Main Course – Chicken

  • Butter Chicken

    Butter Chicken

      Here is a recipe that I’ve built after much experimentation. Every time I was cooking my kids would ask for Butter Chicken. This creamy, rich, mildly spicy, mildly sweet and yummy dish was often relegated to dining out and mostly inconsistent taste – every restaurant seemed to have its own recipe. Some recipes were

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  • Palak Chicken

    Palak Chicken

    My wife loves spinach. So do I. Both of us love this simple yet delicious curry. I had surfed the net and my collection of cookbooks for a suitable recipe but found most either pale/dark colored or too greasy or just too convoluted. This recipe is my own concoction out of the many websites and

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  • Chicken Curry – Amritsar Style

    This is an amazingly simple recipe that I have adapted from an original mutton recipe. It is easy to make and is truly delicious. It tickles the palate and gets the digestive system really stimulated (in a good way!) Ingredients 1 kg Chicken 12-15 Green Cardamoms (Elaichi) 2 Bay Leaves 5 Medium Onions, chopped 5

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  • Chicken Breast in a Bag!

    Chicken Breast in a Bag!

    INGREDIENTS 2-3 Chicken Breasts 2-3 Baby Potatoes 2 Lemons 4 tbs Olive Oil 1 tbs Ginger Paste 1 tsp Fennel seeds, hand pounded (saunf) 2 cloves Garlic 2 tbs Dried Oregano Freshly Ground Black Pepper Salt PROCEDURE Pre-heat the oven to approx. 220°C. Make a bag placing 2 pieces of tin foil (large enough) on

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  • Dal Chicken (Chicken in a Red Lentil Sauce)

     INGREDIENTS 1 kg Chicken, medium pieces, cleaned and washed ¼ cup Yoghurt 1 tbs Oil 2 tbs lemon juice 1-1/2 cup Water Salt 1 tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi powder) 2 tsp Coriander powder (Dhania powder) 1 tsp Red Chilli powder ½ tsp Cumin seed powder (jeera powder) ½ tsp Cumin seeds (jeera) 2 Medium Onions,

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