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Chicken Nihari

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Nihari is mostly made with beef but people who don’t eat beef can try this ……….

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Ingredients:

  • 2 kgs. Chicken pieces (large size pieces)
  • 1 ½ cup oil
  • 100 gms Aata (wheat flour)(pan roasted and mixed with water)
  • 1 tspn garlic paste
  • 1 tspn ginger paste
  • 1 litre. Water

FOR MASALA

  • 2 tbspns red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tspn nigella seeds
  • ½ tbspn garlic powder
  • ½ tbspn Fried dried onion
  • 1 tbspn cumin seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tspn Fennel seeds
  • 1 tbspn black pepper
  • ½ tspn mace
  • 1 tspn nutmeg
  • 1 tbspn ginger powder
  • 1 tbspn black cumin
  • ½ tspn cloves
  • ½ cup lemon juice

Procedure:

-Combine all the masala ingredients except lemon juice and grind well into powder and mix with lemon juice.

-Now in a large, thick bottomed pot, heat one cup of oil. Add garlic and ginger and stir and then add meat and masala and Fry For Few minutes. Add 1 litre of water and cover. Cook on very low heat until the meat is very tender.

-Dissolve 100gms of pan roasted Flour in 1 glass of water (avoid lumps) and stir this mixture into the curry and stir well.

-Cook For 30 minutes.

-And Finally after a lot of struggle and cooking, Nihari is ready. Serve it hot with naan or parathas and enjoy.

Lahori Chargha

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Lahori Chargha is one of the famous dishes of the heart of Pakistan, Lahore. It is a spicy, steamed and fried delicacy which can be used as a side dish or main ……

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole chicken skinless (1.5 – 2 kgs)
  • 1 litre oil (for deep drying)
  • 1 tspn chaat masala
  • 4 tbspns ghee

FOR MARINATION

  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tbspn garlic paste
  • 1 tbspn ginger paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbspn red chilli flakes
  • 1 tspn cumin powder
  • 1 tspn star aniseed powder
  • 2 tbspns garam masala
  • 1 tbspn turmeric
  • 1 tspn sugar
  • 1 tspn carom seeds
  • 1 tspn chaat masala

Procedure:

-Wash and dry the chicken. Place it onto a large shallow dish and with a sharp knife make deep cuts on legs, thighs and breasts.

-In a bowl combine all the spices, lemon juice, ginger and garlic paste and mix. Apply this mixture on the chicken. Massage and keep aside for 1 hr.

-In a deep convention pan heat 2 tbspns oil and place the chicken in it. Pour over all the remaining marinade juices and cook covered on low heat for 20 minutes or until the chicken is tender.

-Heat oil in a wok, add 4 tbspns ghee and deep fry chicken until its brown and crispy.

-Take it out from the oil, sprinkle some chaat masala and serve hot with naan, kachumar salad and mint raita or potato chips.

Chicken Parmigiana (Chicken Parma)

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Chicken Parmigiana , one of my favorite dinner ideas ……..

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Ingredients:

  • 2 chicken schnitzels
  • 2 eggs + ½ cup milk+ some salt + some black pepper and some parmesan
  • 2 cups breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup flour + a pinch of oregano and thyme + some chicken salt
  • Some oil for shallow frying

FOR TOPPING

  • 4 tbspns Napoli sauce
  • 1 cup shredded parmesan

Procedure:

-Take a 2 feet long piece of cling film wrap and put your schnitzels on its one side. Fold the cling film wrap and with a meat tenderizing hammer, pound it.

-Whisk eggs and everything given for the egg mixture.

-And separately, make flour mix with everything given for the flour mixture.

-Then in another plate get some breadcrumbs.

-Heat oil in a frying pan.

-Now take one schnitzel, dip it in egg mixture, roll in flour mixture, then again in egg mixture, then in crumbs and fry on medium heat until its golden brown.

-Do the same with the other schnitzel.

-Put some Napoli sauce on them and then sprinkle some parmesan cheese.

-Bake in preheated oven (180 degrees) for 15 minutes or until the cheese is brown and bubbly.

-Serve hot with salad or wedges.

Chicken Parmesan Omelette

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Chicken parmesan omelette is my favorite breakfast, whenever i want something fancy I make it ………..

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Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • A handful of shredded parmesan
  • 2 chicken tenderloins (cut into thin strips)
  • Red chilli sliced
  • 2 green onions sliced
  • 2 tbspns olive oil

Procedure:

-In a mixing bowl crack two eggs, add some milk and whisk.

-Heat a non-stick grill pan and grill chicken strips until they are white and half cooked.

-Now heat a non-stick frying pan, spray some oil on it and when it is medium hot pour egg mixture onto it. Move the pan and make the omelette round.

-When it starts to change colour sprinkle cheese, grilled chicken, chillies and spring onion. Fold it and flip the side.

-Take it onto a plate and serve hot with toasted wholemeal bread.

Oven Grilled Chicken Wings

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Ingredients:

  • 1 kg chicken wingettes
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbspn chicken salt
  • 1 tspn cracked black pepper
  • 1 scoop of butter/ 2 tbspns olive oil

Procedure:

-In a mixing bowl, combine everything except oil/ butter.

-Keep aside for 10 minutes.

-Put them in a baking tray, add butter or oil and bake for 20 minutes on each side in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius.

-Take the tray out and serve hot with sour cream.

Chicken Meatball Spaghetti

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One of my favourite dishes ……

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Ingredients:

FOR MEATBALLS

  • ½ kg chicken mincemeat
  • 1 tspn fresh parsley
  • 1 tspn chopped garlic
  • 2 tbspns bread crumbs
  • ½ tspn salt/ chicken salt/ chicken stock powder

FOR SAUCE

  • 1 jar Napolitano sauce OR Homemade Napolitano sauce

For Home made Sauce:

  • 1 tbspn extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 shallot chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 large sprigs fresh thyme
  • 800g to 1 kg tinned tomatoes
  • 2 fresh tomatoes chopped
  • ½ capsicum chopped
  • 1 can champignons (sliced)
  • Some salt and pepper
  • ¼ tspn parsley
  • ¼ tspn oregano
  • 1 green chilli chopped
  • Some cayenne pepper

FOR PASTA

  • 1 pack No. 5 spaghetti
  • Water for boiling
  • Some freshly grated sharp parmesan cheese (for garnishing)
  • Some fresh/ dried parsley chopped (for garnishing)

Procedure:

-To make the Napoli sauce: Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, then add thyme and tomatoes and bring to the simmer.

-Simmer very gently uncovered over medium-low heat stirring occasionally for 30 minutes or until the tomatoes have broken down and the sauce has thickened. Add a little water during the cooking process if the sauce thickens too much.

-Remove and discard the thyme stems and season to taste with salt and pepper and add other herbs, spices and vegetables.

-While the sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Now it’s time to make the meatballs. Combine the chicken, breadcrumbs, parsley, Dijon mustard and other ingredients in a large mixing bowl and season with salt and pepper.

-Using your hands, gently mix until just blended. Be careful not to over mix the meat as it will toughen it up.

-Form the mixture into 12 – 18  meatballs, dipping your hands in a bowl of cold water to stop the chicken from sticking.

-Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed frying pan over medium heat.

-Cook the meatballs until golden brown all over, about 2 minutes.

-Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meatballs to the tomato sauce and simmer gently until the meatballs are cooked through, about 5 minutes.

-Meanwhile, add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook according to the packet directions until al denté, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

-With a slotted spoon take out the meatballs from the sauce.

-Drain the spaghetti and toss the pasta with some of the Napoli sauce, season to taste with salt and pepper, and divide the pasta between four serving bowls. Divide the meatballs and remaining tomato sauce evenly between the four bowls of pasta.

-Serving suggestion: Sprinkle the grated parmesan cheese on top and serve.