Chicken recipes are a family favorite. We all love tasty, juicy chicken and it's not only good but good for you.There are many ways to prepare chicken and here are a few of the ways I have found to be great.
Chilli Chicken recipe
Ingredients
Boneless chicken cut into small cubes(1 whole chicken).
1 tablespoon tomato sauce,
1 tablespoon chili sauce,
2 tablespoons Soya sauce,
2 tablespoons vinegar
Salt to taste,
6 green chilies
4 big onions (chopped),
1 heaped tablespoon corn flour,
2 eggs,
1 teaspoon ajinamoto,
Refined cooking oil
Preparation
Wash the chicken pieces and dry them. Marinate the pieces with 1 tablespoon Soya sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon tomato sauce, 1/2 table spoon chili sauce and enough salt.
Beat the eggs and pour them on the chicken pieces. Add half a tablespoon corn flour and mix well the whole mixture. Allow it to stand for 2 hours.
Drain excess liquid and store in a container.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces.
Keep the fried pieces in a separate container.
In the left over oil fry the green chilies and chopped onion slightly. Pour the excess liquid stored earlier.
Stir continuously. Add the chicken pieces. Pour the rest of the sauces and a pinch of salt. Mix the 1/2 tablespoon corn flour with a little of water and pour in the pan. Add the ajinamoto.
Stir well and serve hot.
Chicken Tikka recipe
Ingredients
Chicken 1 Kilo or 4 boneless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
Garlic 3-4 Cloves to marinate
Ginger 10 Grams peeled (to marinate)
Onion 1 Small Piece peeled (to marinate)
Curd (Yoghurt) 150 ml (to marinate)
Chilly Powder 1 Teaspoon (to marinate)
Coriander Powder 2 Teaspoon (to marinate)
Garam Masala 1 Teaspoon (to marinate)
Lemon 1/2 Piece lemon Juice (to marinate)
Oil 1 Tablespoon (to marinate)
Salt To Taste (to marinate)
Onion 1 Piece peeled and thinly sliced (for garnish)
Lemon 1 Piece halved length wise and sliced thickly (for garnish)
Corriander Leaves 1 Fistfull washed and chopped (for garnish)
Preparation
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Marinate overnight in a fridge. Keep in an airtight container otherwise everything else in the fridge will smell of garlic and spices!
%{font-family:verdana;font-size:13px}Preheat oven to maximum, 240 C or 475 F.
Skewer the chicken pieces on thick skewers, not too tightly or they will not cook well on all sides. Chicken is dangerous eaten half cooked. It may cause salmonella food poisoning.
Cook in an oven for 10 minutes or so, turning over once. It can also be cooked in a grill or on a barbecue.
Remove chicken from skewers and serve on a warm plate, garnished with thinly sliced onions, coriander leaves and slices of lemon or lime.
Chicken Thandoori recipe
Ingredients
Chicken: 1 kg,
Cloves: 12,
Onion: 1,
Ginger: 1 inch-piece,
Yoghurt : 3 tb sp,
Vinegar : 2 tb sp,
Chilly powder: 2 tsp,
Coriander : ½ tsp,
Cumin: 1 tsp,
Salt to taste,
Curry powder: 1 tsp,
Lemon : 1
Preparation
Grind onion, garlic, ginger to a paste. Squeeze out its juice and throw residue away. Clean the chicken thoroughly and make three or four shallow cuts on either side. In a large plate beat the yogurt. In to this add the coriander and cumin powder, the onion- garlic, Ginger juice, the vinegar and the juice of the Lemon, with the back of a spoon blend this mixture well to form a smooth, thin paste.
Apply into the chicken, rubbing carefully with a spoon. Allow the chicken to marinate for 4 hours in the refrigerator. Skewer the chicken, tie its legs to the skewer and place in oven. Allow it to cook for 20 minutes until it turns golden brown colour. Just before removing it pour one spoon hot fat over the Tandoori chicken. Set it alight and sprinkle with Indian curry powder. Garnish with raw onion rings and mint leaves. Serve immediately.
Rice and Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
14 1/2 oz. can - chicken broth
1/2 cup - rice
2 cups - diced cooked chicken breast
1 - large celery stalk, diced
1/2 - large crisp red apple, diced
1 - green onion, thinly sliced
2 tbsp - minced fresh tarragon or 2 teaspoons dried, crumbled
2 1/2 tbsp - olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp - vinegar
1 tsp - dijon, mustard
1/4 tsp - sugar
Method:
Combine broth and rice in small saucepan. Bring to boil.
Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 50 minutes.
Transfer to medium bowl. Cover and chill.
Just before serving, add chicken, celery, apple, onion, and tarragon to rice.
Whisk remaining ingredients to blend in small bowl.
Pour over rice, toss well. Season with salt and pepper.
Tangy and spicy Chicken salad
Ingredients
750 gm chicken (boneless)
210 gm pineapple
200 gm mayonnaise sauce
50 gm cream
100 gm honey
50 gm lemon
10 gm salt
10 gm mustard past
10 gm white pepper powder
4 leaves of lettuce to make a bed
Method
Boil the chicken and cut into pieces.
Cut the slices of pineapple and mix with mayonnaise sauce.
Add lemon, honey and cream, mustard paste and seasoning according to taste.
Arrange lettuce as a bed in the salad bowl.
Mix all the ingredients and decorate. Serve chilled.
Chicken contribute in growth and repair of body cells. It is a good source of protein. It contains iron and zinc which increases energy level and increase immunity to fight against disease.
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