Easy chicken curry

Thanks to Viguna for this recipe.  This is an easy recipe for Indian chicken curry with few ingredients but tastes really good. The recipe requires a single masala. I have tried this recipe with boneless and whole chicken and it turned out great both times. The chicken curry goes well with Parathas, Naan or rice. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Boneless or whole chicken - 2-3 pounds.
Onion - 2 medium
Tomato - 1
Green chillies - 3-4
Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Memoni Mutton Biriyani Masala (SHAN) - 1-2 tsp
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

  

Method

Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a skillet and add the onions, green chillies, and curry leaves. Saute the onions till they are golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for another 3-4 minutes on medium heat.

Add the tomatoes and let the mixture cook for 3-4 minutes.  Now, add the chicken and the masala powder and mix well.  Cover the pan with a lid and cook the chicken on medium heat.  Stir the mixture now and then.  Cook till chicken pieces are soft and you get the desired curry consistency.

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Note:  The masala powder has salt and hence you don't need to add salt.  You can add a little salt if required.

Spinach curry

Spinach curry is one of my favorite side dishes.  This recipe is simple enough that you can make it frequently,  It is a healthy side dish and the combination of spinach and moong dhal tastes good.  Spinach curry goes well with rice and chapathis.

Ingredients

Chopped Spinach - 4 cups
Onion - 1 medium
Green chillies - 3-4
Garlic - 3-4 pods
Curry leaves
Moong dhal - 1/2 cup
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
Salt

Method

Cook the Moong dhal in water with the garlic pods. 

Heat oil in a pan and add some mustard seeds and Urad dhal.  When the mustard seeds splutter, add onion, green chillies and curry leaves and fry till the onion becomes golden brown.

Add the spinach and salt and mix them well. Cover the pan with the lid and cook the spinach. When the spinach is cooked, add the cooked moong dal to the above mixture and combine well.

Keep on stirring till you get the desired consistency.

Pepper Chicken curry

One of our family favorite chicken curry is pepper chicken curry which is loaded with freshly ground pepper. This is a simple recipe yet it tastes very good and the taste is different from other traditional chicken curry.  The recipe calls for fresh ground pepper. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Chicken - 2-3 pounds.
Medium Onion - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Green chillies - 5
Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder - a pinch
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Ground pepper (fresh) - 2-3 tsp
Salt
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Method 

Heat Oil in a pan and saute the onions with curry leaves and green chillies till the onions are golden brown.  Now, add the garlic and ginger paste.  Add the tomatoes and then add the spices (turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin, coriander powder and Garam masala) and fry the onion/tomato mixture for 2-3 minutes.

Add the cut chicken and add salt and the freshly ground pepper powder.  Stir well and  cook the chicken on medium flame for 20-25 minutes.  There is no need to add water as the chicken will cook in the onion/tomato mixture.  Keep stirring often.

When the chicken is cooked, simmer uncovered for 5-10 minutes so that the gravy is thickened.  Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Enjoy with Chapathis, Parathas, Naan or Rice.

Poori with Potato Masala

When I was growing up, one of the special dishes for weekend breakfasts would be Poori with potato masala.  I liked Poori so much that Mom would save some Pooris for my Lunch. Pooris go well with potato masala and it is very easy to make.  Now, my girls like to have Pooris on the weekends.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 2 cups

Water

Salt - 3/4 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Oil for Frying.

Method

Mix the flour with salt, required water and 2 tsps of oil until you get a nice soft dough. Make small balls of the dough and flatten each ball using a rolling pin. Poori has to be a little thick than what we do for chappathi.

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry pooris.

Drain the Pooris in a paper towel.

Potato Masala

Ingredients

Boiled potatoes - 2

onion- 1 (sliced)

green chillies- 4 (sliced)
turmeric powder- 1/4 tspginger- few bits (optional)

curry leaves

Coriander leaves
water
salt

Method

Heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil in a pan and add some mustard seeds and urad dhal. Add onions, green chillies, ginger and curry leaves. Now add mashed potatoes, required salt, turmeric powder and water. Bring the mixture to a boil.  Garnish with coriander leaves and serve the potato masala with pooris.