EASY CHICKEN BIRIYANI

Ingredients:
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1/2 kg chicken
1 cups basmati rice
1 cups light coconut milk
1 cup water
3/4 cup onion slices
1/2 cup tomato
4-5 strands coriander leaves
1 tea spn coriander powder
1-2 tea spns chilli powder
3 green chillies
1 tea spn ginger paste
1 tea spn garlic paste
12tbsp thick curd
Ghee/Oil
Salt
Whole Spices :
4-5 cloves
2″ cinnamon
4 green cardamom
2 bay leaves

Method:
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Add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilies (chopped finely or made into paste), chilli powder, coriander powder and salt and thick curd to chicken pieces. Mix well and keep aside for about 30mins.

Heat ghee/oil and add all whole spices. Now add onion and fry till they are brownish.

Add chicken along with all marinade and fry for 5 -10 minutes.allow the chicken to leave the water . when it is done add rice, tomato and fry for few more minutes.
Now pour in the coconut milk and 1 cup of water, salt, mix well. Cover the lid and cook on a medium heat till done. Garnish with coriander leaves. Switch off heat and leave it as it is for about 15-20mins. Serve hot.

Serve with cold raita.

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chicken marinate

ingredients
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chicken -1/2 kg
haldi powder -1tsp
chilli powder -2tbsp
ginger garlic paste -2tbsp
green chilli paste -1/2tsp
curry patha -1spring
water -2 cups
salt -to taste
cardamom powder -1tsp


method
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• clean the chicken pieces.cut it into small pieces.

• marinate the chicken with haldi powder,chilli powder,ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste,(optional),salt for more than 1 hour.
• heat a kadai.put 2tbsp of coconut oil.add mustard,when it start spluttering,add the marinated chicken and stir for 5 minutes.
• chicken will leave the water.add 2cups of water and enough salt and curry leaves and boil well.
• now cover it with a lid and cook it for 1 hour in simmer fire.
• after that keep the flame in high mode and allow the water to evaporate.

• sprinkle the cardamom powder and serve hot.

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chicken ularthiyathu

this is the favorite dish i liked most in chicken .try this and tell me how it is......
ingredients
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chicken -1/2 kg
corriender powder -2tbsp
chilly powder -2tbsp
salt -to taste
haldi -1/2tsp

• cut the chicken into small pieces and wash thoroughly.marinate the chicken with all the above ingredients at least for 2 hours.

preparation
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coconut oil -3tbsp

• divide the chicken pieces into 2 portions. fry half of the marinated chicken pieces in the hot oil for five minutes. repeat the same with another half portion of chicken.keep it aside.

• keep the excess oil for tempering.

for tempering
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ginger piece -1'' Julian's
garlic crushed -10
onions sliced -3-4
green chillies -4 slitted
curry patha -1spring
Gram masala -1tsp
coriander powder - 1tsp
chilli powder -1tsp(optional)
haldi -1tsp
salt -to taste

method
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heat the kadai. in the hot oil add the crushed garlic, ginger , green chillies, and stir for a while, add the sliced onions and fry till it become light brown.add the coriander powder, chilly powder, haldi,and salt and saute it for another 5 minutes. add the fried chicken pieces and stir well. cook it in a simmer fire for 20 to 30 minutes. it will start separating the oil .sprinkle the gram masala and little more curry patha and serve hooooot with rice.....




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andhra prawns curry

this is andhra style prawn curry ,which our friend ananth taught me ,when we went to there house.

you need

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prawns -1/2 kg

onions -3 chopped

green chillies -2

coriander powder -1tbsp

red chilly powder -1tsp

grated coconut -4tbsp

for grinding

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ginger - 1"piece

garlic -7-8

cinnamon -1/2"piece

cloves -2

cardamom - 1

pepper corns -1/2 tsp

method

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grind the grated coconut into a smooth paste and keep it aside.grind the ginger ,garlic, cinnamon,cloves, and cardamom and pepper together and keep it aside.

heat oil in a kadai .add chopped onions and fry for 2-3 minutes.add the ground ginger garlic spices masala and fry till the raw smell of the masala goes off.add the cleaned prawns , sprinkle 1tsp of haldi and enough salt and stire well. leave it for five minutes.the prawns will leave water.add another 1/2 cup of water and cook . add the chili powder and coriander powder and cook till the water gets evaporated.add the ground coconut and fry till the oil comes out.garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with chapatis and rice....

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prawns fry(sungata ukkeri)

this recipe is my daughter's favorite. she loves to have this. it is very simple,easy to make, and tasty.

ingredients

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Prawns- 500 gm

Onions(big)chopped - 2 nos

Tomato chopped - 1 no

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1 1/2 tbsp

Green chillies -2 nos

Curry leaves - 1 stem

Salt - As required

method

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Remove shell and tail of prawns, wash and strain. Cook prawns along with some salt in very little water, till the colour of the prawns changes into reddish pink.Do not overcook the prawns, since overcooking will make the prawns hard.

Heat 2- 3 tbsp of oil in a pan. Saute chopped onions till light brown. Add turmeric powder and stir well. Add chilly powder and stir on a low flame for less than a minute. Add chopped tomatoes and saute on medium flame, till it becomes thick gravy like and separates from oil. Add curry leaves and prawns along with the remaining water of the cooked prawns, if any.
If no water is left, add 1 - 2 tbsp of water. Stir for a few minutes, till the gravy becomes thick.Add the green chillies and salt, if necessary.serve hot with rice or phulkas......

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note:

this can be made even very simple method.

wash and clean the prawns.boil the prawns along with salt and turmeric. keep it in a simmer fire.the prawns will leave water ,so it will cook itself. no need to add extra water. when the prawns become pink in colour add the red chilly powder, chopped onions, chopped green chillies, curry leaves,and cook till the water evaporates completely.sprinkle 1tbsp of coconut oil and stire for 2-3 minutes and serve hot.

chettinad meen kuzhambu (fish curry)

this is a chettinad recipe which i took from one of our friend. in chettinad food, they use more tamarind , pepper, and red chilly.there food will be very spicy, hot and tangy also.





i tried fish curry and came out very well. my hubby, he liked it very much.my daughter ,she told me that it tastes like the hotel fish curry,and she loved it.











ingredients


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fish -1/2 kg


red chilly powder -2tbsp
coriander powder -2tbsp

garlic -10 nos
sauf -1tsp
oil -2tbsp
tamarind extract -4tbsp
salt -as required
onions -3nos
tomatoes -2nos



method
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• wash and clean the fish. chop the onions and tomatoes, partly crush the garlic.
• pour the oil in a wide bottomed vessel and temper sauf, fenugreek,partly crushed garlic, chopped onions, and fry it till the onions are light brown.add tomatoes and fry till the oil separates. add chilly powder, coriander powder,and salt.fry it for a minute and add tamarind extract and allow it to boil well.put the fish pieces in the boiling gravy and cook till the fish is cooked.garnish with curry leaves......

• chettinad fish curry is ready

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KERALA CHICKEN KURUMA

this is a exotic dish which i have learned from a book,and i tried it and came out well.

things needed

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chicken - 1kg

oil -for frying

onions -6nos

ginger -1''piece

garlic -10

tomato -3

curry patha -1 stick

haldi -1tsp

chilly powder -2tbsp

sauf -1tbsp

coriander powder -2tbsp

coconut milk -1st milk 1cup

-2nd milk 2cups

nutmeg powder -1tsp

coriander leaves -2tbsp

salt -to taste

preparation

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• clean the chicken and marinate with haldi and salt.
• extract the coconut milk.first thick milk, keep it aside .take the second milk,along for cooking the chicken.

heat oil in a kadai.fry the half onions ,ginger ,and garlic till it become light golden brown.add the tomatoes chilli powder,haldi, sauf, coriander powder and grind it well into a smooth paste.

keep a kadai fry the rest of the onions,and curry patha.add the chicken and stir for couple of minutes.the chicken will leave water .allow it to dry. add the ground masala to the chicken and stir .add salt and put second coconut milk.and allow it to cook. keep it in a simmer fire. when it done add the first coconut milk and boil it to reduce. garnish with nutmeg powder and coriander leaves......

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chicken fry

last time i went to kerala my bhavu took me to a resturant . they serve only chicken fry and chappathi and ghee rice. the chicken fry was sooo good that i took the recipe and tried that at home. it was sooo easy ,tastyand yummy...i want to share it with you my friends.....

ingredents

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chicken -1kg

chilly powder -1tbsp

haldi -1tsp

coriander powder -3tbsp

sauf powder -1tbsp

lime juice -1 full

salt -what required

Gram masala -1/2tsp

oil -for deep frying

method

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marinate the chicken with all the ingredients for 1 hour.heat oil in a kadai.deep fry the chicken pieces.and garnish with fried green chillies and currypatha

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