Tandoori Chicken
Ingredients:
4 skinned Chicken Quarters
2 tblsp Lemon Juice (Nimbu Ka Raas)
1 Garlic Clove (Lasun)
1 inch piece peeled and coarsely chopped Fresh Ginger (Adrak)
1 Green chilli (Hari mirch)
1 tblsp Water
4 tblsp Natural Yogurt (Dahi)
1 tsp Grouna Cumin (Jeera)
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Salt (Namak)
A few drop of Yellow Food Colouring
2 tblsp melted Ghee
For garnishing:
Lemon Wedges
Onion (Pyaj) rings
Preparation:
Make 3-4 cuts in each chicken quarter using a knife.
Put the chicken in an ovenproof dish.
Combine lemon juice.
Rub it into the incisions.
Cover it.
Let it marinate for about 30 minutes.
Combine garlic, ginger and green chilli and water in a blender.
Grind to make a smooth paste like mixture.
Combine the paste to yogurt, ground cumin, garam masala, paprika, salt, food colouring and the melted ghee.
Mix all the ingredients well.
Spread them over marinated chicken pieces.
Coat the pieces with the yogurt marinade.
Cover it.
Let it marinate at room temperature for about 5 hours.
Turn once or twice maximum.
Place chicken in a oven at 325 F.
Let it roast for 1 hour.
Bast frequently and turn once.
The chicken should be tender and most of the marinade should be evaporated.
Then grill the chicken over hot charcoal.
Garnish it with lemon wedges and onion rings.
Mutton Curry
Ingredients:
1/2 cup coriander leaves chopped
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
800 gms mutton800 gms.
1 tsp turmeric powder
8 red chillies whole
1 tsp red chilli powder
4 medium tomatoes
5 cloves
1 tsp onion seeds
7 tblsp mustard oil
2 tblsp ginger chopped
4 medium onions
salt to taste
1 tblsp garlic chopped
1 tsp mustard seeds
Preparation:
Wash and cut the mutton into 11/2" cubes.
Take off and cut the onions.
Cut the tomatoes.
Roast the whole spices separately and grind everything coarsely.
Heat up oil in a thick-bottomed pot to smoking point, cool and again heat up the oil and stir fry the onions till brown.
Mix in the cut ginger-garlic.
Mix well.
Mix in coarsely ground masala powder.
Stir fry for half a minute, stirring all the time.
Mix in mutton, stir fry on high flame heat up till mutton pieces are well browned.
Mix in the tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt and mix well.
Stir fry till oil leaves the masala.
Mix in sufficient quantity of water (about 21/2 cups), bring it to a boil and cover.
Stir fry till the mutton is fully done.
Adjust the flavor and serve hot decorated with coriander leaves.