin powder (1tsp)
12. hot spices mix or garam masala (1tsp)
13. salt (to taste)
14. black pepper powder (1tsp)
15. turmeric powder (1tsp)
16. finely chopped coriander leaves (for garnishes)
17. clarified butter or oil (2 tsp)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a heavy bottomed pan, place it over medium heat. Heat clarified butter or oil in it and fry ginger-garlic pastes and onions in it. Add turmeric in it and fry for about 2 minutes.
2. Now add chicken with and the remaining ingredients except fresh cream in the pan. Mix them properly and cook them for about 20 minutes on medium heat until the chicken gets cooked. Now add fresh cream in the chicken and mix it well.
3. Cover the pan and cook it for about 5 minutes on low heat until the chicken gets cooked. When it gets ready then decorate it with chopped coriander leaves and serve it.
Number of servings – 4
Grilled Chicken In Gravy Recipe
Ingredients
1. Boneless chicken, cut into 1” chunks (800gms).
For Marinade:-
1. Dried fenugreek leaves (1tbsp)
2. saffron soaked in little milk (1/2tsp)
3. garlic paste (2tsp)
4. ginger paste (2tsp)
5. thick fresh cream (2tbsp optional)
6. hot spice mix or garam masala powder (2tsp)
7. cumin powder (1tsp)
8. red chili powder (1tsp)
9. vinegar or lemon juice (4tbsp)
10. yogurt (4tbsp)
11. butter for basting (1tbsp)
12. edible orange red color (a few drops)
13. salt (to taste)
For Gravy:-
1. Butter / oil (2tbsp)
2. dried fenugreek or methi leaves (1tbsp)
3. finely chopped ginger and green chilies (2tsp)
4. hot spice mix or garam masala (1tsp)
5. red chili powder (1tsp)
6. coriander powder (1tsp)
7. cumin powder (1tsp)
8. milk (2tbsp)
9. finely chopped onions (2)
10. finely chopped tomatoes (2)
Method of preparation:-
1.Take a bowl, mix lemon juice, salt and red chili powder in it. Make small cuts on chicken chunks and put them in this mixture. Keep the bowl aside for about 1 hour.
2. Then mix yogurt and the remaining ingredients of marinade in the bowl. Mix the chicken chunks properly in this mixture and keep the bowl in refrigerator for about 4 hours to marinate.
3. Now skewer the chicken and place it in hot oven to grill for about 25 minutes until the chicken gets cooked. Rub the butter on the chunks and again roast them for about 8 minutes.
4. Take a heavy bottomed pan, place it over heat. Heat butter or oil in it and then fry chopped garlic and ginger in it until they get golden brown. Then add onions in it and saute them until they get soft and brown. Add tomatoes in it and cook them until the oil get separated. Add spice powder in the pan and fry them for few seconds. Now add the grilled chicken in it and add sugar and salt in it.
5. Turn up the heat and gradually add milk in it and cook it by stirring regularly. Keep the chicken to simmer for about 10 minutes on low heat. When it gets ready then decorate it with chopped coriander leaves and serve it.
Number of servings – 4
Chicken Seyal Recipe
Ingredients
1. Chicken (8 med. Size pieces about 800 gms)
2. clarified or ghee/butter/oil (2tbsp)
3. grated onions (4med.)
4. mixture of finely chopped coriander, spinach, mint and dill leaves (1c)
5. turmeric powder (1/2tsp)
6. red chili powder (1tsp)
7. coriander powder (1tsp)
8. cumin (1tsp)
9. chopped tomatoes (4)
10. finely chopped ginger (1tbsp)
11. tamarind paste (1tsp)
12. yogurt (2tbsp)
13. green chilies (4)
14. finely chopped fresh coriander leaves (for garnish)
15. salt (to taste)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a heavy bottomed pan, place it over heat. Heat clarified butter or oil in it until it gets hot. Then add all the ingredients in the pan and mix them properly.
2. Now cover the pan with tight fitting lid and cook it for about 30 minutes on medium heat until the chicken gets cooked and water gets evaporated. When the chicken gets cooked then takes of the pan from it and decorates it with finely chopped coriander leaves. Now the chicken is ready to serve.
Number of servings – 4
Green Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk Recipe
Ingredients
1. Cubed chicken meat (850gms)
2. big leeks, chop coarsely (3-4)
3. coconut milk (1-2cans)
4. green bell pepper (2)
5. crushed garlic and soy sauce (for marinate the meat)
6. fish sauce (1tbsp)
7. basil leaves, finely chopped (2 tsp)
8. oil (for frying)
9. Curry paste (grind with mortar and pestle)
10. Lemon grass coarsely cut (1-5 pieces)
11. onion (3tbsp)
12. garlic (2big cloves)
13. fresh coriander
14. green chili paste (1tbsp)
15. black peppercorns (1tbsp)
16. dried coriander seeds (2tbsp)
17. fresh ginger (2cm)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a large pot, place it over heat. Heat oil in it and fry the curry paste in it for about 2 minutes. Then add chopped onions, bell pepper, coriander seeds, chopped garlic and leeks in it and cook them for few seconds and then add the coconut milk in it.
2. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and keep it to simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile take a bowl, add crush garlic, lemon grass, ginger and soy sauce in it and mix it properly. Put the cubed chicken meat in it to marinate and then fry the meat with oil.
3. When the meat cubes get fried then add them to pot with basil, fish sauce, salt and sprinkle chopped fresh coriander over it. Cook it for few minutes and then serve it.
Number of servings – 4 to 6
Manglorean Chicken Curry
Ingredients
1. Chicken (8 medium sized about 800 grams)
2. roasted red chilies (8 whole)
3. green chilies (2)
4. tamarind paste (1 tbsp)
5. ginger (1 piece)
6. cloves (2)
7. turmeric powder ( ½ tsp)
8. fenugreek seeds ( ½ tsp)
9. clarified butter (ghee) or oil (2 tbsp)
10. grated coconut (1)
11. cumin seeds and black peppercorns roasted (1 tsp)
12. coriander seeds roasted (1 tbsp)
13. garlic flakes (8)
14. cinnamon broken (1 piece)
15. green cardamoms (1)
16. onions finely chopped (2 medium)
17. salt to taste
18. finely chopped fresh coriander leaves to garnish
19. water
Method of preparation:-
1. Put all the ingredients except half of onions and fenugreek seeds in the container of a grinder and grind them to make a fine paste.
2. Take a heavy bottomed pan, place it over heat. Heat clarified butter or oil in it and add fenugreek seeds and the left over chopped onions in it. Fry them until the onions get light brown in color then add ground paste in it and saute the paste for about 3 minutes over medium heat until it gets fragrant.
3. Now add chicken pieces and salt according to taste in it. Then add water in it according to desired consistency and keep it to boil. Turn down the heat to low, cover the pan and cook it for about 25 minutes until the chicken gets cooked. When it gets ready then decorate it with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves.
Number of servings – 4
Malvani Chicken Curry Recipe
Ingredients
1. Grated coconut (1)
2. garlic paste (2tbsp)
3. ginger paste (2tbsp)
4. chicken (8 med. Size pieces about 800 gms)
5. chopped onions (4)
6. oil (2tbsp)
7. salt (to taste)
8. chopped green chilies (8)
9. hot spice mix or garam masala (2tsp)
10. turmeric powder (1/2tsp)
11. red chili powder (1tsp)
12. chopped coriander leaves (for garnish)
13. water
Method of preparation:-
1. Take half of green chilies, grind them to make paste and mix this paste of green chilies with ginger paste,red chili powder, turmeric and garlic paste.
2. Take chicken pieces, make small cuts on them and then apply the paste on pieces and keep them to marinate for about an hour.
3. Take a pan, heat oil in it and then roast coconut shaving in it until the coconut changes to light brown in color. Keep it to cool and then grind with half of the onions to make paste.
4. Take a heavy bottomed pan, place it over heat and saute onions in it for about 2 minutes on medium heat until they get light brown. Then add the left over green chilies and garam masala powder in it and fry them for few seconds.
5. Now add the chicken pieces in it and cook them for about 3 minutes on medium heat until they get lightly brown in color. Then add coconut paste and salt in it and mix it well. Add water as per desired quantity in it and keep it to boil.
6. Turn down the heat to low, cover the pan and keep the chicken to cook for about 25 minutes until it gets soft and fully cooked. When it gets ready then decorate it with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Number of servings – 4