Potato Chicken Gravy

Potato Chicken Gravy
This chicken gravy is ideal for steamed rice and chapatis.Its easier to make and doesn't have that much of masalas  involved.

Try and lemme know..

INGREDIENTS:
4 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1 large onion,chopped
2 medium tomatoes,chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 chicken cut into pieces
1 cinnamon stick
2 cardamom
3 cloves
1 medium potato skinned and cubed
1/4 cup curd
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1 cup water
salt to taste.

METHOD

• Take a large bowl.
• Add chili powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,salt and curd and make a paste.
• To this mixture add the chicken pieces and nicely mix them.
• Leave it aside for an hour or so for the juice to seep through.,but if your in a hurry it doesn't matter.
• In a deep pan heat the oil.Then add the mustard seeds on medium flame.
• Now add the cardamom,cloves and cinnamon and saute.
• To this add the onions and saute till golden brown.
•  Next add the chopped tomatoes and saute till the raw smell disappears.
• Now add the cubed potatoes and fry for two minutes.
• Next add the chicken pieces and the coriander leaves and keep stirring for two minutes.
• Now add the water and stir again.
• Close the lid and let it simmer till the chicken is cooked.
• Now the Potato Chicken Gravy is ready to serve.

Meat Balls

   I had some leftover meat in the fridge  so I thought of doing something  different for iftar today other than the same old samosas, cutlets etc.So I came up with this idea of meat balls in a tangy sour n sweet sauce..and its not my idea,that i have to say.I had it a long time back when i was a kid and it was mouth watering!so I kept on trying several recipes and today i found the perfect recipe and it was indeed superb!So here I am  posting my perfect meat ball recipe... 
                                     
Meat balls

Ingredients:

 For sauce

• 3 tomatoes diced
• 2tbsp tomato paste
• 5 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 7 cloves garlic chopped finely
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil                   

For meat balls

• 250g beef mince(if it is a left over meat remove all the flesh  and  grind it in the mixer)
• 4 tbsp breadcrumbs or powdered original cornflakes
• seven garlic cloves finely chopped
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 2 tsp finely chopped coriander leaves
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp warm milk
• salt
• black pepper powder
• one green chili finely chopped(optionl)
• vegetable oil for frying

Method:

Sauce

•  Heat oil in a sauce pan,add the mustard seed and fenugreek.
• When they are brown,add chopped onions and saute till they turn brown.
• Add garlic and fry on very low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add chili powder and cook for one minute.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook on high heat for about two minutes or till the tomatoes are pulpy and mingled well with the mixture.
• Now add the tomato paste and the ketchup.
• Add salt according to taste.
• sprinkle sugar and cook on low heat till meat balls are ready.
• If the mixture turns dry you can add a little water.

Meatballs

• Assemble the meat,onions,chili,coriander leaves,salt,pepper powder,chopped garlic cloves in a large bowl and mix them with your hands.
• Now add the egg and milk and mix.
• Now add the bread crumbs little by little  until you are able to make the mixture into a less sticky dough.
• Now make lime size balls and fry all sides on low heat for about 15-20 minutes.Remember it doesn't take this long if it is a precooked meat.So fry accordingly.
• When frying it is important to use a non stick frying pan.
• Fry them till they are medium brown on all sides.
• Using a slotted spoon add one by one to the sauce mixture.
• Cover and slow cook for about 30 minutes for the sauce to seep through.
• Make sure that the mixture doesn't become dry during the process of slow cooking.Sprinkle water once in a way.  

Ice cream with a twist

Do you have a tub of vanilla ice cream lying in the fridge and want to have it with a little bit of a twist? Then you have come to the perfect place..this recipie is more of assembling than making,so its very handy when there are visitors unannounced.try it and let me know..i assure you that you will surely love it!:)

 ICE CREAM WITH A FRUITY TWIST

Ingredients:

• vanilla ice cream
• strawberry preserve
• mangoes chopped finely
• chopped nuts of your choice

Method

• Take a dessert bowl.Add a spoonful of chopped mangoes.
• Then follow it up with ice cream
• Now add strawberry preserve,and if the preserve is very stiff and clumpy liquefy it with a spoonful of water.
• Now add a scoop of ice cream.
• Again add a layer of mangoes.
• Then again add a scoop of ice cream and finish it of with sprinkled nuts and its done!:)  .