Showing posts with label curry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label curry. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Quick and Easy Spicy Egg curry

Ingredients :

  1. Eggs : 4 nos. (hard boiled)
  2. Onions : 3 nos. medium (chopped or sliced)
  3. Tomatoes : 2 nos. medium (cubed)
  4. Ginger Garlic paste : 2 tsp.
  5. Turmeric powder : 1 tsp.
  6. Chilli powder : 1 tbsp. (u can add a little more if u want it to be more spicy!)
  7. Corriander powder : 1 tbsp
  8. Pepper powder : 1 tsp.
  9. Salt as required
  10. Coconut milk : 1/4th cup
  11. Water : 1//2 cup
  12. Oil as required.

Method :

  • Use a nonstick pan. Heat some oil in it and fry the onions for a few minutes.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste and saute' till the smell of the flavour reaches you.
  • Now add the tomatoes and saute' till it becomes soft.
  • Next add the turmeric, chilli, corriander, pepper powder and salt and mix well.
  • Add the water and boil this mixture till it reduces.
  • Now lower the flam and add the coconut milk and bring to a small boil. Add more salt if required.
  • Serve warm with chapathis, parathas, any bread or even rice.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Lip-Smaking Naadan Chicken Curry!

Ingredients:

  1. Chicken : 1 kg (cut into small chunky pieces)
  2. Onions : 4 medium (Finely sliced or chopped)
  3. Tomatos : 3 medium (Cubed)
  4. Ginger : a medium sized piece (sliced)
  5. Garlic : 5-6 cloves (chopped)
  6. Green chillies : 8 - 10 nos. (slit)
  7. Cury leaves : A few
  8. Turmeric powder : 2 - 3 tsps
  9. Chilli powder : 2 tbsp
  10. Garam Masala : 2 tbsp
  11. Coriander powder : 2 tbsp
  12. Ginger garlic paste : 2 - 3 tbsp
  13. Salt to taste
  14. Coconut Milk Powder : 1 pack mixed in 1/4th cup of water
  15. Water : 1/4th cup

Method :

  • Take a vessel and put the chicken into it. Add turmeric powder, Ginger garlic paste, 1 chopped onion, a few green chilies slit or chopped, a few curry leaves, some salt and 3 -4 tbsps of oil and mix well and marinate for 1/2 hour to 1 hour.
  • Heat a small pan on low fire and add chilli powder, garam masala powder and coriander powder and heat it till the powders loose their rawness. Thats about 5 -6 minutes of continious stiring.
  • Add the heated powder mixture to the marinated chicken and mix well.
  • In a large nonstick vessel heat some oil. Add the chopped onion and saute' till they turn golden.
  • Lower the flame and add the chopped ginger and garlic and saute'. After the smell of the flavor reaches you add the curry leaves.
  • Next add the tomatoes and the rest of the slit green chillies.
  • Now add the marinated chicken into the vessel. Pour in the water, stir and put a lid on it for 10 - 15 mins. Stir once in a while to check on the chicken.
  • Once the water has reduced and a gravy has been formed add the coconut milk .
  • Bring to a slight boil. Make sure the chicken is cooked well.
  • Serve hot with rice, chapatis, naans, any breads.

P.S. : You can add a boiled potatoe to make a thicker gravy or to reduce the chilli.