Kumba Chicken

This recipe is one of the chinese non-veg dish and is known for its delicious and unique taste. I learnt this from tv cooking show done by the chef. This kumba chicken is guaranteed to tingle the taste buds of all non-veg lovers..!  

Ingredients :

• Boneless chicken pieces - 10 no (medium size)
• Onion - 1 (very finely chopped)
• Capsicum - 1 cup  from 3 colors of capsicum (very finely chopped)
• Garlic - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Ginger - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Celery leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Cashews - 6 no
• Green chillies - 3 (finely chopped) 
• Soya sauce - 2 tsp 
• Honey - 1 1/2 tsp
• Vinegar - 1 1/2 tsp
• Spring onions - 1/4 cup (chopped)

For Marination : 

• Egg - 1/2 
• Aginomotto - a pinch
• Corn flour - 1 1/2 tsp
• All purpose flour (maida) - 1 1/2 tsp
• Salt - for taste 

 Method :

1. Marinate the chicken pieces given in 'for marination' section. Mix well, if you need add little water.Immedietly deep fry the marinated chicken pieces until turns golden color  and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pan add garlic, ginger, onion,celery leaves and cashews, fry until onion turns golden color. Then add capsicum(all three color capsicum) and fry for sometime.
3. Now add aginomotto, salt and green chillies mix well. Then add soya sauce, honey, vinegar, mix well by adding little water and bring this mixture to boil.
4. Now add deep fried chicken pieces and mix untill all the mixture coated well with the chicken pieces. Finally add some spring onions mix well and switch off the flame.
5. Delicious chinese kumba chicken is now ready to serve. 

Pepper Chicken

Ingredients :

• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Onion - 2 (finely chopped)
• Tomato - 2 (finely chopped)
• Ginger & Garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Crushed pepper corns - 2 tbsps
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing (finely chopped)
• Salt - for taste
• Oil - 2 tbsps

For Seasoning  : 

• Cinnamon - 2 sticks
• Cardomom - 2
• Cloves - 3
• Bay leaf - little
• Fennel seeds(sombu) - 1 tsp 
• Curry leaves - 2 strands 

 Method :

1. Marinate the chicken pieces for 30 minutes with chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste(1 tsp) and salt.
2. Heat oil in a pan add the given items 'for seasoning' one by one in the given order.
3. Add the onions and saute till the oil separates. Then add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder mix well so that it does not get burnt. 
4. Now add the tomatoes mix well and add coriander powder. Then add 1/4 cup of water, close the pan with a lid and cook for 5 min in a medium flame. Now you can see oil separates on the top .
5. Now add the marinated chicken pieces mix well with the masala. Saute till the moisture come out from the chicken. Now there wil be enough water in the chicken to get cooked. Add the required salt. Close the pan and cook for 10-12 min in a medium flame. If not cook for some more time.
6. Once the chicken pieces are cooked well, then add crushed pepper corns and mix well.
7. Then add the lemon juice after switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

Chicken Briyani

Ingredients :

• Chicken - 1/2 kg 
• Basmathi Rice - 2 cups
• Big Onion - 2 (size - medium, chopped)
• Tomato - 2 (chopped)
• Coconut milk - 1 cup  + 2 cups water
• Green cillies - 3
• Mint leaves - 1 handful
• Coriander leaves - 1 handful
• Cloves - 4 
• Cardamom - 2
• Cinnamon - 2 pieces
• Bay leaf - 2 small pieces
• Fennel seeds(sombu)  - 1 tsp
• Salt
• Oil

For Marination :

• Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Thick Curd - 1/4 cup
• Briyani masala - 1 tsp (optional)
• Salt - 1 tsp

Method :

1. Cut the chicken pieces to the required size. Wash it, drain the water completely and marinate with the items given in 'for marination'. Let it get marinated for 1 hr or overnight in fridge.  
2. Wash and soak the rice for 10 min and then drain the water completely. Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan  and fry the rice till it does not stick to the pan in a medium flame and keep aside.
3. Heat 2tbsp of oil and 1 tbsp of ghee in another pan add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, fennel seeds. Now add the onions, little salt fry untill becomes golden brown. Then add ginger & garlic paste, mint leaves and tomatoes cook for few minutes.
4. Then add the marinated chicken pieces mix well  in a medium flame for 2 min. Now reduce the flame and cover it with a lid, let the chicken get cook for 5 min.
5. Add 1 cup of coconut milk and 2 cups of water. Let the mixture come to boil. Now add rice and required salt. Mix everything well.
6. In this stage reduce the flame, close the pan and cook for 7 min(cook till all the water gets absorbed). Check in between so that it doesn't get burnt.
7. In another stove heat the dosa tawa in a medium flame. Open the lid after 7 min mix everything well. Now reduce the flame tobe very low. 
8. Now close the pan with the hot dosa tawa so that the top portion gets cooked by the heat of the tawa. Heat of the tawa will be there for 5 min. If you have another tawa, can be used side by side. (If you dont have another tawa dont worry, heat this tawa one more time and put it on the top).By the second time the briyani will be cooked.Garnish with coriander leaves.Now chicken briyani is ready to eat.
9. Serve chicken briyan along with  raita. 

Tips :

• You can also prepare chicken briyani without adding coconut milk. Instead of that add same amount of water.
• If you dont have the dosa tawa to put on the top, after the water gets absorbed (step 6), close the pan with lid and cook for 5 min more in low flame stirring in between, if not cook for some more time.
• Dont forget to add the mint leaves, it gives  good taste & flavour to briyani.

Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients :

• Chicken leg pieces - 6
• Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 3 tbsp
• Salt
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Plain Yogurt - 6 tbsp (1 tbsp for 1 leg)
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Methi powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red food color - 1/8 tsp
• Chat masala
• Big Onion - 1 (sliced)
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Baking Tray 

Method :

• Make several deep slits in chicken pieces. In a bowl mix red chilli powder -2 tbsp, lemon juice, salt to a thick paste. Apply the thick paste to the chicken pieces until it coats well in every slits. Marinate this for 30 minutes.
• In another bowl take yogurt, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, methi powder, garam masala, oil, little salt, red food color mix it well. Then coat this mixture to the marinated chicken. Cover and refrigerate atleast for 8 hours or overnight. 
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Arrange the chicken pieces in the baking tray and keep it  in the oven for 25-35 min. Turn the chicken pieces in the middle to cook even on both sides.(If you like spray some oil while turn the chicken pieces)
• Now turn the oven OFF, and let the chicken rest in the closed oven for 10 min
• Serve and garnish with sliced onion and lemon squeeze. If you like sprinkle some chat masala.