Butter Chicken
- Chicken - 900 gm
- Onion(big) - 4 nos
- (finely chopped)
- Tomato(big) - 4 nos
- (finely chopped)
- Ginger - A small piece
- (cut into long and thin strips)
- Turmeric powder - A pinch
- Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
- Capsicum(big) - 1 no
- (cut into square pieces)
- Cashew nuts - 10 nos
- Fresh Cream - 1 tin(Nestle)
- Butter - 4 tbsp
- Salt - As required
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
Grind cashewnuts to a smooth paste.Heat butter in a pan.Saute onions in it, till transperent.Add tomatoes and saute till they are soft.Add ginger and mix well.Add turmeric and chilly powder and mix well.Add chicken, salt and mix well.
Close the lid and cook.When it is half cooked, add capsicum.)Add cashewnut paste.Finally, add fresh cream(whipped well with a spoon).Garnish with coriander leaves.
Chettinad Chicken Curry
- Chicken - 1 kg
- Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
- Onion - ｽ kg
- Tomato - ｽ kg
- Chilly powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 2 tsp
- Peppercorns(Kurumulaku) - 1 tsp
- Aniseeds(Perinjeerakam) - 1 tsp
- Cardamom(Elakka) - 2 nos
- Cinnamon(Karugapatta) - A small stick
- Nutmeg(Jathikka) - 1 (grated)
- Curry leaves - A few
- Oil
- Salt - As reqd
Roast curry leaves and grind. Roast cumin seeds, pepper, aniseeds, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg and powder them.Heat oil in a pan.Saute onions, ginger-garlic paste, chilly powder and coriander powder and fry well. Add tomato and stir fry for few minutes.Add chicken, salt and turmeric powder.Allow it to cook on a low flame. When chicken is almost done, add the ground spices powder and curry leaves.
Cauliflower Masala
- Cauliflower - 1 no
- Onion(big) - 1 no
- Tomato(medium) - 1 no
- or 2 small ones
- Green peas - 1/4 cup(optional)
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp
- Ginger paste - 1/4 tsp
- Garlic paste - less than 1/4 tsp
- Salt - As reqd
- Oil - 1 tbsp
Wash the cauliflower florets well.Cook it with enough water, turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt for 5 mins on a medium flame. Do not over cook it bcoz that will make the florets break into very small pieces.Remove from flame.Depending on the quantity of gravy you want, drain off the excess water from the vessel.Heat oil in another pan.Add onions and saute.Add ginger paste, garlic paste and saute till the onions become transparent.Add a little bit turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and salt.Mix well.Add tomato slices and cook, till they blend well.Add green peas along with half cooked cauliflower. Cook for 2 mins.
