Easy Chicken Recipe - Veg Chicken

INGREDIENTS:-
500 gm chicken
½ cup yogurt
8-10 cashew nuts
2 tbsp poppy seeds
2 tbsp sugar
½ tsp garam masala powder
4-5 green chillies (chopped)
2-3 bay leaves.
¼ cup coriander leaves
Red chilli powder to taste
Salt to taste

Method:-
• Place the chicken pieces in a large mixing bowl.
• Make a smooth paste of yogurt,cashews,poppy seeds,green chillies and little salt together.
• Pour this mixture over the chicken. Add red chilli powder.sugar and salt. Mix well to coat all the chicken pieces.
• Keep the chicken in refrigerator for about 4-5 hrs.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaves. saute for few seconds.
• Add the chicken pieces. Cook for 10-15 min in a medium heat.
• Add little water. Cover with a lid. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat. Cook untill the chicken is done. Stir occassionally.
• Sprinkle garam masala powder just before switching off the gas.
• Garnish with fresh coriander before serving.

Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Shami Kebab

INGREDIENTS:-
500 gm chicken mince
2/3 cups of bengal gram (chana daal )
1 onion (finely chopped)
2 onions (roughly chopped)
2 green chillies (chopped)
4 eggs
1-2 bay leaves
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp garam masala powder
½ tsp black pepper powder
Red chilli powder to taste
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil for frying

Method:-

· Soak chana dal for about one hour.

· Boil the minced chicken with soaked dal,roughly chopped onions,ginger-garlic paste,chilli powder and salt in a pressure cooker.

· Cook till the water evaporates.

· Allow the mixture to cool thoroughly.

· Grind the mixture to a fine paste.

· Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaves. saute for few seconds.

· Add finely chopped onion. Fry till golden brown.

· Add the mince paste. Add green chillies.

· Fry for 2-3 min.

· Beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Pour over the mixture.

· Stir until the mixture becomes dry.

· Allow the the mixture to cool. Take out the bay leaves.

· Make small balls with the mixture. Shape into round flattened kababs.

· Take a small bowl. Beat 2 egg whites with little salt. Keep aside.

· Hit a pan in little oil over low flame.

· Dip the kababs in egg. Place on pan. Allow to cook till golden brown.

· Flip and cook other side. Add little oil if required.

· Drain in a paper towel.

· Serve hot shami kabab with salad n sauce.

Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Noodle Soup

INGREDIENTS:-
200 gm boneless chicken
1 onion (finely chopped)
¼ cup of grated carrot
¼ cup of grated cabbage
2 tsp butter
2 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp cornflour
1 tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp ginger (chopped)
½ tsp garlic (minced)
½ packet noodles
Salt to taste

Method:-
• Boil the cabbage and carrot in little water. Drain the water. Keep aside.
• Boil the chicken pieces adding 4 cups of water & little salt.
• Remove chicken pieces. Strain the stock.
• Bring the stock back to the gas top. Boil the noodles in the stock.
• Allow it to become cool. Strain the stock to separate noodles.
• Melt butter over medium heat.
• Add ginger & garlic. Saute for few seconds.
• Add onions. Fry for 1-2 min.
• Add soya sauce. Mix well.
• Add the stock follwed by the boiled noodles,cabbage & carrot.
• Bring to boil in medium heat.
• In a small bowl dissolve the cornflour in little amount of water.
• Pour into the stock. Cook for another 2-3 min.
• Sprinkle black pepper powder before serving.

Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Clear Soup

INGREDIENTS:-
200 gm chicken cut into small pieces
1 onion cut in quarters
2 egg whites (beaten)
8-10 black peppercorns
2 Cloves
½ inch stick Cinnamon
2 tbsp cornflour
¼ tsp lemon juice
¼ cup of parsley (finely chopped)
Salt to taste

Method:-
• In a large pan place the chicken pieces. Add onion,black pepercorns,cloves,cinnamon and little salt.
• Pour 4 cups of water. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat. Cook for 30 min over low flame.
• Remove the chicken pieces. Strain the stock.
• Bring the stock back to boil in a low flame.
• Add lemon juice n Adjust salt.
• In a small bowl dissolve the cornflour in little water. Add to the soup. Stir.
• Let it simmer for 5-10 min.
• Increase the flame to medium. Slowly add the egg whites. Stir continuously.
• Serve the soup hot in a bowl. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Stew

INGREDIENTS:-
½ kg chicken cut into small pieces
1 large onion (chopped)
2 large tomatoes (cut into 4 pieces)
1 potato (cut into 4 pieces)
1 carrot (diced)
8 whole black peppercorns
2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 cup yogurt (beaten)
1 cup milk
1 ½ tbsp butter
1 tsp black pepper powder
2-3 bay leaves
Salt to taste

Method:-
• Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat.
• Add bay leaves. Saute for few seconds.
• Add garlic,onion and carrot. Fry for 1-2 min.
• Pour a glass of water. Bring to boil.
• Add chicken pieces,potato,whole black peppercorns,tomatoes and salt.
• Reduce heat and cover with a lid. Cook untill the chicken is tender.
• Remove the lid. Add the yogurt. Stir for about a min.
• In a small cereal bowl mix the flour with milk.
• Pour this mixture to the chicken. Cook for another 1-2 min.
• Remove bay leaves n Sprinkle black pepper powder before serving.

Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Afghani

INGREDIENTS:-
1 kg chicken cut into small pieces
2 tbsp onion paste
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
4-5 tsp of cashew nuts+raisins paste
2 tsp green chilli paste
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp milk
½ tsp saffron
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cardamom
2 cloves
50 gm yogurt
50 gm fresh cream
4 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt to taste


Method:-
• Immerse the saffron in 1 tbsp warm milk. Keep aside.
• Stroke over the chicken pieces with a knife so that the spices can get inside.
• Mix ginger-garlic paste,green chilli paste,lemon juice,yogurt and turmeric powder in a bowl.
• Pour the mixture in chicken pieces and mix well to coat all the pieces.
• Keep the chicken in regrigerator for about 3-4 hrs.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add cloves,cinnamon and cardamoms. Stir-fry for few seconds.
• Add the chicken pieces. Cook in medium heat for about 10 min.
• Pour 1 ½ cup of hot water to the chicken. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat. Cook the chicken covering with a lid until it is done. Stir occassionally.
• When you find the chicken is done,add cashew+raisins paste and the cream. Mix well.
• Cook the chicken for another 5 min in a low flame.
• Remove the pan from the gas.
• Add the saffron (immersed in milk) to the chicken. Cover with a lid.