Chicken Yakhni

ALL YOU NEED:

6 Chicken pieces (I used with and without bone) 

1 tsp Cumin seeds

2 Green Cardamon

1 Black Cardamon

1/2 Cinnamon stick

2 cups curd

1 cup water

2 tsp Dry ginger powder

2 tsp Fennel powder

Salt to taste

1 tsp red chili powder (optional)

2 tsp oil

METHOD:

Heat oil and let the cumin seeds crackle in a pressure cooker...:D

Add the bone chicken pieces to it and cook until a little brown...:D 

Something like this...

Stir in crushed cardamon, cinnamon, anise, & slit green chilies...

Add half a cup water and give 1 whistle to the cooker so that the bone chicken is half cooked...

By the time you're waiting for the whistle in another bowl add curd and a cup water (my curd was thick thats why i added water don't add if you have watery curd)
Then add Ginger and fennel powder...

Stir it well to form a lump free mixture, keep it aside until needed...

After the whistle is done, open the cooker and add the boneless pieces of chicken and stir for 2-3 min so that the chicken is half done too...
Then add the curd mixture to it also add 1-2 cups more water (depending on how much curry you want)

Let it come to a boil and then add salt to taste with red chili powder and stir it, close the lid and let another whistle blow...:D

It's ready to be served just Garnish it with Cilantro leaves...:D

P.S the more the curry the better it is..:D Best when served with Plain boiled Rice..:D

Fish curry Kerala Style

I used Salmon but you can use any white fish like pomphlet....:)

ALL YOU NEED:

4 Salmon Fillets
1 Chopped Onion
1/2 Tomatoes
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2-3 Curry leaves
1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
Few coconut pieces (small size)
Piece of Tamarind dipped in water
2 tsp Vinegar
2 chopped Green chilies
Salt to taste
1 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 turmeric powder
4 tsp oil

METHOD:

Marinate the Fish in salt and vinegar and keep it aside for 15 min...

Also dip the tamarind in hot water and keep it aside till you need it in the recipe...:D

Take the coconut pieces, add water and grind it in the mixer 

Until it's a smooth water thing something like this...:D

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seed, curry leaves and wait for them to crackle...

 Stir in onions and cook them until brown...

Add in Ginger garlic paste & chillies...:D

Add Turmeric powder, red chili powder & cumin powder, cook for few seconds...

and stir in tomatoes...

 Make a paste, mash the tomatoes and mix everything together...

Stir in tamarind water about 1/2 cup and few tamarind pulps (no seeds & threads)...:)

Now add the fish and cover it with a lid and let it cook for 2-3 min...:D

Add the coconut paste you made earlier, mix it and again cover it let the fish cook...:D

It'll look something like this...:D

You can add a little bit of water if you want more curry, I did about 1/2 cup more and left t covered for 2-3 min and without lid for 2-3 min...:D

Just make sure the fish is cooked and it's ready to be served with boiled rice...:D

Tomato & Chicken Soup

I saw this recipe on youtube it was a mexican style soup with kidney beans and other stuff and I didn't want such heavy soup so I altered it a bit according to my taste...;) Here it goes...:D

This Soup was really Spicy so alter it if you can't take spicy food...

ALL YOU NEED:

1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 Chicken breast cooked/uncooked
8-10 cups Chicken stock
http://asthasrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/07/chicken-broth.html
2 tsp grounded cumin seeds
2 tsp Red chili powder
2 1/2 cup tomato puree
3-4 green chilies
Cilantro for garnish
Salt to taste
2 tsp oil

METHOD:

Heat oil in a pot and add onions and celery...

 Add red chili powder, cumin powder, salt

 MIx well and cook for a minute or so...

Add tomato puree and green chilies and cook...

If you have cooked/ boiled chicken add it and stir it for 3-4 min...
If you have uncooked chicken add it to the pot cook it well, take it out and chop bit pieces and throw it back in the pot...:D

Stir the chicken a little bit for nice flavors...:D

Now's the time to add the Chicken stock...:D

Let it come to a boil...:D

Garnish with  fresh Cilantro

Ready to be served..:D

 I served it with Hawaiin Buns...:D

Chicken Broth

Chicken Broth is pretty simple to make and you can store it for further use too...;)

Chop the veggies you want such as celery, carrots, onions, green bell peppers etc into big chunks...

Add it into a Pot with Chicken ( If you have chicken with bone please use it)

Add as much as water and let it boil for an hour or 2...

Add coriander, black pepper and salt...

After boiling it for and hour strain the broth...:)

You can either discard the veggies as it won't have much flavor now or sprinkle salt and pepper and eat them..:D Boiled Veggies are always good for health...:D

Ready to be used in any soup....:D

Kundru ki Sabzii

ALL YOU NEED:

2 cups Kundru/parval

1 big onion

3 tomatoes

Salt to taste

1 green chili

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp garam masala

METHOD:

Slice kundru into 4 halves slitting from the center and wash it thoroughly...

Heat oil, add cumin seeds and onions....

Stir in Kundru and fry it...

Add Salt...

Cover it and let it cook until soggy...

I added tomatoes I used tomato puree but you can add 3 chopped tomatoes, cover with a lid...

Mix well and add garam masala, green chilies, red chili powder...:D

Stir well, cook for 5-7 min and it's ready to be served...:D