Friday, April 17, 2009

Easy Chicken Recipe - Lemon Chicken

INGREDIENTS:-
½ kg boneless chicken (cut into small pieces)
3 lemons
1 egg
2 tbsp ginger paste
2 tbsp garlic paste
2 tbsp onion paste
2 tbsp corn flour
2 tsp black pepper powder
1-2 green chilli
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil for frying

Method:-
· Squeeze the lemons. Remove seeds.
· Mix ginger paste,garlic paste,onion paste,black pepper powder,1tbsp lemon juice and salt in a bowl.
· Pour this mixture over the chicken pieces. Ensure that all the pieces are well coated.
· Marinate the chicken for about 4 hrs.
· Add 1 tbsp cornflour with the chicken. Mix well.
· Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. Keep aside.
· In a bowl mix the remaining part of the lemon juice with a cup of water.
· Add sugar & salt. Mix well.
· Heat this mixture in a separate pan. Bring to boil over medium heat.
· Add the chicken pieces. Add green chillies.
· Cook for few minutes.
· Dissolve the remaining corn flour in 1/2 cup water.
· Add to the chicken. Stir constantly to avoid lumps. Cook for another 2-3 min.
· Your lemon chicken is ready.
· Serve hot garnished with the slices of lemon.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Easy Chicken Recipe - Cold Chicken Salad

INGREDIENTS:-

250 gm boneless chicken

200 gm potato

100 gm black grapes

25 gm raisins

4 spring onions

4 lettuce leaves

1 apple

½ cup mayonnaise

1 tsp black pepper powder

1 tsp lemon juice

½ tsp butter

Salt to taste


Method:-

· Boil the chicken with little salt and black pepper powder. Cool and shred.

· Boil the potatoes with little water. Peel & cut into small pieces.

· Chop the white portion of spring onions finely.

· Melt butter over medium heat. Add chopped spring onions. Saute for few seconds.

· Peel the apple. Slice thinly.

· Cut the grapes into two pieces. Remove seeds.

· Wash raisins in cold water. Keep aside.

· Place chicken,potatoes,spring onions,apple,grapes & raisins in a bowl.

· Add lemon juice,black pepper powder,salt & Meyonnaise. Toss well.

· Refrigerate until cold enough to eat.

· Arrange lettuce leaves on a plate. Transfer chicken salad on it & Enjoy cold chicken salad.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Easy Chicken Recipe - Oven Baked Barbequed Chicken | BBQ Chicken

INGREDIENTS:-

For the chicken:
1 kg chicken (cut into pieces)
2 tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp chilli suace
½ tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp black pepper powder
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt to taste

For the bbq sauce:-
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 cup of tomato ketchup
½ cup hot water
1/3 cup of lemon juice
1 tbsp oyester sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp butter
½ tsp black pepper powder

Method:-

Prepare the bbq sauce:
· Melt the butter over medium heat in a pan.
· Add the onions. Saute until soft.
· Add all the remaining ingredients.
· Simmer for about 20 min. stir occassionally.
· When the sauce becomes thick,remove from heat.

Prepare the chicken:
· Preheat oven to 400 degree F.
· Mix garlic paste,tomato ketchup,soya sauce,chilli suace,red chilli powder and black pepper powder in a bowl.
· Pour this mixture over the chicken pieces.
· Ensure that the pieces are well coated.
· Take a baking dish. Apply thin layer of oil over the baking surface.
· Arrange the chicken pieces over the baking dish.
· Bake for 30 min.
· Take out the chicken. Keep aside a small part of the barbeque sauce.
· Spread the rests of the sauce evenly over the chicken pieces.
· Reduce the heat of oven to 375 degree F.
· Bake the chicken pieces for another 25-30 min.
· Test the chicken, whether it is properly cooked by slightly inserting a knife into its body.
· When the chicken is done,take out from the oven.
· Place the chicken on a serving plate.
· Garnish with a spoon of the remaining sauce on each of the chicken pieces.
· Serve hot barbequed chicken / bbq chicken with onion rings.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Easy Chicken Recipe - Fried Chicken

INGREDIENTS:-

For the chicken:
10 small chicken pieces (boneless)
2 eggs
½ cup onion paste
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
2 tbsp corn flour
1 tsp green chilli paste
½ tsp lemon juice
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil for frying

For the Sauce:-
4 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soya sauce
1tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp butter
Salt to taste

Method:-

Prepare the sauce:
· Add all the ingredients in a bowl except the butter. Mix well.
· Heat butter in a pan over medium heat.
· Pour the mixture. Stir for 2-3 min.
· Allow the mixture to cool. Keep aside.

Prepare the chicken:
· In a large mixing bowl beat the eggs with cornflour,baking powder & ½ tsp oil.
· Now add the onion paste,ginger paste,garlic paste,green chilli paste,lemon juice n garam masala to the mixture.
· Mix all the ingredients to form a fine batter.
· Pour this mixture over the chicken pieces. Ensure that the pieces are well coated.
· Heat oil in deep bottomed pan.
· Deep fry the chicken pieces over medium heat. Fry until golden brown.
· Drain on paper towels.
· Serve these fried chicken with the sauce you prepared earlier.