Showing posts with label healthy dinner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy dinner. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Honey Chicken

 My style of honey chicken 



Ingredients:

  • Two full leg pieces 
  • 1tbsp brown mustard powder 
  • 1tsp paprika / red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 
  • 1tsp curry powder- ( A mixer of dry roasted spices)
  • And salt to your taste.


Rub all the above  with the chicken. Keep it for 2/3 hrs.

Honey sauce 

  • 1 tbsp honey 
  • 4 tbsp tomato sauce 
  • 1 tbsp red chili sauce. 
  • 1/2  tsp ginger paste
  • 1/2 tsp garlic paste 
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 


 Mix the above well 

Pour 2 tbsp oil in the inner pot of the rice cooker. Slice one small onion and make a bed for the chicken.  Place the chicken on top of onion slices. 

Pour the honey sauce on top of the chicken pieces.

Close the lid of the rice cooker and set slow cook for an hour. Server with sticky rice, slices of tomato and cucumber. 

Note: Reduce honey if you want less sweet.


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Sunday, June 30, 2019

Baked Chicken and Salad

Easy And Healthy Dinner Recipe

 Serve - 4

Ingredients:

For Chicken:


  • 4 pieces of chicken wing
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 1 tsp basil 
  • 1 tbsp parsley
  • 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • Lemon juice of a 1/2 lemon
  • Salt 

For the Salad


  • 1 small butter lettuce
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1tbsp sesame oil.
  • 1tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 tsp roasted sesame seeds( optional)






Method:


  1. Marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients. Keep it aside for 15 min.
  2. Prepare a baking pan. Cover it with an aluminum foil and spread some butter on it .
  3. Place the Chicken on it.
  4. Bake it at 250 degree centigrade.
  5. After 20 min turn over the chicken  pieces.
  6. Apply some  butter on the chicken.
  7. Bake for another 20 min.

Salad:

Cut the lettuce in small pieces . Slice the onion, tomatoes and cucumber. Put all this in a bowl and add some ice chunks in it. keep it in the freeze. When chicken is done take out the bowl from the freeze and extract all the extra water and ice chunks. Mix with oil and vinegar. Add sesame seeds and some salt to taste.

Serve with the chicken.


Note: It can be served with roasted cauliflower florets 


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BAKED DRIED ROSEMARY CHICKEN

A very healthy Dinner recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 wing chicken pieces 
  • 2tbp dried rosemary
  • 1tsp parsley
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbs lemon juice freshly squished
  • 1 tbs oil




Methods:

  1. Marinate the the chicken with all the ingredients except oil for 1/2 hour.
  2. Pre heat the oven at 250 degree Centigrade .
  3. Cover the baking tray with  aluminum foil and spread the oil in it. 
  4. Place the chicken pieces on it and sprinkle oil on the chicken.
  5. Bake for 20 min.
  6. Turn over the chicken and prick it with a fork.
  7. Again bake for 20 min .
  8. Serve with slices of cucumber and tomatoes. 
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Thursday, June 16, 2016

CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN

Deep Fried Chicken 


It is a kid's favoriate chicken recipe that they like to eat as a snack or dinner with carrot  and cucumber slices and some romaine leaves.

Appetizer








Ingredients:


  • Chicken 250 g ( Prefered bone less )
  • Cumin Powder 1tsp
  • Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
  • Paprika 1 tsp
  • Corn starch 1 tbsp
  • Rice flour 1/2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying



Method:


  • Wash the chicken pieces and drain it well.
  • Rub the chicken pieces with salt , cumin and corianer powder . 
  • Mix corn starch , paprika and rice flour together with a little salt. 
  • Put the flour mixer into the chicken and mix it very well. ( Some times need to add two- three drops of water to give the chicken a nice coat. )
  • Put enough oil in a skylet on high heat to deep fry the chicken pieces.
  • When the oil is hot reduce the heat to medium. 
  • Fry the chicken pieces till it turns golden brown and crispy.
  • And serve it with your choice of sauce. ( Kids like it with tomato ketchup)




NOTE:  You can add salad and boiled potato with butter if you are serving the chicken  as a dinner.



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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Roasted Chicken

Roasted chicken From  my OTG


Preparation Time: 10 m

Cooking Time : 45 - 50 m



Ingredients:



  • Chicken leg piece 2
  • Thigh piece 2
  •  Everest  tondoori chicken masala 2 tsp
  • Garam masala 1 tsp
  • Cumin  powder 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
  • Salt

Method:


  • Marinate the chicken with all the spices and salt.
  •  Keep it in the refrigerator at least for 1/2 a day.
  •  Place the chicken pieces on a baking tray and spray some vegetable oil.
  •  Put it in the hot oven. ( If you are usinng oven , U S A model , pre heat the oven )
  • Roast the chicken at 250C for 20 to 25 m. 
  • Take it out and turn the chicken up side down and roast again for about 20 m spraying some oil. 
  • Or roast it until it properly cooked.


Enjoy with some onion rings and lemon edge. It is good healthy dinner with a boiled potato and salad.




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