Chicken Croquettes

chicken croquettes

Fried chicken croquettes is a popular snack, here it made with chopped chicken, egg, capsicum,  milk, mustard sauce as main ingredients and coated with vermicelli.

Ingredients

Boiled chicken keema                ½ cup

Chopped onion                           2 - 3 tbsp

Chopped capsicum                     2 tbsp

Refined flour                               4 tsp

Milk                                          100 ml

Black pepper powder                  to taste

Red chilli powder                        ½ tsp

Butter                                       1 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Lemon juice                              1 tsp

Egg                                          1 no.

Oil                                            for frying

Vermicelli                                  ½ cup

For garnish

Parsley                                    1 spring

Red bell pepper                         as required

Yellow bell pepper                     as required

Ketchup

Mustard sauce

Method

Add butter in hot pan, add chopped onion and sauté.

Then add finely chopped capsicum and sauté with onion.

Now add refined flour and mix well then add milk and mix well and make like dough.

saute carsicum onion refined flour

Then add boiled chicken keema and stir well.

add milk and chicken 

Add black peeper powder, red chilli powder salt and mix well.

Then add mustard pest, lemon juice and mix well.

add spices and mustard paste

Now add egg and mix very well again.

add egg and mix 

Remove the mixture from pan and heat oil in other pan for deep frying.

chicken mixture

Within this time make small rolls of prepared chicken mixture and coat them with vermicelli.

coat the chicken roll

Now deep fry these croquettes till golden brown then remove them on tissue.

fried chicken croquettes on tissue

Then place them on serving plate and garnish with parsley, red and yellow bell peppers, ketchup, mustard sauce and serve hot

garnish the fried chicken croquettes

Chicken and Prawn Laksa

chicken and prawn laksa

Laksa is a popular spicy noodle dish with a curry soup base from the Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Indonesia, Malaysia. Laksa is a spicy noodle dish that is popular in Malaysia and Singapore; it's.

Ingredients

Boneless chicken (cut into strips)           100 gms

Prawns                                                 12 medium

Chicken stalk                                        1 cup

Coconut milk                                         1 cup

Noodles boiled                                       1 cup

For laksa paste

Whole dry red chillies (soaked)                6

Shallots                                                 12

Garlic                                                    4 cloves

Turmeric powder                                     ½ tsp

Galangal chopped                                   I inch pieces

Roasted peanuts                                    2 tbsp

Salt                                                       to taste

Olive oil                                                 3 tbsp

For garnish

Bean sprouts                                         ½ cup

Fresh mint leaves chopped                      6

Onion sliced and deep fried                     1 small

Lemon  sliced                                        1

Lemon grass                                         1 stalk

Method

To prepare laksa paste

First remove the seeds from soaked dry red chillies and put into mixer jar, add 10 shallots, garlic, lemon grass, chopped galangal, peanuts, turmeric powder, salt, 1 tbsp oil, little water and grind in a smooth paste.

prepare laksa paste

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add chicken and sauté.

Then add laksa paste and stir.

add laksa paste in to chicken 

Now add chicken stock and let it boil.

add chicken stock 

Then add prawns and cook for a minute.

add prawn

Add coconut milk and mix well.

add coconut milk

Then cook till chicken and prawn both are done.

Now put the boiled noodles in serving bowl and pour the laksa over it.

pour laksa over noodles

Then top with bean sprouts, chopped shallots, fried onions, mint leaves, lemon slices and serve hot.

garnish chicken and prawn laksa

Quick Fix Chicken Biryani

quick fix chicken biryani

It is very simple & easy to prepare delicious chicken biryani by making layers of cooked flavourful chicken and rice and garnish with dry fruits.

Ingredients

Boiled basmati rice                    1 bowl

Boneless chicken                      250 gms

Fried onions                              few

Ginger garlic paste                    2 tsp

Sliced onions                            2 nos.

Tomato puree                           ½ cup

Kashmiri red chilli paste            1 tsp

Curd                                        2 tsp

Cumin powder                          1 tsp

Coriander powder                      2 tsp

Red chilli powder                      1 tsp

Turmeric                                  1 tsp

Ghee                                       4 tsp

Chopped coriander                    few springs

Chopped mint leaves                 few

Garam masala                          1 tsp

Fried cashew nuts                     few

Raisins                                     few

Salt                                          to taste

Method

Heat ghee in a pan, add onions, ginger-garlic paste and sauté.

saute onion with ginge-rgarlic paste

Then add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli paste and mix well.

add dry spices and red chilli paste

Now add boneless chicken and stir well.

add chicken

Then add red chilli powder and mix well.

add chilli powder

Add tomato puree and mix well.

add tomato puree

Add some water and mix well then cover and cook for 7 – 8 minutes.

Open cover and add beaten curd, salt and stir well.

add curd and salt

Add garam masala powder and mix well.

add garam masala to chicken 

Now grease a big bowl with some ghee.

First add raisins, fried onion, fried cashew nuts, 2 pieces of cooked chicken, chopped coriander and mint to the base of the bowl.

make the base

Then make a layer of boiled rice and spread.

layer of rice on base

Then add half of cooked chicken on the rice layer and spread.

layer of chicken on rice

Make another two layers like this.

layers for biryani

Now heat it in the oven for 5 minutes.

Then cover with serving plate and flip the bowl on plate.

flip the biryali bowl on plate

Now remove the bowl and serve hot.

ready quick fix chicken biryani

Murg Tangdi Kebab

murg tangri kebab/chicken drumstick kebab

Chicken leg kebabs cooked in microwave oven. Tangdi Kabab is a famous North Indian delicacy which is usually served as a starter. To make it even more interesting it is served with green chutney and salad.

Ingredients

For marinating

Chicken drumsticks                   3 nos.

Ginger-garlic paste                    2 tsp

Red chilli paste                         1 tsp

Chat masala                             ½ tsp

Lemon juice                              2 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

For tandori masala

Curd                                         1 cup

Gingergarlic paste                     2 tsp

Red chilli paste                         1 tbsp

Chat masala                             1 tsp

Black salt                                 1 tsp

All ground spice                        1 tsp

Lemon juice                              1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                           3 – 4 tbsp

For garnish

Lettuce leaves

Onion ring

Tomato slices

Capsicum rings

Green chutney

Mint leaves

Method

To prepare marinated chicken

First slit the chicken drumsticks.

slit the chicken drumstic

Take a mixing bowl, put the chicken drumsticks and add ginger garlic paste.

add ginger=garlic paste

Add red chilli paste, chat masala, lemon juice, salt and mix well.

add chilli paste lemon juice

To prepare tandori masala

Take another mixing, add curd and beat it well.

beat the curd

Then add ginger-garlic paste, red chilli paste and mix well.

add chilli paste and mix well

Add chat masala, black salt, all ground spice, lemon juice, salt and mix well.

add chat masala

Add add this prepare masala into chicken and mix well.

add prepared curd mixture in chicken

Add oil and keep aside.

add oil in marinated tangri

Tip: Keep the marinated chicken for overnight to make the chicken tastier, juicer and more tender.

Now place the marinated chicken drumsticks on baking tray and add the remaining masala on chicken.

place marinated chicken on baking tray

Keep the plate in microwave oven for 15 minutes at 170 degree Celsius or until golden brown.

Decorate the serving plate with lettuce leaves, onion rings, tomato, capsicum rings.

arrange the salad to keep chicken tangri kebabs

Then place the ready chicken tangdi kebab at middle and garnish with green chutney and mint leaves.

garnished tangri kebabs

Kori Kachpu

kori kachpu

Kori Kachpu (Chicken in grated Coconut) is freshly cooked chicken in red gravy flavoured with spice.

Ingredients

Chicken                                    500gm

Chopped onion                          2 nos.

Chopped tomatoes                    2 nos.

Mustard seeds                          1 tsp

Chopped garlic                          2 tsp

Grated coconut                         1 nos.

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Curry leaves                              6 – 7 nos.

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            as required

For roasted masala

Coriander seeds                        3 tsp

Fenugreek seeds                       ¼ tsp

Cumin seeds                             ¼ tsp

Carom seeds                            ¼ tsp

Roasted coconut                       ½ nos.

Cinnamon sticks                        2 nos.

Black peppercorns                    4 – 5 nos.

Cloves                                      4 – 5 nos.

Dry kasmiri chillies                    6 – 7 nos.

Method

To prepare roasted masala

In 1 tbsp oil roast coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, carom seeds, black peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon, dry kashmiri chillies, halfof ground coconut then put them in grinder and make a fine powder and keep aside.

Now heat oil in a pan, add chopped onion, salt and sauté till colour changes into golden brown.

saute the onion

Then add chicken, turmeric powder and stir well.

add chicken and turmeric powder

Add tomatoes and mix well.

add chopped tomato

Now add roasted masala and mix well.

add roasted masala

Add water and cook for 5 – 7 minutes.

add water and cook

To prepare tarka

Heat oil in another pan, add mustard seeds, garlic and curry leaves and stir and remove from heat.

prepare tarka

Now in chicken add the remaining grated coconut, required water and cook till chicken is done.

add grated coconut 

Serve the kori kachpu on serving plate and add the prepared tarka over it and garnish with rawa chapati.

garnished kori kachpu