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Tandoori Chicken with Curry Leaves (Fry)

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This is a recipe from my Mom!  INGREDIENTS Chicken- 2 pounds thigh meat Yogurt - ¼ cup Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp Garlic - 4 cut into pieces Tandoori Masala – 3 tablespoons Garam masala – 2 tablespoons Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon Chilies powder – 1 Teaspoon  Oil - 1 tablespoons Curry leaves – 2 strands  Green Chilies - 5-6    Salt to taste METHOD Wash and cut the chicken into 2 inch pieces. Marinate the chicken pieces with turmeric powder, garam masala, tandoori masala, yogurt, lemon juice and oil. Let it marinate for a minimum of 30 mins. In a wok add a little oil and add the chicken and let it cook on simmer till it’s cooked.  Sauté the chicken till the water evaporates, add cut green chilies and curry leaves and fry for 5-6 mins. Tastes good with Roti or rice. It is a good appetizer as well.

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INGREDIENTS Yogurt  - ¼ to ½ cup Carrot -2 Beans – a few Corn – ¼ cup Potato - 1 Plantain - 1 Drumstick – 1 whole Board Beans (chikkudukaya)- a few Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp Oil - 1 tbsp Asafoetida  – ¼ teaspoon.   Mustard seeds- ¼ teaspoon Curry leaves                Salt to taste For Grinding: Cumin seeds     - ½ tsp Grated coconut  - ½ cup Green chilies     - 2 METHOD Heat oil in a pressure cooker/Instant pot or thick bottom vessel, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add curry leaves and  Asafoetida. Add vegetables, turmeric powder, and little salt and mix well. Add ¼ cup water and cook it on a low flame until the veggies turn soft. Grind coconut with green chilies and cumin seeds into paste and keep it aside. Add the coconut paste to the vegetable and combine. Let it cool down....

Fridge Oats! (No cooking)

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INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup oats 2-3 teaspoons chia seeds 1/3 cup almond milk (unsweetened) 1/4 cup yogurt (I used fage 2%) 1-2 teaspoons honey  1/4 cup chopped berries additional METHOD In a jar or container add oats, chia seeds, add the milk, yogurt, honey and any berries you like on top. Refrigerate it overnight.

Coconut Milk Pulao

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INGREDIENTS 1.        Long grained rice (basmati) – 2 cup 2.        1 onion , sliced 3.        Cloves – 3 4.        Stick cinnamon  - 1 big one 5.        Cardamoms – 3 6.        Star Anise - 1 7.        Green peas – 1/4 cup 8.        Carrots – 2 whole carrot sliced 9.        Coconut milk – 1 Cup 10.    Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tsp. 11.    Ghee or Butter – 1 tbsp. 12.    Oil - 1 tsp METHOD 1.        Wash the rice and keep aside. 2.        Heat the Ghee and oil in a pan, add the onion, cloves, star anise, cinnamon and cardamoms and fry till the onion becomes translucent. 3. ...

Mutton Curry (Goat, Lamb or Beef)

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INGREDIENTS 1.        Goat Meat  (You can use lamb or beef) – 2.5 lbs 2.        Yogurt – 250 grams 3.        Tomatoes – 3 medium 4.        Onions, finely chopped – 4 medium 5.        Coriander powder – 2 tsps 6.        Garam Masala – 3 tsps 7.        Ginger Garlic paste – 2 tsps 8.        Ground turmeric - 1/2 tsp 9.        Ground coriander -2 tsp 10.    Ground cumin -2 tsp 11.    Chilli powder- 1 tsp 12.    Cinnamon-1 stick 13.    Green cardamoms – 5 14.    Star Anise - 1 15.    Green chilies (optional)-2 16.    Cloves - 5 17.    vegetable oil - 4 tbsp 18.    1/2 cup water 19. ...

Kheema Fry

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INGREDIENTS 1.        Ground meat - Kheema (lamb, goat or turkey)  – 1 pack ( 2.5 lbs) 2.        Onions - 2 medium 3.        Tomato – 1 medium (grind to paste) 4.        Green Chilies - 4 5.        Curry Leaves - Handful 6.        Garam Masala - 2 Tbsps. 7.        Coriander powder - 1 Tbsps. 8.        Chilie powder - 1 Tbsps. 9.        Coriander leaves – handful 10.    Turmeric powder - 1 Tsp 11.    Salt - 2 tsp 12.    Cloves – 3 13.    Cinnamon stick - 1 stick 14.    Cardamom – 5 15.    Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp 16.    Cashews - 10 METHOD 1.        In a medium, s...