Another Craving related post of Teekha Chicken curry ,tamatar dal and spiced up egg curry

Craving can make us do anything,ya i know i have talked about cravings before ;-),one such craving of eating something spicy lead me to prepare this yummy chicken curry with pepper and chillies

...word of caution this recipe is hot so if once in a blue moon if u feel like having something spicy ,enjoy this curry with plain rice or chapati,we had with tamatar wala dal,chapati and rice,

ingredient needed for Teekha Chicken Curry

chicken drumsticks four

onion two chopped

green chili three chopped

cumin seeds one tsp

garlic clove three crushed

red chili one crushed

salt as per taste

black pepper crushed one tbsp

turmeric powder a pinch

oil to cook one tbsp

Procedure

heat oil in non stick wok,add cumin seeds once they start spluttering ,

add chopped onions n keep frying till onions start changing colour

once half done add chopped garlic,green chili,red chili and fry further till chillies and onion merge together

add salt,turmeric powder and crushed pepper,keep frying till oil is seen along the sides

now add chicken drumstick and fry well to mix the ingredients

lower the flame and cover and cook,if needed add half cup of water,mix well

and simmer again for few minutes.

Serve hot with chapati or rice.

Ingredient needed for Tamatar Dal

cooked arhar dal

cumin seeds a pinch

ghee half tsp

tomato one finely chopped

green chili one chopped

asafoetida a pinch

procedure

heat ghee in non stick wok

add cumin seeds  and asafoetida once they start spluttering

add chopped tomatoes and green chili

keep frying for a minute or two till the tomatoes become tender

add prepared dal and mix well.

serve hot with chapati or rice.

another version is to pressure cook dal with tomatoes and do the tempering later once the dal is done.

I wanted to enjoy the platter dhaba style so had with pinch of salt,lemon wedges and green chillies,so for extra kick enjoy hot ,....

I keep trying different versions of Egg Curry,in this recipe i have used red chili powder and crushed black pepper to marinate the egg slices

here goes the recipe

INGREDIENT

boiled egg four

onion two chopped

tomato one chopped

cumin seeds half tsp

crushed pepper one tsp

red chili powder half tsp

oil to cook one tbsp

green chili one chopped

salt as per taste

Preparation

Slice off boiled eggs in two parts ,sprinkle crushed black pepper and red chili powder and keep aside

Procedure

heat half tsp in non stick wok and shallow fry the spices up egg slices and keep aside

heat remaining oil in the same wok,add cumin seeds once they start spluttering add chopped green chili

followed by chopped onions and keep frying till onions become tender and start changing their shape

add chopped tomatoes fry for a minute and cover and cook.

once done add half cup of water and let it simmer till the gravy starts boiling

now add spiced egg chillies in the gravy and let it simmer for few minutes.

before serving garnish with pinch of crushed pepper

enjoy hot with rice or roti.

For Plain Chapathi

ingredient needed

wheat flour 2 cup

water to knead the dough

Procedure

in a big vessel sieve the flour

slowly add water to knead the flour

dough should be not too hard nor too soft

dough shouldn't stick to the vessel in which it is kneaded

once done dough should be one mass in whole

now divide dough into equal size balls

heat the tava,once hot lower the flame

with help of rolling pin roll out each ball to the desired size

use plain flour if the dough sticks on the surface

once done place the rolled out roti on the tava

keep turning till roti starts puffing

remove from flame and serve hot with dal.

Lubna of Kitchen Flavour has shared interesting post on Roti

Spiced Egg Curry and Teekha Murgh Curry goes to Think Spice Think Pepper Event hosted by Divya of Dilse and started by Sunita of Sunitas world .

Tamatar Dal goes to My legume love affair 9th helping hosted this month by Med cooking Alaska and started by Susan of the well seasoned cook. 

Tamatar dal also goes to Sanghis blog for her Fall in love event ingredient this month being Tomatoes ,i prepared Tamatar dal for my sis Pallavi as its her favourite comfort food specially on weekdays when she comes home after work,all she needs is dal chawal and sabji .

Plain Chapati goes to JFI Wheat Event hosted by Romaspace and started by Indira of Mahanandi.