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Along the south coast of India, coconut trees grow in abundance. Inspired by this, I’m naming this dish South Coast Chicken Curry , as it is made with rich, thick coconut milk. You can prepare this curry using coconut oil for an authentic coastal flavor, or ghee (clarified butter) if you prefer a deeper, more aromatic taste. Ingredients needed : Chicken - 1 lb, cut into pieces Onion - 2 medium sized or half a pound, finely chopped Ginger - 1 inch piece, peel the skin and finely chopped (roughly 1 1/2 tsp minced) Garlic -  2 medium sized cloves, finely chopped (roughly 1 1/2 tsp minced) Green chillies - 4, slit and deseeded Coconut milk - 1 cup thick milk and and 1/2 cup 2nd milk Potatoes - 1 small, peeled and diced Curry leaves - 1 sprig Ghee - 2 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp ( homemade masala powder ) Salt - as per taste Cumin Seeds - 1 1/2 tbsp Preparation Method: In a thick-bottomed pan, heat the ghee. Add the onions and fry until they turn light ...

  After a long time I am back with a bang with yet another chicken delicacy.  Ginger Chicken Dry recipe  ( makes 1 Serving / Cooking time 20 minutes) Chicken 100 gms/ 1/4 lb Fresh Ginger root - 1 inch piece peeled and grated  Onion - 1/2 cup chopped Green peppers - 1 tbsp finely chopped Curry leaves - a few leaves, torn Coriander powder - 1 tbsp Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp Biryani masala powder - 1 tsp (check my recipe here ) Salt to taste Plain Yogurt - 2 tbsp Cooking oil - 2 tbsp ( I use canola oil) Wash the chicken pieces and marinate with the yogurt, salt and turmeric powder. Leave it aside until you chop the onions and grate the ginger.  Heat a skillet and pour 2 tbsp of cooking oil. Add the curry leaves, chopped onion and sauté in medium flame. Now add the chicken and the ginger together. Sauté in medium fine until the chicken turns white.  Now add the coriander powder, chilli powder and the biryani masala powder, mix well and co...

Rosemary is an aromatic shrub, which can be grown in your garden. Rosemary  leaves and oil have a lot of medicinal values. To learn more about the health benefits of Rosemary, please follow the link .  I have used fresh rosemary from my garden for this recipe. Rosemary chicken curry is definitely an incredibly flavorsome dish. This recipe will serve two people. Let us quickly grab all the ingredients needed to prepare this dish. Rosemary leaves - 1/4 cup washed Chicken (boneless and skinless) - 3/4 lb, washed and cut into medium sized pieces Onion - 2 large chopped into small pieces Ginger - 1 inch piece chopped into small pieces Tomato - 1 medium chopped into small pieces Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp for seasoning Cooking oil - 2 to 3  tbsp Masala powders    Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Coriander powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt  - 1 tsp Heat a 1 tsp oil in a pan and saute 1/2 of the  chopped onion, chopped ginger and the rosemary leaves. Cool the...

  Hi friends, Today I am going to share a recipe for my home-style biryani.  This is not as easy and simple as my other biryani recipe Chicken Biryani Simple  . But it is not very difficult too. This recipe calls for a biryani masala powder, for which I have shared the recipe too below. Ingredients you need (makes for a family of 3 people) For the biryani masala powder: Cloves- 2 Cinnamon stick - 1 inch piece Cardamom - 2 Bay leaves - 1 big Star Anise - 1 Shahi Jeera / Black Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds / Sombu - 1 tsp Peppercorns - 5 to 6 Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp Dry Red Chillies - 2 or 3 (as per your taste) Salt - 1/4 tsp Grind all the above to a fine powder. you need not roast them dry or with oil. Main Ingredients for the recipe -  Chicken  - 1.5 lbs Seeraga Samba rice - 2 cups, washed and soaked for about 30 minutes in a cup of water (this aromatic rice is traditionally used in biryanis. they are very tiny and looks like seeragam/ cumin seeds. You...

  On a very chilly night, my son wanted to eat something really delicious chicken dish. Instead of going to  a restaurant, why not make something at home ? Oh yes! He asked for Chilli Chicken. It is the junkiest of all, but I chose to make it a little healthier version. I used lemon juice instead of vinegar and I did not deep fry the chicken pieces as it is done in restaurants. So, here comes the recipe I created , hoping that you to will read, prepare at home , enjoy and post the photos here ! To Marinate the Chicken : Boneless Chicken - 1 lb cut into 1 inch pieces Chilli Sauce - 1 tbsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Corn Flour - 2 tbsp For the Sauce : Lemon juice - take juice of 1/2 lemon or 1 tbsp (substitute for vinegar) Tomato Ketchup - 2 tbsp Soy Sauce - 1/2 tsp For the Gravy : Onion - 1 large cut into thick slices Green Capsicum - thick slices Green Chillies - as per your taste cut in to long halves and deseeded (I have used 4 ) Ginger - 1 inch piece, peeled an...

Everybody loves Kothu Parota and that too if it is Chicken Kothu Parota, then that's it. So, join me friends, in the preparation of Chicken Kothu Parota. You will need : Malabar Parota -4 (homemade or store bought) Chicken - finely chopped 1 cup Eggs - 2  Onion - 2 finely chopped  Tomato - 1 finely chopped Green Chillies - 4 medium Ginger - 2 tsp crushed Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp (you can add more if you wish) Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - as needed Curry leaves - a few Corinader leaves  - finely chopped  How to prepare : 1. Cut the parotas into 1 inch long pieces and keep aside.  2.  Take the pieces of chicken in a bowl, add salt, turmeric and chilli powder proportionate       to the chicken and mix well. 3. In a thick bottomed pan, heat 2 tbsp oil, and add the chopped onion , crushed ginger,      green chillies and the curry leaves and saute well. 4. Add t...

This is a very simple to make and yummy dish, which kids will love. You will need : Chicken - 1 cup (cut into small pieces) Ginger , crushed - 1 tbsp Garlic , crushed - 1 tbsp Salt- as per taste Dhania Powder - 1 tbsp Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp 1. In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil, and put, ginger, garlic, chicken and saute together. 2. Add salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder and dhania powder and saute well. 3. Keep the flame in simmer and 1/2 cup of water. 4. Let the chicken get cooked well. 5. Now, add a little garam masala and keep sauting, till all the water is gone. Chicken sukka is ready... yum yummm....

PEPPER CHICKEN FRY(DRY) This is a dry chicken item. It tastes so yummy, that even before serving, it will be all gone from the skillet itself  . All vegetarians - - - - don't get upset. You can try this recipe with potato, raw banana ,bitter gourd or egg plant. I have used chicken thighs. You can use breast pieces as well. Ingredients 1 : chicken thighs - 3 nos. Salt - as required Turmeric- as reqd. Ingredients 2 : Onion - 1 large chopped Tomato - 1 large chopped Garlic - 4 to 5 chopped Onion- 1 small finely chopped(separately) Curry leaves - few leaves Coriander leaves(cilantro) -  few black peppercorns - 6 to 8 Dhania Powder - 1 tbsp Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste 1. Cut the chicken into pieces and marinate with salt and turmeric 2. Heat oil in a saute pan and put jeera. 3. After it splatters, add chopped onion and garlic. Saute. 4. Then, add the chopped tomato , saute. 5. Add the chic...

CHICKEN BIRYANI SIMPLE This is an easy to make chicken biryani. Especially, this recipe does'nt use coconut milk, thus avoiding more calories. I have not used mint leaves in this recipe . I have used chicken thighs. You can use thighs or breast pieces. Ingredients 1 : Chicken thighs - 4   Curds(Yogurt)- 1/2 cup Salt to taste Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp Dhania Powder - 2 tbsp Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp Ingredients 2 : Onion - 1 large Tomato - 1 large Ginger - 1/2 inch piece sliced Garlic - 4 pods sliced Curry Leaves - 1 stick Ingredients 3 : Cinnamon bark - 1 inch piece Cloves - 3 nos. Cardamom - 2 whole Bay Leaf - 2 leaves Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp Marathi Mokku (dried flower pods) - 1 flower Ingredients 4 : Basmati Rice - 1 cup Water - 2 cups 1. Clean the chicken thighs. You can either slit the thighs or cut them into pieces. 2. Add all the items in ingredients 1 and marinate for 1/2 hour 3. Wash the rice once and ...

செட்டிநாட்டு கோழிக் குழம்பு This is a very simple chicken kuzhambu, which I learnt from my fa ther and my grandmother.  This includes easily availab le ingredients. It also doesn't contains coconut in the recipe. I have used chicken thighs (legs) for this recipe. But, yo u can use chicken breasts with bones, or whichever you like.  Al ways choose skinless chicken pieces, as far as possible. The skin contains fat. So, it is b etter to avoid the skin .  This kuzhambu goes well as a side dish with idli, d osa, chapathi, idiyappam,parota,and also with white rice.   OK........... Let's see how this yummy dish is prepared.   Ingredients :   Chicken legs - 3   Onion - 1 medium Tomato - 1 medium Garlic crushed- 1 tbsp   Ginger crushed - 1 tbsp Curry leaves - 2 sticks   Salt - to taste  Chilli powder - 1 tbsp   Dhania Powder - 3 tbsp Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp For Seasoning - ...