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.