Chicken Chops

 

Ingredients :
Chicken-  500 grms
Onions- 2 nos
Tomato- 1 nos ( grind it into puree )
Dried red chillies - 4
Fennel seeds - 1tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Chilly Powder-  2 tablespoon
Pepper powder- 1 tablespoon
Oil - 3 tablespoons
Curry leaves ( for garnishing purpose )

• In a pressure cooker add the  oil fry the fennel seeds and dried red chillies  .After which add the onions and fry them until they become little golden in colour
• Next step is to add the turmeric powder, Chilly powder  and cook them well until the raw smell of the masala's has gone
• Add the chicken pieces into the cooker and mix it well until the chicken pieces are coated well with the masala
• Pour required amount of water ( roughly around 1 cup of water (medium sized cup )) and pressure cook the chicken until 3 whistles . Remove the cooker for the flame
• Allow the steam to escape ,slowly remove the lid
• Now again place the  cooker on to the flame , add the pureed tomato , Pepper powder ,salt
• Wait till the gray reduces to a thick consistency and serve it hot garnished with curry leaves

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Tri Colour Poriyal

 

Ingredients :

Cabbage-200grms
Carrot-2 nos chopped
Green peas - 100 grms
Onion- 1nos chopped
Dried Red chilly - 3 to 4 nos
Grated coconut- 50 grms
Bengal Gram - 100 grms ( soaked it  in water for an hour )
Oil- 3tbsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves (for garnishing)
Turmeric powder- 1tsp (optional )

• Cook the Bengal gram with required amount of water and salt  in pan for about 10 to 15 mins (if your going to pressure cook it 2 whistles would be perfect ) and keep it side 

•  Heat the pan add little amount of oil ,splutter the  mustard seeds then add the dries red chilly and onions (fry them until the onions are cooked well) 
• Drop in the vegetables and the Bengal gram into the pan along with 1 tsp of turmeric powder (fry them for about 5 mins ) 

 

• Add required amount of water and salt to taste( close the lid of the pan and allow the vegetable to cook )
• Once the vegetables are cooked mix in the grated coconut and garnish  it with curry leaves

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Aviyal

Ingredients: 

Carrot- 2 nos (sliced length wise )

Beans- 4 to 5 nos

Plantain(vazhakkai)-1 nos 

Yam( senai kilangu)- 100 grms  (peel of the skin )

Cucumber -1 nos (peel of the skin)

Drum Stick-1 nos

White Pumpkin- 100 grms 

Turmeric powder-2 tsp

Curd- 1 cup (200 ml)

salt to taste 

Coconut oil- 5 tbsp 

Mustard seeds -2 tsp 

Curry Leaves- 6 leaves 

For the paste: 

Coconut- 100 grms

Green chillies- 5 nos

Jeera- 2tsp 

•  Cut the vegetables and soak them in water for a while 

• Pressure cook the vegetables along with turmeric powder ,salt and required amount of water ( until 2 whistles)

• Grind the coconut ,green chillies and jeera into a thick paste

• Mix in the paste and curd into the cooked vegetables and cook it until the raw smell has gone (roughly around 5 to 6 mins )
• Now take another pan heat the coconut oil , splutter the mustard seeds and add few curry leaves.Drop this into the vegetable mixture and serve it hot

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