How to prepare pepper chicken dry

Ingredients

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Onion - 1
Green Chillies - 3
Lemon - 2-3 tsp
Salt - 1 tbsp
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut - 2-3 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 4
Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 1tsp
Curry leaves - 2-3 strands
Cashews  - 2 tbsp


Preparation

1. Make a paste of coconut, ginger, garlic, green chillies.

1. Cut chicken pieces into 1 inch cubes
2. Marinate Chicken pieces with Salt, Lemon Juice, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala powder for 30 min or more

1. Heat oil in a vessel and add coconut paste and fry well untill all moisture is gone
2. Add onion and fry well until golden brown
3. Add the marinate and cook well in water oozed out by chicken in medium-low flame
4. Once the chicken is cooked turm off heat add pepper powder and coriander leaves and mix well

You can garnish it with fried curry leaves and cashews :-D

How to prepare Channa Masala

Ingredients

Channa - 1 cup soaked for 4-5 hours
Onion - 1 medium size
Tomato - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Coriander - 1 tsp chopped
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Chat Masala - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Bay leaves - 2

Preparation

1. Cook Channa in a cooker for 3-4 whistles with water and Salt
2. In a vessel heat oil, add Bay leaves and cumin seeds
3. Add chopped onions, green chillies and salt  around 1/4 tsp and cook for 2 min
4. Add turmeric and ginger-garlic paste
5. Once the raw smell of Ginger-garlic paste is gone add chopped tomatoes and cook untill they are smashed well (around 5-6 min)
6. Add boiled channa water and add garam masala powder, coriander powder, chat masala and chilli powder and mix well.
7. Now add the cooked channa and let them cook for 5 more min
8. Garnish with coriander leaves

Enjoy with any indian bread :-D

How to prepare Channa (Kadale kaalu) Huli Sambar

 

Ingredients

Channa - 1 cup Soak for minimum 3 hours

Potato - 3 small

Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Onion - 1 small

Tomato - 1 big

Red Chillies - 2

Sambar Powder - 2 1/2 tsp

Jaggery powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - as per taste

Water - 3 cups

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

grated coconut - 1 tsp

olive oil - 1 tsp

hing - pinch

mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

curry leaves - 4-5 leaves

Preparation

1. Cook Channa dal in a cooker with some water and salt for 3 whistles

2. Now once the cooker is cooled add toor dal, diced potatoes, onion, tomato, turmeric to it and cook it again for 2 more whistles.

3. In a vessel heat oil, add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, red chillies

4. once curry leaves are done add the contents of cooker, sambar powder, Jaggery, coconut, Salt and bring it to boil. Let it boil for 4-5 min

Server hot with Rice.

Uddina Vada

Poori