VADAKARI(LENTIL CURRY)

This is one of famous recipes in Tamil cuisine, which now a days became a must in marriage menus...

It goes well with Idly, dosai, appam.....

It’s very easy and can be prepared in short time itself.



INGREDIENTS:

Channa dhal - 1cup
Onion - 1big
Tomato- 1
Green chillies - 2
Sauf - 1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Chilli powder - 2tsp(depends on your spicy level, as we are adding green chilly too)
Garam masala- 1tsp
Curry leaves - few
Ginger. Garlic paste- 1tsp
Cardomom-2
Bay leaves - 1 big
Cloves- 4
Cinnamon-1 small piece
Mustard - few
Salt- As per Taste



METHOD:

First grind soaked channa dhal with ginger,garlic& little salt paste coarsely.

Try to form in to vada shape and deep fry it for few minutes (no need to fry till golden brown, you can take little early).

Once it is cool, scrambled the vada and keep aside.

Now in a pan, pour little oil. Season mustard, sauf; curry leaves, cinnamon, cloves, and cardomom.

Fry lengthwise chopped onions, finely chopped tomato, and slited chillies along with above ingredients.

Add turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, salt to the mixture.

Add 1cup of water, close the lid and leave for 10-12minutes in medium flame.

Once you feel all the ingredients is cooked well, start adding this scrambled vadas in the gravy...

Mix gently, keep on flame for 8-10minutes in low flame.

Finally if you wish add fresh corriander and serve.

CHICKEN BIRIYANI & KFC CHICKEN

NON-VEG SPECIALS(SORRY VEGETARIANS:)))

As i promised to post my two methods of biriyani preparation, i already posted one with mutton biryani, now let me come with chicken...

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1lbs
Rice 2cups
Tumeric - 2tsp
Salt- As per taste
Garam masala- 3tsp.
Curd- 2cups
Biryani masala(i used Shahi briyani masala(everest company)
Ginger.garlic paste-2tsp
Green chillies - 2
Chillipowder(if you wish to have more spicy)
Onion - 2
Tomato- 1 big
Cinnamon - 1 piece
Cardomom -3
Cloves-5
Bay leaf-2 small
Mint leaves - garnishing
Fried cashew- 5-6





Method:

Marinate chicken pieces with enough curd, garammasala, salt, and tumeric for at least 2hours.

Boil rice (75%) with cardamom and bay leaf, keep aside.

After 2hours,fry onion crispy and keep some for garnishing aside, start frying tomoto, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Garlic paste. Greenchillies (grinded). Once you feel raw flavour is gone.

Add Chicken pieces, fry nicely till it turns pale white in colour, add curd if we feel you need little.

Check for spicy and salt and close the pan, allow it to cook for 2 whistles for just by closing the pan leave for the 15-20minutes...

Once you feel it is cooked well, allow the gravy to get thick consistency.

Now layer the cooked rice and chicken gravy alternately, inbetween add crispy onion and few drops of food colour.

Keep in slow flame with weight for 10minutes at least or you can do this process in microwave even for 10minutes(dum).

Garnish with mint leaves, friednuts. Serve with raitha or chips.

(The specialty is as the chicken cooks in curd, it gives good taste. No need to add water).

KFC- CHICKEN:



Ingredients:

Chicken - (drumstick pieces - 6)
Kitchen King masala- 3-4tsp
Limejuice - 3tsp
Salt- as per taste
Allpurpose - 1/2cup
Egg - 1 whole
Crushed corn flakes plain - 1 bowl




Method:

Marinate chicken with masala ,lime juice, salt and leave it for 3-4hours(put slits on pieces and marinate).

After4hours make a past with egg and all purpose flour.

Roll on crushed corn flakes and deep fry.

Drop on tissue to absorb extra oil and enjoy hot .cripsy KFC at home.