ITALIAN CHICKEN RICE

                                  ITALIAN CHICKEN RICE

We all know different Italian dishes like Pizza,Pasta,Margheritta,Focaccia Bread etc.Today let us try an Italian dish made of chicken and rice.This Italian Chicken Rice is one of the favorite and best dishes I have liked so far...Though I am not Biriyani fan this dish has become my favorite.The real taste of ginger garlic and cheese make this dish more tastier.I have not added any Garam masala to this instead I have cooked the rice in Chicken stock.Try out this recipe in your home and get the compliment for this delicious recipe. So watch out my step by step presentation here...

                              INGREDIENT

• Chicken                                     --   750 gm
• Beans                                        --   100 gm
• Carrot                                        --   100 gm
• Cabbage                                    --   100gm
• Onion                                        --   100 gm
• Capsicum                                  --   1 
• Small tomato/cherry tomatoes  --  7 to 8 cut into 2 halves
• Ginger paste                              --  75 gm
• Garlic paste                               --  60 gm
• Red chilly paste                        --   2+1 tbsp heaped
• Basmati Rice                            --   2.5 cup
• Celery                                       --  1
• Spring onion                             --  2 chopped. Separate the stem and                                                                                                            leaves and chop them
• Curd                                         --  3 tbsp
• Pepper powder                         --  3/4 tsp +1/4tsp
• Chicken cube                           --  1 big
• Water                                       --  4.5 cup
• Butter                                       -- 75 gm
• Grated Cheese                         --  50 gm

                                               METHOD

• Marinate the chicken with curd and salt for 30 mins.
• Chop beans,cabbage ,capsicum,carrot and keep aside.
• Keep aside chopped celery and spring onion stem and leaves.
• Soak the rice for 45 mins and drain it.

• Heat a heavy bottom pan and add the measured  butter to it.

•  Add chicken to it and 3/4 tsp pepper powder and saute well.

• Cook till it turns light brown colour.

                                      

• Keep it aside.

                                       

•  Boil water and chicken cubes together.Once boiled, move the water to another vessel.

•  Now in the same pan add ginger paste to it.

•  Now add garlic paste to it.

• Saute this very well.

•  Saute chopped onion to it.

•  Next add chopped carrots to it.

•  Then add chopped beans.

•  Next add chopped onions to it.

• Next add chopped capsicum or bell pepper to it.

• Add spring onion stem and saute this for few mins.

•  Now it is time to add cooked chicken to it.

•  Now add red chilly paste to it and saute well.

•  Add salt to it. Please add little salt since we are adding chicken cube water in which salt is already present.

•  Add 1/4 tsp pepper powder to it.Mix well.

•  Add rice to it.

•  Add 2 tbsp red chilly paste too and saute well.

•  Add boiled chicken stock to it.

•  Mix well and close it with a tight lid and cook in low flame for 15 mins.

•  Once it is cooked for 15 mins ,mix properly and set it level.

•  Add grated cheese to it.

•  Add celery

•  Add Spring onion leaves.

• Then arrange  small tomatoes and close again with a lid tightly and cook for 5 more mins .

Serve it hot and enjoy this flavorsome Italian chicken rice!!

MALABARI SPECIAL FISH CURRY

                   MALABARI SPECIAL FISH CURRY

We all know Kerala state is famous for traditional Fish recipes. Malabar is a region in southern India and is very famous for Fish curry with an unique flavor and aroma. Today let us prepare one such special Malabar Fish curry. Friends try this recipe and give suggestions..

INGREDIENTS

• Fish any type                         -   1kg
• FOR gravy                            -   2 tomatoes, 3/4 cup grated coconut and turmeric powder 1/2                                                    tsp.Grind this without water and make a fine paste.
• Sliced onions                         -  2
•  Slited Green chilies               -  6
• Coriander leaves                    -  2 tbsp
• Red chilly powder                  -  2tb sp
• Ginger garlic paste                 -  2  tsp
• Curry leaves 
• Cambogia                            -  as required  soak in water
• Water                                  -  as required 2 cups
• Salt and oil

                                                        METHOD

• Grind this tomatoes and coconut and turmeric powder to a fine paste and keep aside..

                                                      

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• In a kadai heat some oil and add green chilies curry leaves and green chilies and saute for few mins.

                                                            

• Add ginger garlic paste to it and saute well.

• Add coriander powder to it.

• Add chilly powder to it.

• Saute well .

• Add coconut paste to it and saute that too for 3 mins.

• Soak the cambogia in water and squeeze it

• Now add the cambogia water to it and salt.

• Add water to it and mix well. Allow it to boil.

• Add fish to it and cook till its done.

• When the gravy thickens leave out from fire and serve hot!!!

WHITE FOREST CAKE

                                           

                           WHITE FOREST CAKE



Imagine a birthday,anniversary,wedding or be it any happy occasion without a cake!!Cakes have a high demand in market now.In this generation,we can see that Cakes have become one of the main course items for many function.We see cakes of different shapes,flavors,sizes.Many talented people have come up with many innovative designs of cakes too.Black forest and White forest cakes are the most readily available cakes in shops.Today am preparing a White forest cake,this has white chocolate as the topping.So here we start with our White Forest preparation.

                                             INGREDIENTS

• Maida                               -   250 gm
• Sugar powdered                 -   250 gm
• Egg                                  -   250 gm
• Butter                               -   250 gm
• Vanila essence                   -   1 tsp
• Baking powder                  -   1.5 tsp heaped
• White choclate grated         -   400 gms
•  Tinned cherry                   -   as required 
• Icing sugar                        -   4 Tbsp
• Fresh cream                       -   400 gm
• Sugar syrup                       -   for soaking    

•                                      METHOD

• Sieve maida and baking powder well and keep aside.
• Keep egg and butter in room temperature for 1 hr

• In a cake mixer add butter and mix well

• Then add sugar powder to it and make a fluffy paste.

• Add egg one by one and  beat well.

• Add vanila essence to it.

• Finally bake in a preheat oven for 30-40 mins at 180 degree.

• Note: PLS COVER THE CAKE WITH AN ALUMINIUM FOIL .

• Allow the cake to cool . Now slice roundly into 3 parts.

• Beat the fresh cream with 4 tbs of icing sugar and make a thick fluffy cream..Now take a cardboard (it is available in market) or a plate and place 2 tbsp of fresh cream . Now place the first layer over it and spray sugar syrup to it.

• Then apply fresh cream over it slightly.Now place the second ( middle) part, spray sugar syrup to it and apply fresh cream again.

• Finally place the down layer upside down.This is done so that the surface will be smooth and plain.Spray sugar syrup again and apply fresh cream thickly on sides too.

• Now grate the white chocolate on sides, upper part and on the edges squeeze some thick fresh cream and place cherrys on it.Keep in refrigerator for 30 mins.

Here is your delicious White forest cake.. Enjoy!!

GRILLED CHICKEN THIGH AND LEGS

                  GRILLED CHICKEN THIGH AND LEGS

Grilling is the healthiest way of cooking since we do not use oil to fry..Grilled chicken is an excellent food to be included in diets since it has less fat and contains carbohydrates.

Grilled chicken is an excellent food to include in virtually any non-vegetarian diet - See more at: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/425857/79733/everyday/#sthash.s6TYFJDT.dpuf

Grilled chicken is an excellent food to include in virtually any non-vegetarian diet - See more at: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/425857/79733/everyday/#sthash.s6TYFJDT.dpuf

It can be cooked over Charcoal Heat, Electric Griller or in an oven. I have prepared this in an Oven Griller.Pat dry the chicken pieces and apply masalas over it and marinate for 4 hrs. This is the main process of cooking.So let us  see the step by step procedures to prepare our Healthy chicken Fry...

                                                          INGREDIENTS

• Chicken thigh and leg                        -      2 cut into 2
• Kashmiri chilly powder                      -      2 tsp         
• Paprika                                              -      1 tsp
• Garlic powder                                    -      1 tbsp
• Pepper powder                                   -      1/4tsp
• Turmeric powder                                -     1/4tsp
• Tandori masala powder                     -     1 tsp
• Garam masala                                    -    3/4 tsp
•  Chat masala                                      -   1/2tsp
• Kasuri methi                                       -    as required
• Curd                                                   -   2 tbsp
• Salt

                                                        Method

• Pat dry the chicken pieces and apply criss cross fine cuts and keep aside.

•  Mix the masalas and apply on chicken pieces.

•  Marinate this for 4 hrs.

•  Pre heat the oven to 180 degree

•  Grill one side for 10-12 minutes and the other side too.

                  Serve hot and sprinkle lemon juice on it