Thursday, April 03, 2008

Punjab ki rasoi se punjabi chicken curry satto ke paranthe ke sath

this recipe is my entry for rci event hosted by lakshmi
the theme for this month is punjabi
and i have cooked "PUNJABI CHICKEN CURRY"
i have followed the recipe from the book "NITA MEHTA'S 101 MICROWAVE RECIPES"

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ingredients for two people

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300gm chicken
ginger garlic paste 2tsp
salt to taste
curd 2tbsp
red chili powder 1/2tsp

for the paste

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one onion
one and half tomato
3 big cardamom
4 small cardamom
6 cloves
2tsp coriander powder
salt 1/2 tsp
red chili powder 1/2tsp
garam masala 1/2tsp
oil 1tbsp

procedure

marinate chicken with curd,ginger garlic paste,salt and red chili,keep aside for half an hour
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mix the paste mixture in a blender and keep aside
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microwave the paste for 11 minutes in open bowl

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now mix the marinated chicken with the paste and microwave for 8 minutes in closed bowlPhotobucket



now add one cup of water to the chicken and paste and microwave further for 8 minutes
after this transfer the chicken and the gravy in a non stick wok

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and cook for further two minutes
before serving sprinkle garam masala

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we had with satoo parata..enjoy with roti or parantha

4 comments:

Lakshmi said...

Thanks for participating. Chicken and parantha looks nice.

notyet100 said...

wht thnks yar,..don be so formal,..i won thnk u for visiting my blog,..

notyet100 said...

waitin for pinni lakshmi

Ratna said...

hi there,
I would love to try this recipe.
However, I don't have a microwave. what do I do?