Monday, December 15, 2008

Spicy Chicken Drumsticks


Ingredients
Chicken Drumsticks - 2 pieces
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Corn flour - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil for Shallow frying

Method
  • Mix chilly powder, ginger garlic paste, corriander powder, corn flour and salt with little water and make a paste.
  • Marinate the chicken with the above mixed paste for 3 hours.
  • In a pan heat 4 to 5 tsp of oil and shallow fry the chicken pieces.
  • Turn the chicken pieces every few minutes so that all the sides are evenly cooked.

Monday, December 01, 2008

Spinach (palak) Kofta Gravy



Ingredients

For the Kofta:

Potato - 3
Bread - 2 slices
Green chillies - 2
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Onion - 1 small one
Coriander leaves few
Palak leaves few
Oil for deep frying
Salt

For the Gravy:

Palak - 3 bunches
Onions - 2
Milk - 1 cup
Ginger Root - 1" piece
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Butter - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Method

Kofta:
  1. Pressure cook potatoes and mash them thoroughly.
  2. Soak bread in water and squeeze and add to the potatoes.
  3. Finely cut onion, green chillies, coriander leaves, small amount of palak and add to the potatoes.
  4. Finally add garam masala powder and salt and mix them well.
  5. Make small balls and deep fry them in hot oil and keep aside.
For the Gravy:
  1. Chop the onions, mince the ginger root and chop the palak.
  2. Heat a tsp of oil in the pan and fry the palak with little sugar added to it. Sprinkle water if needed. Fry for 2 to 3 Min's.
  3. Let it cool, then grind it to a smooth paste.
  4. Heat butter in a pan, add the chopped onion and ginger and fry till it becomes golden brown.
  5. Then add the ground palak, milk, salt, chilly and turmeric powder to it and mix well.
  6. Boil till the gravy becomes thick.
  7. Add koftas to it just before removing from fire.
  8. Garnish with cheese.