Indian Istyle home made Chicken Stew - When you are bored with the same old Chicken Curry ;)

Indian Istyle home made Chicken Stew - When you are bored with the same old Chicken Curry ;)

Ingredients:

• Chicken pieces (cut into cubes) - Boneless or With bones
• Ghee (2-3 table spoons)
• White Oil (1-2 table spoons)
• Salt to taste
• Cumin powder (1 table spoon)
• Cumin whole (few)
• Coriander powder (1 table spoon)
• Turmeric powder (1 tea spoon)
• Cardamum (few)
• Cinnamon (few)
• Cloves (few)
• Bay lead (few)
• Black pepper (powder or whole)
• Green Chilli (two - slitted)
• Carrots (cubed)
• Beans (small pieces)
• Potatoes (cubed)
• Onion (Minced)
• Ginger & Garlic paste

Marinate:

• Marinate the chicken pieces with turmeric powder, little salt and ginger garlic paste and keep aside for 15mins or more

Ready to cook?:

• Heat the pressure cooker on the oven and add ghee and little white oil.
• Add in whole Garam Masala (cardamum, Cinnamon, cloves & bay leaf) and whole cumin seeds, till the seeds crackle
• Add onions minced and the slit green chilli to the ghee and oil combo and fry till they the onion is light brown
• Add the masalas to the onion - cumin, black pepper & coriander powder and fry on
• Add the other veggies (carrots, beans & potatoes) and fry a bit more and mix everything well
• Now add the marinated chicken and mix well and fry till the chicken is no more pink.
• Add salt to the mixture
• Now add water to immerse the mixture and close the cooker with the lead (You can add more water and make it more soupy :) )
• Let the cooker have 4 whistles and then close the gas oven
• Let the pressure out and then open the cooker carefully
• Serve the yummy stew with bread or plain rice. Njoy your healthy Chicken Stew.

Indian Istyle Chicken fry recipe - Easy, Quick & Yummy!

Thought of sharing the recipe for the Indian style Chicken Fry recipe, which is easy to make and good to eat :)..so here you go……

Ingredients:

• Chicken (boneless, thigh fillet of breast piece) - Cut into small cubes (250gm)
• Onion - Fine Sliced (One big)
• Green Chilli - two whole
• Green Chilli - finely chopped (two)
• Ginger Paste - One table spoon
• Garlic Paste - One table spoon
• Cumin powder - One table spoon
• Coriander powder - One table spoon
• Turmeric powder - One table spoon
• Red Chilli powder - As required
• Gram flour (besan) or Corn flour of Plain flour (maida) - 5-6 Table spoons ** This is to hold the marination together
• Salt to taste
• White Oil as required

Marination:

• Marinate the chicken cubes with the above ingredients (green chilli slit, ginger paste, garlic paste, coriander, cumin, red chilli and turmeric powder and gram flour) except for Onion and whole green chilli and salt (add the salt to the marination, just before you fry them). Add little Oil during marination. Marinate and keep the chicken in fridge for 1hr or more.

Cooking time :)

• Heat Oil in a non-stick fry pan, till the oil is hot and fuming. Reduce the flame once the oil is heated
• Add salt to the marination
• Place the marinated chicken in the fry pan (try and keep the chicken pieces separated from each other). Medium flame.
• Ensure the chicken is fried properly on all the side. Change the position of the chicken time and again
• The chicken should get a Golden brown colour and a brown texture throughout
• Once the chicken is fried on all sides properly, remove them from the pan and keep them aside
• In the same oil, sauté the onions and whole green chilli slightly
• The onions should have a light brown texture
• Remove the onions and green chilli from the pan and mix them with the fried chicken
• Your Chicken fry is ready!!
• Serve with hot rice or noodles or Maggie :)