Monday, November 27, 2006

Back...

Well i'm back home after a wonderful vacation.Got to taste my friends and cousin's cooking after a long time.Soon after coming home me and lil' one got sick, fever.so DH cooked dinner for us yesterday.This chicken recipe is from a TV show.

Kashmiri chilli chicken

Ingredients

Chicken - 2 lb (cut into small pieces)
Onion - 2 (sliced)
Tomatoes - 2 (chopped)
Mustard seeds - 1/4tsp
Vendhyam/fenugreek -1/4tsp
Jeera - 1/4tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbsp
Coriander leaves - as needed
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder - 2tsp
Cashew nuts - 5 (powdered)
Oil -2tbsp

Method

Clean and marinate chicken pieces with turmeric powder and salt.Heat oil in a pan, fry onions till golden brown.Add gg paste, tomatoes and chilli powder one at a time and fry till oil separates.Grind mustard,fenugreek and jeera into powder(used coffee grinder for this).Add this powder into the pan and fry for some more minutes.Now add chicken pieces and salt.Cover and cook till chicken is done.Now add powdered cashewnuts and mix well and cook.Finally add chopped coriander leaves.Serve hot with rice/roti.


5 comments:

Jayashree said...

That's so sweet of your hubby. Hope you and your child are feeling better now.

FH said...

I am so glad you are back:) You do have a wonderful husband and cooks so well too!

I am sorry about the sick baby.Both my kids are sick too,it's the change of season which causes all these.Take care Mahesh abd wish a speedy recovery.

We came back on Sunday from the coast too.

Anonymous said...

Aw, what a downer after a nice vacation! I hope they all will get well soon!
The chicken curry looks yum!

Lakshmik said...

Hi Maheshwari

Glad to have you back. Thanks for the recipe. I am a vegetarian but will surely make it for my husband.

Unknown said...

Thanks you all for your warm thoughts,both of us feeling better now.