10 Tasty Chicken Recipes you must try!

I am gonna keep the introduction as short as possible today. why? Because I am excited as hell!

It’s my first round-up post with list of delicious 10 style chicken recipes. This is a simple yet interesting mix – from tender chicken in tangy rice to kebabs to Bengali stew! If you are a chicken lover, you will adore this. wink

If not, this is my earnest try to make you fall for it. Amen.

(CLICK ON EACH RECIPE TITLE TO OPEN THE COMPLETE BLOG POST)

1. MY MOTHER’S ONE POT CHICKEN PULAO (TRADITIONAL INDIAN PULAO/PULAV RECIPE)

Why is it special you ask?
☆ Its an one-pot meal – so no extra cleaning & slogging in kitchen!.
Not only can it be made in a Branded One-Pot meal maker, Rice cooker, Pressure cooker, Handi…it can also be made in a wok/kadai or Pan.
☆ Its quick. yes!
☆ It’s delicious. Period.
☆ It’s extremely filling. Even if you dont make a side dish or get your salads ready..your tummy will be a happy tummy!
☆ It’s got basic ingredients that’s easily available.
☆ versatility is a word I adore. This is versatile..Not only in terms of how its served but how it can be made ~ Swapping an ingredient or two, adding 3 more, minus 1 here or there is all common But you can even alter the sequence of a step of making or two. It wont matter much!
☆ Don’t think these one-pot meals are for work days..this can be just as Posh and apt for those fancy dinner parties. All you need is a decent plating skill!
(Shh..If I can plate, so can you! trust me!)
How about taking a look now….

One pot chicken pulao

 Ingredient list :

♡ Chicken (With bones), 500gm
♡ Basmati rice (soaked for at least half an hour), 2- 2.5 cups
♡ onions (finely sliced), 1 big & 1 small
♡ Tomatoes (chopped small), 1 big or 2 small pieces
♡ Curd or yogurt, 1/4 cup or 3 big tablespoon
♡ ginger garlic paste- 1 big tablespoon
♡ Green chilies (chopped fine), 1 or to taste
♡ Salt, to taste
♡ Red chili powder/Kashmiri chilli powder, 2 teaspoon or to taste
♡ coriander powder, 1- 1.5 teaspoon
♡ Garam Masala powder, 3/4th teaspoon
♡ Whole garam masala
(Cinnamon- 1″ stick,
Green Cardamom – 1 or 2,
Cloves – 1 or 2,
Nutmeg, a small piece)
♡ 1/4 cup oil + 1/4 cup ghee
♡water, as required
♡ chopped green & red chilies for garnishing (optional)

2. Chicken Kebabs (made in the oven)

Another Indian/Turkish classic that people drool over. The best part about this is it’s made in an oven rather than the tandoor/mud oven.

All you need are :

• Chicken breast – 1 lb, cut into chunky bite sized pieces
• Almonds, blanched and skinned – 1/2 Cup (I used store bought slivered almonds)
• Greek Yogurt/Hung Curd – 1/2 Cup
• Ginger – 1 inch, peeled
• Garlic – 3 to 4 fat cloves
• Harissa Powder – 1 tsp (can be substituted with red chili powder)
• Black pepper, freshly cracked – 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp to season the chicken pieces
• Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
• Few squeezes of lemon juice
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

That’s it! When are you trying this then? (Click on the title to go to recipe site)

3. Shorshe Murgi: Indian Chicken Curry With Mustard Paste 

If you are a bengali, you must be drooling – Mustard & bengalis have a bond! If you aint, trust me and add some mustard in your palate now! The usual mustard fish is ditched by the chef at Hamaree Rasoi here for chicken.

Homemade Chicken Momo with spicy hot dip (Nepali Recipe) No steamer & No soy

How often do you have momos? How often is it homemade?
How often do you use store bought dip?
My answers.
At least twice a month of late. Check out!
All the time.
Never.

My first memories of momos in Calcutta was when I was little and my mother took me to various food stalls on our way back from my dance class. But its not until recently that I found out how great a meal or snack it could be. Almost healthy. **(scroll down for Tips)
Good news?
You can make it without a steamer and Soy sauce !

The hotel we were lodged at in Nepal had a small eatery downstairs run by small sweet Nepali man and his adorable wife. I got to know about Nepali cuisine from aunty and found it quite similar to ours. Its almost Indian yet different! Not to mention, I got the recipe for the dip from her.
The dips offered in Nepal are all very hot because the momos are steamed and very plain. Flavours subtle! I tried and my mother totes loves it. 🙂

Take some time out and try these!
Let’s get started…

Make Coffee frothy and creamy without a machine/Tool (manually)

This is a tutorial on how make frothy and creamy coffee without an Espresso machine or any other electric tool. Its completely manual and easy,plus its a fast process that has great result.

All you need is :
A cup or mug,
A manual whisker that fits in the cup/mug.
You could use any kitchen tool that can make froth.

• Difficulty: ”easy”
• Print

Ingredients :
Your favourite instant coffee or ground coffee mix, to taste.
Sugar or any sweetner, to taste.
Milk, half a cup.
Water, 1-2 tablespoon.
Coffee powder or cocoa powder, to sprinkle on top. (Optional)

Method :

1. Take a cup. Add in the sugar and coffee.
2. Add 1-2 tablespoon water and mix it.

“Eat it” ~ Homemade Chicken momos with spicy hot Nepali dip (No Steamer/No soy)

Entry for #WeeklyChallenge for #Foodbloggers

I made this in both refined flour and whole wheat flour variety as test batches.
These are made without a bamboo or modern steamer. With plain simple kitchen tools/utensils.
No use of anything readymade.
No soy sauce.
No added paste/flavour.
Easy Nepali style dip.

If you guys would want to know how I did this, its HERE!

Homemade chicken momo with spicy hot dip (Nepali Classic recipe)