CHILI CHICKEN

    Chicken can be served in variety of ways but that's not at all! remember the health benefits of chicken.

• Rich in protein
• Good for Heart
• Plenty of Phosphorus
• Prevents Bone loss
• Boosts Metabolism

    Today’s dish Chili Chicken is my own recipe an authentic and spicy dry type curry made with tender boneless chicken pieces. It’s a bit spicy because of green chili’s used. 

    But its super delicious with bursting flavor’s goes well with white rice and can be used as a side dish for all types of Dal, Sambar, Rasam.

 It just takes 30 mins to prepare. Serving for 2 persons

INGREDIENTS:

• Tender Bone less Chicken 250 grams
  
• 12 nos Green Chili's
• Egg white 2 nos
  
• 4tbs Oil
• 2tbs Ginger Garlic paste
• Salt as per taste
• Lemon 1pc
• 1 tbsp Garam Masala powder
• coriander leaves

Jump to recipe

1. Take 12 Green chilies ,Ginger Garlic Paste, Salt, Egg white, Garam Masala in a mixer jar and grind them to a fine paste.
   
2. Add Lemon juice to the paste.
3. Mix 4 tbsp of oil to the paste.
4. Take boneless chicken pieces and mix them with the above paste
   
5. Keep the marinated chicken for 1hr.
6. Take a fry pan add the marinated chicken and cook the chicken in a low flame.
   
7. Keep tossing it for 10 mins until the chicken becomes tender.
   
8. Cover it with lid and cook it for 15mins in a low flame tossing in between till chicken becomes golden brown color.
   
9. At-last add coriander leaves and serve hot.
   

Lady's Finger Fry/ Okra Fry (Bendakaya Vepudu)

Lady's finger (Bendakaya) Fry recipe is a simple and quick veg stir fry recipe made with okra/ bhindi and this bendakaya vepudu is an Andhra style recipe done with very less Ingredients.

Minimal spices and clean flavors makes this dish an all time favorite in our home. Even children can make this recipe very easily. Goes well with steamed rice.

This fry recipe is a perfect side dish along with all Dal recipes and also with Rasam, Pappu Charu (Sambar)

Benefits of Lady's Finger

1. Lady's finger contains iron and Vitamin K which help in the treatment of anemia by promoting the level of hemoglobin in the body.
2. Lady's finger contains soluble fiber pectin which helps in lowering bad cholesterol as well as prevents atherosclerosis. It also helps in the elimination of deposited cholesterol and clots.
3. Lady's finger helps in avoiding sugar spikes after the meal and stabilizes the blood sugar levels.

Ingredients for this Lady's finger fry ....serving for 2 persons

• 250 gms - Lady's Finger/ Bendakaya/ Okra/ Bhindi
• 2 tbsp - Oil
• 1 tsp - Cumin seeds/ jeera
• 8-10 - Curry leaves
• 1 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - Turmeric powder
• 6 to 7 - Garlic cloves
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp - Red chili powder

Step by step Instructions

1.Wash lady's Finger well under water, wipe every Lady's Finger until it is dry and cut them into round pieces.

2.Take a pan add oil and heat it.

3. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves let them crackle.

4. Add the Lady's Finger pieces into it and stir on high flame for few minutes.

5.Cook for 2-3 minutes on sim flame and keep tossing in between until Lady's Finger changes its color.

6.Add Garlic cloves and cook again for 2-3 minutes and stir.

7.Add turmeric powder,salt and stir in between continuously.

8. Add red chili powder into it, toss/mix well and cook for a minute.

9. Lastly add coriander leaves for garnishing

10. Yummy Yummy Lady's Finger fry is ready to be served.

DrumStick Milk Curry

Drumstick Milk curry recipe – This is one of the most simplest and easiest South Indian curry made with drumsticks.

In Telugu drumsticks are called mulakkada, some of the health benefits of drumsticks are

· Great for diabetes…

· Fights Pimple…..

· Good for hair and Skin….

· Prevents the outburst of Chickenpox…

· Keeps Your Hear Healthy….

· Stronger Bones…

This onion Milk based drumstick curry is thin, light and a bit spicy. It has got full-on flavors of the drumsticks in it. Goes well with steamed rice.

Ingredients for drumstick curry Serving for 3 members

· Oil – 4 table spoons

· Cumin Seeds-1/2 tea spoon

· Mustard Seeds-1/2 tea Spoon

· Curry leaves- 8 leaves

· Green Chillies-4 chopped

· Onions- 3 medium sized chopped

· Salt- 1 table spoons

· Chili powder- 2 Table spoons

· Turmeric- ½ table spoon

· Drum Sticks – 10 scrapped and chopped to medium pieces

· Milk- ½ cup(boiled)

· Water- 1 ½ cup

· Coriander leaves- for garnishing(optional)

How to make Drumstick Milk curry

Step 1:

Add 4 table spoons of oil in a pan over medium flame. Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter. Then add cumin seeds. Add Curry leaves. After few seconds, add chopped green chilies and salute for 1-2 minutes.

Step 2:

Now add onions and salute them on low flame until they turn pink. Add chopped Drumsticks and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Step 3:

Add 1 Table Spoon of Salt and 2 table spoons of chili powder.

Step 4:

Add 1 ½ Cup of water and put the lid cook for 4-5 minutes until the Drum Sticks are cooked. Check the Drumsticks are cooked by pressing them they will separate.

Step 5:

Now Add 1 ½ Cup of boiled Milk and Put lid and Cook for 1 minute.

Step 6:

Now Add Chopped Coriander leaves and Turn off the Flame.

Serve with Hot Steamed Rice.