Yet another desi style chicken curry

I am back from short vacation to Kaula Lumpur,..:-)

 had prepared this simple rich chicken curry before leaving from here,hubby liked it ,advay liked it so it must be blog worthy i know,..;-) this one is heavy one as i prepared this with desi ghee which i normally dont do but that evening i was down with fever ,i had to prepare something which could cheer me up,and give me some extra kick to bounce back to life,...most of the time when i am sick or someone in family is sick i go for Khichdi prepared from rice and lentils but that evening i had to eat this :-) just to make myself feel better

Recipe Name yet another chicken curry prepared with ghee
recipe source my experiment
Ingredient
chicken drumsticks small  five
onion two chopped
tomato one chopped
garlic clove thick one two chopped
ginger one inch piece chopped
whole masala
cumin seeds one tsp
black pepper 4 to 5
clove two to three
green cardamom two
bay leaves crushed
powdered masala
salt as per taste
red chili powder half tsp
coriander powder half tsp
chicken masala  half tbsp
garam masala one tsp
one and half tbsp ghee to cook
Procedure
Heat one tbsp of ghee in pressure cooker
lower the flame and add whole masalas
once they start cracking add chopped onion
followed by ginger nad garlic
keep frying till the onions are done
add salt,chili powder ,coriander powder and chicken masala
fry further for few minutes add tomatoes and fry
till oil is seen along the sides.n
now add chicken pieces and fry everuthing together
add required amount of water needed for gravy
let it simmer for few minutes
add garam masala powder and pressure cook
for one to two whistles.
serve warm with rice.

This rich chicken curry prepared in desi ghee is my entry for show me your curry hosted by Divya of Dilse.
Tomorrow is the last day to vote for the first challenge of Project Blog Star,,..my entry is this
On a different note have updated my other space with pics of my coziest space for the link party on at
Patricias space,..
thats all guys cee u all soon,..happy blogging,,,

BANARES KE BHARWA ALLOO ,..GHARWALI KHEER KE SAATH..

WHEN I SAW THIS RECIPE WHILE BROWSING THROUGH BOOKS IN LIBRARY,..WAS REALLY AMAZED,..LOOKED REALY YUMMY ,..SO THOUGHT OF PREPARING BANARASI BHARWA ALLOO,,ONE MORE REASON TO PREPARE THIS RECIPE WAS I WANTED TO KNOW HOW DIFFERENT IT TASTES FROM THE MASALA BHARWA ALOO WHICH WE PREPARE AT HOME..SO HERE COMES MY VERSION OF THE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

POTATO THREE

GREEN CHILLI THREE CHOPPED

GINGER GRATED ONE TSP

CHOPPED DRYFRUITS ONE TABLESPOON

JAGGERY ONE TABLEPOON GRATED

SALT TO TASTE

FRESH CREAM ONE TABLESPOON

AMCUR HALF TSP

PULP OF TAMARIND ONE TABLESPOON

SEEDS OF CUMIN AND FENNEL ONE TSP

TOMATO PUREE HALF CUP

AND POWDER OF RED CHILLI AND TURMERIC ONE TSP EACH

OIL TO COOK

COTTAGE CHEESE

(PREFERABLY HOME MADE ONE)

PROCEDURE

FOR THE POTATOES

PEEL AND DIVIDE THE POTATO INTO PARTS,.WASH AND PAT DRY,KEEP ASIDE

HEAT OIL IN WOK SUFFICIENT TO SHALLOW FRY THE POTATOES,DRAIN OUT THE OIL AND KEEP ASIDE

ONCE THE POTATOES HAVE COOLED DOWN ,SCOOP OUT THE CENTER PART OF EACH HALF OF THE POTATO

CHOP THE SCOOPED PART AND KEEP ASIDE

FOR THE FILLING OF THE POTATOES

IN A MIXING BOWL ADD MASHED COTTAGE CHEESE ,CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES,CHOPPED POTATOES ,DRYFRUITS AND SALT,MIX WELL

STUFF THE POTATOES WITH THIS FILLING AND KEEP ASIDE

FOR THE GRAVY

HEAT ONE TABLESPOON OF OIL IN WOK

GIVE TADKA WITH ASAFOETIDA,FOLLOWD BY CUMIN AND FENNEL SEEDS

ONCE THEY START CRACKING ADD GRATED GINGER AND FRY FOR A MINUTE OR TWO

NOW ADD TOMATO PUREE,TURMERIC POWDER AND RED CHILLI POWDER,.

ADD WATER TO THE MIX AND KEEP STIRRING

NOW ADD TAMARIND PULP,AMCHUR,JAGGERY AND SALT

KEEP STIRRING,NOW ADD THE STUFFED POTATOES TO THE GRAVY,,AND KEEP COOKING ON LOW HEAT

ADD FRESH CREAM,..AND ENJOY WITH HOT RICE OR NAN...

GHARWALI KHEER

WHILE COMING BACK FROM GYM,.I FELT LIKE EATING KHEER,CALLED UP HUBBY AND ASKED HIM TO BOIL MILK AND SOAK RICE,.FOR KHEER,.BY THE TIME I REACHED HOME,..MILK WAS ON STOvE,..AND HUBBY WAS ADDING SOAKED RICE IN THE BOILED MILK,,..AFTER THAT I CONTINUED,..I DONT LIKE KHEER WHICH IS IN LIQUID STATE,,AND I KNEW IF I ASKED HUBBY TO CONTINUE,,HE WOULD HAVE PREPARED THAT WAY...SO I KEPT STIRRING..ADDED FEW STRANDS OF SAFFRON,SUGAR NEEDFUL AND FINALLY AFTER SOME MINUTES,,DELICIOUS KHEER WAS READY,,..

I AM SENDING BANARASI BHARWA ALLO AND KHEER FOR SWC UP HOSTED BY NUPUR OF CINNAMON HUT

AND KHEER FOR MIXED RICE EVENT HOSTED BY EASY CRAFTS

sardiyo wali tehari masla raitha ke sath,..or meetha mai aam shrikhand....

In my last post of bharwa baingan i wrote about TEHARI,..TEHARI reminds of short winter days.and.long.cold nights,,,of december,,,as the veggies used in making tehari are cauliflower and peas,..these veggies are readily available in winter..and i still remember my father used to ask my mother to prepare this,,,the side dishes used to be tamatar ki chutney,dhania chutney,curd ,papad and onion salad,..what a saturday meal....i literally used to lick my fingers...and can still remember the taste which used to be spicy enough,..i am stil learnin cooking,..and i know i have to still learn a lot,..whenever i prepare TEHARI back here.,..i try to create the same recipe which my mother prepares,...she prepares in cooker,,,but i use nonstick kadai,,as it is convenient for me..and the masala doesnt stick while cooking,,,
back here in singapore,..i usually prepare Tehari when i feel like eating something spicy with raita,.as cauliflower is available here all the yr around its not a winer dish for me here.easy to cook and good to taste here goes the recipe of tehari

ingredients

cauliflower chopped depending on your need half will do (i usually boil for 4 minutes before using)
potato chopped and boiled for three minutes
onion chopped one
tomato one chopped
ginger garlic chopped one tablespoon
(i didnt use green peas as it was out of stock,can use green peas too)



cumin seeds half teaspoon
bayleaves crushed two
green cardamom two
salt to taste
mixture of red chilli powder,turmeric powder and dhania powder one tablespoon
oil to cook one tablespoon
rice one cup soaked

procedure

heat oil in wok
add cumin seeds once it starts spluttering add garlic,chilli and chopped onions ,green cardamom and bayleaves
once the onions change their shape add chopped tomatoes
add the masala mixture followed by salt,keep frying till u see oil along the sides of the wok
now add the poataoes



and cauliflower,mix well keep frying



now add the soaked rice ,fry for a minute or two
add water



,cover and cook
keep checking,,,once the whole water is dried,,check whether rice is cooked or not


delicious Tehari is ready to eat

I HAD TEHARI WITH MASALA WALA RAITA

INGREDIENTS

YOGURT ONE CUP
MUSTARD SEEDS 1/4TH tsp
cumin seeds 1/4th tsp
curry leaves 6
asafoetida a pinch
ground turmeric a pinch
salt to taste
powder of fennel seeds half tsp

procedure

mix the yogurt with salt,sugar and fennel powder
give tadka of remaining ingredients and mix



chill before serving



tried making mango shrikhand the same day ..finished almost whole of it.,,was feelin really bad,,,couldnt save much for hubby,..as i told mango in any form is delicious...




i am sending Tehari for

up swc hosted by nupur of cinnamon hut



one dish meal event hosted by archana of archanas kitchen



mixed rice varieties hosted by ec of simple indian food



masala raita and mango shreekhand goes for frozen yogurt event hosted by siri



mango shrikhand goes for mango mania hosted by mita of whats for lunch honey?

happy weekend...