Thursday, June 28, 2012

Best Butter Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:
Chicken- 1 kg
Plain yogurt/thick Curd- 150 ml
Cashews/Almonds whichever you like or available- 50gms
Cinnamon- 1/2 stick
2-3 Cloves
1-2 Bay leaves- fresh or dried
4 Green cardamom
Ginger and garlic paste 1 tablespoon
1 big diced tomato
2 chopped onions
4 tablespoon Fresh cream (optional)
Chilli powder- 1 teaspoon or as desired or colored chilli powder.
Garam masala powder- 1teaspoon
Salt as per taste
Oil- 1-2 tablespoon
Butter- 2 cubes
1/2 cup water
 
Preparation Method:
  • Use drilled chicken or Grill your chicken (refer recipe: http://foodfunfreak.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/tandori-chickendesi-roasted-chicken.html or http://foodfunfreak.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/perri-perri-grilled-chicken.html whichever you like). Point to use any grilled chicken to get authentic butter chicken taste.
  • For curry: Heat oil in a pan add bay leave,cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, wait for some aroma to come.
  • Now add chopped onions and fry until golden brown.
  • Now add ginger garlic paste and diced tomatoes and cook until you see everything mixed up nicely together and start releasing some oil.
  • Add cashew/almond paste and cook for 2-3 mins. Stir it continuously, make sure it doesn't burn. 
  • Add salt, garam masala, coriander powder and chilli powder/ colored chillies and mix well.
  • Now add yogurt/thick curd and cook for 5 mins.
  • Add your tandori chicken/grilled chicken pieces to your curry and cook until curry is thickened.
  • Top it with melted butter and garnish with fresh cream( optional), kasuri methi/coriandar leaves
  • Serve hot with parathas, chapati, roti or rice....yummmm!!

Friday, June 22, 2012

Simple and delicious Brownie cake

Ingredients:

    2 cups sugar
    1 cup butter
    1/2 cup cocoa powder
    1 teaspoon vanilla esanse
    3-4 eggs
    1 1/2 cups all purpose flour/Maida
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup walnut halves

Preparation Method:
  •  Melt the butter and mix all ingredients in the order given.   
  •  Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-30 minutes in a greased pan.
  • Garnish with walnut halves or your choice of nuts.


Monday, June 18, 2012

Homemade Chicken Capsicum Pizza





Ingredients

Pizza dough (You may refer:  http://foodfunfreak.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/my-perfect-pizza-basedough.html for the recipe of pizza dough )
Raw chicken in bite size pieces
tomato puree
Bell pepper/capsicum cut into bite size pieces
white/red onion cut into squares or sliced
Mozzarella/cheddar cheese  whichever you like.
Oil spray/ brush
Salt and pepper to sprinkle on top


Preparation Method:

  • Preheat oven to 230°C
  • Roll out the pizza dough to fit the lightly oiled pizza tray. Spread tomato sauce on the base, then top with chicken, capsicum, onion and cheese and Bake it for 15 minutes or until crisp. Sprinkle some salt and pepper garnished with the basil leaves/parsley/any other herbs you like.
  • Enjoy your pizza :-)

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