Indian Dhamaal Chicken

Luckily or unluckily my fellow blog authors also my flatmates aren't big fans of chicken. So I cook meager portions which I then eat for days. :) Today I will show you how I make Indian chicken in the least hassling way and yet tastes nothing short of gourmet.

Things you will need

• Chicken : 250 gms
• Ginger : 2 tbsp
• Garlic : 12 - 14 cloves
• Curd : 4 tbsp (optional) 
• Mustard Oil : 2 tbsp 
• Chilli powder : 1 tsp
• Cumin powder :1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder : 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala : 1 tsp
• Aamchur powder: 1/2 tsp
• Salt : 1-1/2 tbsp
• Sugar : 1/4 tsp

I start by marinating the chicken.I add 2 tbsp mustard oil to the chicken.I crush 12- 14 cloves of garlic and 2 tbsps of ginger powder and crush.










Then out comes the magic masala box and I add all the masalas in the same pattern followed by 4 tbsp of curd.

  

Let this sit in the fridge over night; or as was in my case through the day. 

In the evening I just came back from office and doused it with 1 glass off water, covered it and put it on flame in simmer. 30 minutes and your delicious yummy-no-hassle-chicken is ready. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Enjoy. :) 

No sweat Vegetable stir fry

Often when I feel like eating healthy I realise I'm not the kind that likes slogging and slogging and slogging for hours before I get to something good.This is my go-to vegetable stir fry.

I start with some oil in the pan, grind 12 garlic cloves , 2 tsp ginger powder and 4 chillis into mulch and add into the still cold oil.
  
I like adding this to cold oil to avoid allll the fumes the adding chilli to hot oil can be avoided. The I add aniseed and cinnamon and follow this by adding cubed mushrooms. I add mushrooms first for they give out water and keep everything from burning without the added hassle of adding more oil. Then goes in the diagonally sliced corn. I like cutting them diagonally for you can cut longer fancier looking pieces and such a huge time saver. :) Add 2 tbsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garma masala, 1/2 tsp coriander powder and anything that you find. That's the magic of my cooking style, very accommodating; much like me. ;D

Then I add the spring onions and beans. Then as usual I micro 2 tomatoes that have been poked through for 2 minutes till its cooked.

Then my love for spinach remains unhindered, and I cut out the leaves after washing it thoroughly.


Simmer and cover it for 15 minutes. Be ready for yummy yummy in your tummy. :)

World's easiest Chilli Chicken

This is a family recipe as I herald from a lazy family.

Things you will need to make this: 

• 250 gm chicken
• Tomato ketchup
• Tomato
• Chilli Sauce
• Soya Sauce
• Vinegar
• Salt
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Onions
• Oil

Take a deep container add the chicken, approx. 5-6 ladels of tomato ketchup, 4 tbsp chilli sauce, 2 tbsp. soya sauce, 4 tbsp soya sauce, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp aamchur powder and add 10 crushed cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp salt. Cover and let it marinade overnight.

 

There is no rush you can make it in the morning or the next night. The longer it marinades the deeper the sauces seep the tastier it is. Alternatively if you are in a hurry you can cook it aft an hour or two; like I did. It still tastes yum.

Now cut 1 big onion into thin slices and fry in 1 tbsp oil in a kadhai.

 

Once the onions are fried add the entire chicken marinade, cover and sim. 

Once I feel it is almost ready I add whatever vegetables I find in and around the house. I find some leftover spinach some peas, in it goes. Add some greens to the meat and I let it cook for another 10 minutes or so. 

I'm yet to learn how to take better pictures of food, to make it look as appealing as it tastes. That day will come, but today, sadly is not that day. I only hope you don't judge a book by its cover. ;)