Posts on 'chicken'

Either its Bhuna Chicken or Chilli Chicken... now what is Bhuna Chilli Chicken? When left over bhuna (slow cooked) chicken curry got makeover next day by tossing in chilli chicken gravy then this crazy recipe happened in my kitchen. We all were pretty much overwhelmed by the taste of it. I have never thought it will become that much flavorful! It was completely a different dish, you have to try th ...

Afghani Chicken Curry is a very flavorful main course recipe in which marinated chicken will be first shallow fried until dark brown then cooked in a thick onion based gravy. I have learnt the recipe from my friend Ankita. The Afghani chicken tastes best with plain chapati or naan or light pulao. Try this recipe in your kitchen and let me know how it turned out for you.

I guess you all, who follow my blog, already know that we have a 'thing' for Biriyani. Be it with chicken / mutton / prawn we are always ready to enjoy. I've already posted Kolkata style biriyani recipe which is much easier than Hyderabadi style as you need to have full confidence on timing and proportions. In Kolkata we make the chicken with gravy first and then give 'dum' with cooked rice, where ...

Chicken Hot and Sour Soup is one of the popular soup variety from Chinese cuisine. In this silky, spicy, sour broth you can add almost everything like chicken, egg, tofu and many kinds of vegetable. Hot and sour soup tastes best (especially) during winter or monsoon and it can also uplift your taste buds. Try this easy recipe in your kitchen and let me know how it turned out for you.

Dahi chicken is a very simple yet delicious chicken curry which goes best with roti or plain chapati. Dahi or Doi means plain full fat yogurt. This dahi wala murgh has a delicious thick white colored yogurt and onion based gravy. Well, I prefer white colored doi chicken, if you like colorful then add some turmeric powder and red chili powder, rest of the recipe will remain same. You will get very ...

Chicken Changezi has a rich, chatpata (spicy and tangy) and very delicious gravy which goes best with plain flatbread or naan. Changezi Chicken is a popular dish in Delhi. Almost every non veg restaurants and dhabas sell this dish. In this recipe lightly fried chicken will be cooked in a brown onion and nut based gravy and to make it chatpata, we will add chaat masala, lemon juice, green chilies a ...

Hariyali Chicken Kabab is a very delicious variety of kabab in which boneless chicken will be marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic, mint-coriander paste and lot of fresh spices along with few other ingredients. You can definitely use chicken legs instead of boneless. I will recommend you to use chicken thighs instead of breast pieces, as thighs will come out much more juicy. Hariyali means green co ...

I am a really big fan of indo-chinese food, whereas 'he' prefers mughlai or authentic bengali food more. Before marriage, I used to find excuses to go to any restaurant and eat 'chilli chicken' with rumali roti. I know what are you guys thinking. But don't know why I love this combo so much. In every street of Kolkata you can find various indo-chinese restaurants. I mentioned Kolkata style because ...

Mughlai chicken curry is a thick, nut based gravy dish from the Mughlai (awadhi) cuisine. The sauce of this Mughlai Chicken curry is very rich so you can serve this with naan, roti or light pulao. In this recipe first marinated chicken will be fried then cooked in onion, tomato gravy with lots of other flavorful ingredients. Last Saturday my family enjoyed it thoroughly, now its time for you to en ...

Our common friend Subhodip visited our house last weekend for a dinner. He is a real foodie and have a very good knowledge about food and restaurants. So, I wanted to make something new on chicken for him and also for my blog. I have already posted 'mutton dopyaza' recipe, then I thought this time why not with chicken? Confirmed the idea with my hubby and 'chicken dopyaza' got selected for main-co ...

We all love to eat chicken stew during summer days ... right ? Because it is very healthy and soothing for our body. I gave this recipe a twist with a simple Butter Garlic tempering and the taste turned out so yummy. As I am a garlic loving person, so I didn't use any whole spices like Garam masala here because the garlicky flavor would have been dominated by those strong flavors. Give this super ...

Chicken Bharta was prepared last weekend in our lunch. The recipe is Punjabi inspired Bengali dish. A very tasty shredded (pulled) chicken preparation which is famous throughout India. It has onion and tomato based gravy with beautiful flavor of kasuri methi and Garam masala. Of course, how can I forget about the Boiled Egg? To make an excellent Chicken Bharta you have to finish it off with boiled ...

"Lajawab" is the only compliment about mom's recipe. My mom make this dish in a very easy and simple way. But it tastes delicious. You will need very few ingredients for this dish. This the best recipe for teenagers because its very easy to make.

I know it's been two weeks I didn't post anything due to settling down in India, but heyy now I am back with another interesting recipe from 'dhaba' gharana. Every place has their own style of dhaba / road side food joints. Whenever we plan any short trip within Bengal, we try to make the lunch stop at some popular Dhaba. Their 'torka-ruti' and 'chicken curry' with rice are must for us. I like the ...

Chicken Pakoras require no introduction. Specially when they are coated with a sweet and spicy sauce ... I love to eat them more than I love to eat any Chinese takeouts. It's a very kid friendly recipe and you can always control the heat level according to your little ones tastebuds. These tangy, spicy bites are more than yumm ! If you are having guest and you want to serve them a new starter then ...

'Chop - Cutlet' shops are very much available in Kolkata. You will surely find one or two shop in every street. You know how much I love fried stuff, but this one sits on top of my favourite list. 'Cutlet' means breadcrumb coated fried flat croquette. Generally in India we eat this type of fast food from street shop. After my marriage my mom twice made these chicken cutlets at home. They were scru ...

In USA, every Indian resturant serves 'chicken tikka masala' and it tastes delicious. I never had it in India, don't know why ? Tikka sized grilled chicken, onion and bell peppers are cooked in a tomato based creamy gravy. After tasting this dish several times in restaurants, last month I thought of making it at home. Few months ago I uploaded the recipe of 'chicken tikka kabab', so I am going to ...

This chicken curry belongs to the category of 'dhaba food'. The gravy is very popular in Punjab and all over India. You can also make this dish with paneer or vegetables. The white, creamy texture of the gravy and beautiful aroma of fenugreek leaves will take you to heaven. I used boneless chicken for this recipe, feel free to make it with chicken on bone, it will be no issue. You can pair this di ...

Few months back I saw a recipe of this 'dhaniya murgh kabab' with boneless chicken in facebook. The picture caught my eyes and then I made my mind to give it a try. But I actually got time to make it last weekend as I already had so many recipes in my drafts and to-do list. There were few changes I make with the recipe and we both got very much impressed by it's result. Smokey flavour of any type ...

Are you a garlic loving person ? I am. As chicken is my favourite protien, so I had to combine these two in one dish. 'Lehsuni Murgh' is the perfect dinner choice I made last of last weekend. The dish has very minimum spices with beautiful roasted garlic flavour. This curry can be served with naan, roti or paratha. Recipe is very simple but it tastes heavenly.

Chicken curry is almost regular in my kitchen and that's why I always try to do some twists with the masala, otherwise who will eat same chicken curry regularly? Nobody ! This time I made the twist with dry spices. Generally whole garam masala is used in this type of curry but I decided to go for a change and surprisingly I got the perfect taste. 'Bhuna' means koshano / in low flame you have to co ...

It is a well known fact that we both are foodies. We are Bengali, so there is no escape from food and 'adda' (gossip). Every season, every puja and every occasion is incomplete without proper food to us. We love to do grocery shopping everyday in India. No guest can leave our house without atleast a sweet and a glass of water. So, I want to dedicate this post to them who really loves to eat and fi ...

Do you have some boneless chicken, onion and capsicum in your kitchen?? Then why don't you make some 'tikkas'? Chicken Tikka is a very well known starter or kabab in India. Nowadays it also become popular in the whole world. You can make delicious gravy also with these tikkas. But first you have to make chicken tikka and here is the recipe ..

My husband is a craaaazzyyyyy BiriYani lover. So, I thought what could be more exciting than a biriyani treat to him on V day!!! To cook something special, what he loves, will be the perfect way to express my feelings to him on this perfect day. I researched a lot upon new ideas of biriyani, then my eyes got stuck on Chef Sanjay Thumma's 'ulta biriyani'- how beautiful it is!! I won't say that this ...

Almost every one has a slight weakness over chinese food. Taste and flavour of their food is totally unique. In Kolkata, many street food joints sell chinese food like various types of chowmin, chilli chicken, manchurian, lollipops etc. They all tastes really good. Today I am sharing the delicious recipe of 'mix Hakka noodles'. The dish has lots of vegetables, chicken and also egg, that's why the ...

One of the most famous dish from Mughlai cuisine is 'Chicken Chaap' and the taste is unbeatable. You will find the actual taste and flavour in few restaurants in Kolkata. After researching for a long time on the authentic recipe of Chicken chaap, here is the way how I made it. This recipe will give you the exact flavour of restaurant style Chaap. This dish should not be eaten as regular meal. It h ...

How about a crazy snack in evening?? Ohh yeaah its Pakora time!! This is the perfect 'pokora' recipe ever. In Kolkata we get this kind of chicken pokora from fast food centers. But according to me the best homemade pokora maker is my mom. My friends, our relatives, everyone is a fan of my mom's pokora. They always become spicy, soft, juicy and yummy. If you follow this recipe you can get the same ...

Last week, from Monday to Friday, I was very lazy and didn't do much innovative cooking. We really got bored of eating usual meals. So, I thought to do something simple but new in the weekend. I had some boneless chicken and homemade tortillas in my kitchen. Suddenly planned to make some wraps. But then I was wondering about the flavour of the filling. 'He' suggested to give 'tandoori' flavour and ...

Its true that I love eating pasta after coming usa. In India I was more fond of noodles, ramen or maggie. But recently I experimented couple of recipes on pasta and they turned out really well. I love my pasta on spicy side, that's why I mentioned it in the title. After baking with cheese, the taste of this dish became phenomenal. If you do not want to bake or use cheese, then make this dish witho ...

You know winter is coming and all you need is a bowl of warm soup. You can put many vegetables and protiens in it. Soup is very healthy meal for kids. It is also very helpful for sick people. Specially in winter, you can get many varieties of vegetables from grocery store. Then why not make some soup? This one is a very simple and easy recipe. I mentioned 'desi' style because i used some whole spi ...

It is almost impossible to find them who doesn't love chinese food, specially 'hakka noodles'. I think, this is the most frequently ordered dish in any indo-chinese restaurant. I, personally don't like any side dish with hakka noodles because this chinese dish has its own magic. I made this noodles in dinner and the taste turned out exceptionally good, the flavour was same like restaurants. Try th ...

I always try new recipes on chicken because it is my family's favourite. Last Friday 'he' wanted to eat any dry preparation at dinner and told me 1 and half hour ago from dinner time. As I had not much time in hand, so, I thought how about marinate everything with chicken pieces and cook it. It took very less time and the taste turned out phenomenal. Believe me the end result was beyond my imagina ...

Last weekend I made a jar of coriander-mint chutney and kept in for fridge for future purposes. Yesterday 'he' wanted some snacks in the evening and also wanted something new. Usually we serve kababs along with green chutney but I used that green chutney for the marination of the chicken. Believe me it was worth trying and that's the reason I named it 'chutney kabab'.The texture and taste came out ...

Nowadays 'kabab' become very popular starter in party menu or restaurant's menu. 'Tangri' means leg piece. When we go to restaurants for dinner, this is our must starter. The taste is completely different from tandoori chicken and you will love it. After today you can make this dish in your own kitchen.

I made this dish yesterday and it was a blast. So, I am sharing this recipe with you. Please give it a try and let me know about your experience.

I am an inborn chicken lover. During summer it is not always healthy to eat spicy chicken preparations. For this reason my mom used to make this simple jhol / curry for me. It tastes really good with plain hot rice or plain roti. Give it a try.

This is an awesome non vegetarian snack item. You can also say its a complete snack because it has chicken and paratha. Hope you will like it.

I got this recipe from one famous cooking channel in youtube. So, let me thank them first. Now the main attraction of this chicken curry is its aroma and simpleness. When I was making it, the aroma from the spices made my husband and me very much impatient. But anyway we had to wait till dinner and enjoyed with hot roti a lot. Make this dish and I am sure it will become your favourite too.