Chicken Recipes

Butter Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken – 500 gms

Butter - 3 tbsp

Ginger/garlic paste – 1 ½ tbsp

Cinnamon powder –  ¼  teaspoon

Chilly Powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp

Ground Cashew or almonds – 3 tbsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ teaspoon

Tomato paste – 2 tbsp

2% yogurt – ½ cup

Method:

• Wash and cut the chicken into small cubes mix it with the ginger garlic paste and set aside
• Melt the butter in a large pan and fry the onions to golden brown on medium heat
• Add powdered spices and continue to fry for another minute
• Add the chicken and cook stirring constantly till the chicken turns white
• Mix the tomato paste and ground cashew or almonds and mix thoroughly
• Cook on medium to low heat for 30/35 minutes
• Add stirred yogurt and mix well
• Turn off heat
• Eat with plain basmati rice or nan

Crispy Healthy Chicken

Ingredients:

Chicken – boneless, skinless cut in strips

Wheat thins - 1 ½ cups finely crushed

Chilly powder ¼ teaspoon

Mustard – ½ teaspoon

Milk – ½ cup

Salt – ½ teaspoon

Method:

• Preheat oven @ 300º
• Line baking sheet with oiled foil
• Mix milk with mustard, salt and chilly powder
• Place wheat thin crumbs in another plate or shallow dish
• Dip each chicken strip first in the milk mixture and then in the cracker crumbs and bake for 15 minutes on either side or till medium brown

Dip: Mix 1 cup of 3% yogurt with ½ a lemon juice and a pinch of salt, pepper and paprika