Preeja's cookbook

 Chicken thoran | ചിക്കൻ തോരൻ   Ingredients: Boneless chicken - 500g (small cubes) Small onion / Ulli / Shallot - 3/4 cup Onion sliced  - 1 (big size) Green chilli - 3 to 4 ( depends on your spice tolerance) Ginger - 1 inch piece garlic cloves - 5  Mustard seeds - 1 tsp   Fennel seeds - 1 tsp Dried red chilli - 2 Curry leaves - few Coconut oil - 3 Tbsp Grated coconut - 1 cup   Red chilli powder - 1 tsp turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Coriader powder - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1 tsp Pepper powder - 1 tsp Salt to taste Method : 1. Cut the boneless chicken into small pieces.   2. Add small onion , garlic and ginger into a mixer . Grind into a coarse paste. You can use mortar and pestle or ammikallu also.   3. Heat an earthen pot / Kadai on medium heat and add 2 Tbsp of coconut oil.   4. When oil heats up , add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to crackle , add dried red chilli and curry leaves. Saute it for 30 seconds.   5. Add the on...

 Chicken Kabab | Chicken starter Preparation time - 10 minutes Cooking time : 30 minutes + 1 hour for marination  Serving - 3 to 4 Ingredients: Boneless chicken cubes - 500g Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tsp Green chilli paste/ Crushed- 1 tsp ( Reduce it to 1/2 tsp, if you are making it for kids) Coriander powder - 1 tsp Garam masala - 1 tsp Salt to taste ( I added 1 tsp , adjust according to your preference) Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp Thick / Hung curd - 1/4 cup Fresh cream - 2 Tbsp Melted butter / Oil / Olive oil (optional )- 2 to 3 Tbsp Method by step by step Preparation: 1. First prepare marination .   Make sure you had drained water from chicken. Curd is the key ingredient to tenderize the chicken .   So do not skip it.   2. Add all ingredients except except butter into a mixing bowl. Marinate the chicken pieces with curd, fresh cream and spices. Cover and keep it in refrigerator for minimum 1 hour. Keep overnight if yo...

RESTAURANT STYLE CHICKEN CURRY     INGREDIENTS: Onion chopped - 2 cup tomato chopped - 2 no ( medium size) Green chili - 2 nos Crushed ginger & garlic  - 2 tbsp Coriander powder - 2 tbsp Red chili powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Garam masala / Chicken masala - 1 tsp Cinnamon - 1 inch piece Cloves - 5  nos Cardamom (green) - 4 nos Oil - 4 tbsp Coriander leaves 1/4 cup Water - 1 cup TO MARINATE: Chicken - 1kg Red chili powder - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Lime juice 1 tbsp METHOD: 1.     Marinate the chicken pieces with red chili powder, turmeric powder ,  salt and lime juice. Keep it aside for 30 minutes. 2.    Heat a heavy bottom pan. Add oil to it. When oil heat up add chicken     pieces and fry both sides for 3 to 4 minutes each. OR you can deep fry     the chicken. This step is optional. You can add chicken pieces directly if y...