GARLIC CHICKEN CURRY

Chicken cooked in simple and mild flavours with an extra garlic punch. Its very simple to make and amazingly delicious. This curry goes well with normal steamed rice or parotta or with tandoori naan. I know you all will love it so much so do try out this yummy curry and let me know the feedback soon ;)

INGREDIENTS

2 Big Onions

1 Tomato

1 tbsp Grated Ginger

Curry leaves

Salt to taste.

INGREDIENTS FOR MARINATING CHICKEN

1 kg Chicken pieces

11/2 tbsp Thick Yogurt

1 tsp Turmeric powder

Salt to taste.

INGREDIENTS FOR GARLIC MASALA

2 Big Garlic

2 1/2 tbsp Coriander seeds

1 tbsp Jeera

8 Dry Kashmiri chilly

2 tsp Oil

INGREDIENTS FOR GARAM MASALA

1 tbsp Fennel seeds

4 Elachi

4 Cloves

Stick of Cinnamon

1 Star anise.

METHOD

Firstly marinate the chicken with ingredients given above for about half an hour. In a blender, powder the ingredients given under garam masala for a min and keep it side.
Next to make the garlic masala, heat oil in a pan add jeera and coriander seeds and saute till they are fried. Then drop in red chilly and garlic pods. Fry till the garlic turns slight brown. Allow the mixture to cool and later grind it into a thick paste adding required amount of water. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a kadai. Add onions and saute till translucent. Add grated ginger, tomato and curry leaves and stir well till tomatoes becomes mushy. Now add the garlic masala mixture, marinated chicken and garam masala all together and stir well. Season with salt. Cover with a lid and allow the chicken to cook under low flame. If you need more gravy then add a cup of water and let it cook. Once chicken gets cooked transfer the curry into a bowl and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot hot.

Enjoy!!

VEEPAM POO RICE(NEEM FLOWER RICE)

My previous post was Veepam poo rasam. I had some more leftover flowers, so decided to make its rice which was equally flavourful and healthy as well. Its super easy and can be prepared in jiffy :) It tastes good only when you have it hot hot so makesure as soon as the preparation is done, you njoy this dish having hot :)

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Cooked Rice

1/4 Cup Dried Veepam poo

5, 6 Shallots (optional)

11/2 tbsp Ghee

Pinch of Hing

Salt and Pepper to taste

METHOD

Heat ghee in a pan. Add the dried veepam poo and roast till you get a nice aroma or until the flower turns brown. Make sure it should be roasted under medium flame. Then add hing and rice. Mix well and finally season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

Enjoy!!