Sunday, July 6, 2014

Chicken Vindaloo


Ingredients:
300 gm Chicken (medium pieces)

For Chicken Marinate
1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Lemon Juice

For Gravy:
1 Large Onion Finely Chopped
5-6 Medium Flakes of Garlic(Grated/Minced)
½ inch Piece of Ginger(Grated/Minced)

1 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 tbsp garam masala

1 tsp paprika
1 tsp Red Chillie Powder
1 tsp Brown Sugar
Salt to Taste
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tbsp Tamarind Paste
1 tbsp Butter

Preparation:
1) Marinate Chicken pieces using chicken marinate mentioned above and keep aside for 30-60 mins.
2) Add butter in frying pan and fry chicken pieces. Remove from pan once pieces are nice golden brown.
3) Add ginger and garlic in pan after removing chicken. Then Add chopped onions and saute untill golden brown.
4) Add garam masala, paprika, chilli powder and cook for 2 mins.
5) Add chicken and all remaining ingredients. Cover and cook for 30-40 or chicken is nicely cooked with thick texture in sauce. Garsnish with corriander.
6) Serve with steamed vegetabled and rice.

Prawns Goan Curry


Ingredients:

200 gm Prawns(peeled de-veined)
For Curry Masala 
8-9 Dried Red(Kashmiri) Chillies
5 Medium Flakes of Garlic
Small Piece of Ginger ½ Grated Coconut
7-8 Black Pepper Corn
Pinch of Fenugreek(Methi) Seeds
1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp or Dry Tamarind
Pinch of Turmeric
Pinch of Cumin Powder
Pinch of Corriander Powder
2 Green Chillies

For Chaunk(Tadka) & Final Preparation
1 tbsp Refined Oil
1 Onion Finelly Chopped
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
½ Coconut Milk Cup

Preparation:
1) Grind all Masala ingredients mentioned above with little warm water for making smooth paste.
2) Heat oil. Add mustard seeds. Then add all the onions when mustard seeds starts popping and saute the onions till they become golden brown.
3) Add curry paste and some water depending on how thick gravy you want. Add salt to taste once gravy starts sizzling. You can add optional coconut milk here.
4) Add Prawns and cook for another 10-15 mins cooked nicely.
5) Garnish with corriander ,chopped raw mango and chillies.