CHICKEN PEPPER FRY

Ingredients

1. Chicken(cut in to small pieces)-500 gms
2. Chopped onions-3 to 4
3. Chopped tomatoes-2
4. Chilly powder- 1 tsp
5. Corriander powder-2 tsp
6. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tspn
7. Ginger garlic paste-1 tbspn
8. Meat masala-1 tspn
9. Garam masala-1/2tspn
10. Pepper powder-1to 2 tspn
11. Salt to taste
12. Curry leaves-10
13. Oil
14. Water

Method

• Heat oil in a pan
• Fry the onions and tomatoes together,when the onion turn brown add the chicken and sprinkle some water on top.( make sure the onion is well caramelized,this should  take almost 15 to 20 minutes.)
• let the chicken cook for few minutes.
• When the chicken turns soft and is half cooked add ingredients 4 to 11 and fry
• When the chicken turns really brown add another teaspoon of pepper powder and the curry leaves.

Tips:
If you like it really spicy,increase the amount of pepper powder rather than the chilly powder.
You can ever try the same thing recipe with mutton,only thing is that you have to cook the mutton before adding it to the fried onion,coz mutton takes more time to cook.

Updated on 28 Dec  2012

PEAS PULAV

Ingredients

1. Basmati rice- 1 cup
2. Water 2 1/4 cups
3. Onion chopped- 1 small
4. Green chillies - 1 nos
5. Ginger- 1 piece
6. Garlic -2 or 3 cloves
7. Green peas-3/4 cup
8. Carrots and green beans cubed- 1 1/4 cup
9. Corriander leaves chopped -1 handful
10. Ghee/oil-2 to 3 tbl spoon
11. Cinnamon stick- 2 nos
12. Cardamom- 2 no
13. Star anise - 2 nos
14. Cloves-6 nos
15. Bay leaves- 2 small
16. cumin seeds- 1 tsp
17. Salt

Method

• Heat ghee/oil ,add cumin seeds and let it splutter,add all of the whole spices and roast till the aroma is released.
• Add chopped onions and saute till transparent ,now add the crushed green chillies,ginger and garlic and cook till the raw smell leaves.
• Add the chopped vegetables ,and green peas and fry for few minutes.
• Now add the washed and drained rice and fry for few minutes.
• Pour two cups of water,add salt to taste .
• Add the corriander leaves.
• Cover the pan and cook till the rice is done.

Serve with raitha and pickle.