Sunday, January 2, 2011

Chicken Handi










Ingredients:

Boneless chicken ( small cubes):     1 lb
Vegetable oil:      4 Table spoonful
Tomato paste:      1 cup
Yogurt:      1/2 cup
Sour cream:      2 Table spoonful
Coconut milk:     2 Table spoonful
Red chili powder:    1 Table spoonful
Haldi (Turmeric):      1/2 Teaspoonful
Black pepper ( ground):   1/2 Teaspoonful
White cumin ( zera) powder:    1 Tablespoonful
Kasoori  Methi (Dried Fenugreek leaves):    1 Tablespoonful
Garam Masala Powder:   1/2 Teaspoonful
Onion (chopped):   1 large
Ginger paste:     1 Tablespoonful
Garlic paste:      1 Tablespoonful
Maida(flour):      1Tablespoonful
Green Pepper:       2 ( cut finely) for garnishing.
Garlic:     1 inch piece (cut finely) for garnishing.

How to cook:

1-  Fry chicken in 2 tablespoonful  of oil on high flame for 3 mins such that the chicken remains in shape.
2-  Fry onion in rest of oil separately till it becomes light brown then add ginger paste and garlic paste, fry it for few mins (approx. 2 min) then add tomato paste and fry for 3 more min .
3-  Add chicken and all other ingredients till it cook well and chicken become tender (approx. 15 min).
4-  Add garam masala at the last minute.
5-  Pour chicken handi in a dish and garnish it with green pepper and cut ginger pieces.


Approximate Cooking time:  

30 mins

Tip for  COLD:

Use  1/4 teaspoonful  of cinnamon powder in one tablespoonful  of honey  in early stage of cold twice a day.( Be aware of high blood pressure patient as cinnamon may increase the blood pressure)

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for the detailed recipe and instructions and the picture (I believe that's the original one) looks mouthwatering too. I had a few suggestions for you as you start posting further recipes in the future.

    Firstly, keeping your student and casual cooks/ audience in view, can you also add a section with each recipe that suggests what ingredients are absolutely essential and what others can be safely omitted without adversely /swiftly affecting the dish's taste? This is because I, for instance, do not have the coconut milk or other ingredients at home and only keep the basic ones. So I would know what ingredients are absolutely necessary for me to purchase.

    You may also suggest in that section that what extra procedures, like adding yogurt, can one omit and what consequences would that have i.e. make the cooking time less but also would not add the delicious sour taste to the dish.

    Moreover, you can also possibly add a TasteMeter, NutritionMeter, WeightWatcher, and DifficultyMeter which suggests that what dish is really easy and really great to make. It would be a good addition I think.

    I hope that you will give due consideration to my suggestions.

    Thanks

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  2. Dear viewer,
    Thanks for your comments. In fact the good taste depends on using the whole ingredients.
    However, if you don't have all the ingredients,use as much as you have. It will still be delicious.
    In future you may buy remaining items and see the difference in two tastes by your self.
    I will try to post the essential ingredients and useful tips for kitchen in next blog.
    Thanks for the comment!

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