Chilly Chicken with Capsicum

 

Chilly Chicken with Capsicum:

If you’re looking for a spicy & easy to prepare chilly chicken with a lot of flavor, try this recipe. This is a recipe shared in by my friend  Arshia , who makes excellent non-veg dishes.  I gave a try yesterday, and it was very tasty and aroma was amazing. 

If you don’t like it too hot, half the chillies. But, try it first,  the lime juice takes away a lot of heat.  It makes a delicious appetizer or snack for get-to-gether parties.  Also it tastes great with fried rice, noodles, roti, naan or chapatti..

Here goes the quick and easy recipe of tasty chicken chilly..:)

Ingredients:

For Marination:

• Chicken boneless                      - ½ kg


• Lemon juice                              - 1 tbsp


• Corn flour                                 - 1 tbsp


• Ginger garlic paste                    - 1 tsp


• Chilly chicken pwd                     - 1 tbsp


• Salt to taste


• Oil to fry

For the Gravy:

• Onion                           - 2


• Ginger garlic chopped   - 1 tbsp


• Green chilly                   - 3


• Spring onion chopped   -  2 tbsp


• Capsicum                     - 1


• Celery chopped             -  ¼ cup


• Chilli sauce                   - 1 tsp


• Tomato ketchup              - 2 tsp


• Soya sauce                   - 1 ½ tsp


• Sugar                           - ½ tsp


• Pepper pwd                  - ½ tsp


• Chicken stock                - ½ cup


• Corn flour                     - 1 tbsp


• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash and marinate the chicken pieces in the marinade for 2 to 3 hours.

2. Heat oil in a fry pan.


3. Deep fry the chicken pieces to crisp.

4. Chop onion, capsicum and green chilly.

5. Heat oil in a pan.


6. Sauté finely chopped ginger garlic and green chillies.


7. Now add chopped onion, spring onion, capsicum and celery.


8. Sauté till onion is tender.


9. Add chilli sauté, tomato ketchup, soya sauce, sugar, pepper and salt.


10. Stir well.


11. Add chicken stock and combine.


12. Now add fried chicken pieces.


13. Mix corn flour with little water and add this paste. ( if you don’t want gravy, skip this step )


14. Stir well and cook for 4 to 5 mins.


15. Garnish with freshly chopped coraiander leaves.


16. Makes a good combination with fried rice, ghee rice, chapatti, naan and parotta.

17. And…It just vanished in minutes…;)

Related  Posts:

·       Chicken Wings

·       Chilly Chicken Dry

·       Chicken 65

·       Chicken Pakora

·       Hot N Spicy Chicken Chilly

Spicy Chicken Masala & Blog Awards..!

Spicy Chicken Masala:

Chicken Masala is a delightfully simple Indian dish , which is bursting full of color and flavor...!

This is an all  time favorite among chicken lovers. The recipe is quite easy to make with spicy ingredients. It makes a elegant side dish with rice or  naan ( Indian breads )  and makes for a yummy family meal or special occasion.

Here goes the easy &  tasty recipe..!

Ingredients:

·         Chicken                                    - ½ kg

·         Oil                                            - 3 tbsp

·         Turmeric pwd                             - ½ tsp

·         Red chilly pwd                           - 1 tsp

·         Pepper pwd                               - 1 ½ tsp

·         Onion                                        - 2

·         Ginger garlic paste                     - 1 tbsp

·         Tomato                                     - 2

·         Cumin pwd                                - ¼  tsp

·         Cinnamon stick                          - 1

·         Chicken broth                            - ¼ cup

·         Garam masala pwd                    - 1 tsp

·         Fresh lemon juice                      - 1 tsp

·         Salt to taste

·         Fresh cilantro leaves

Method:

1.     Chop chicken to pieces.

2.     Add oil in a fry pan and heat it.

3.     Add salt, turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd and pepper pwd.

4.     Give a quick stir and add the  chicken pieces.

5.     Brown it in the masala spice,  for few minutes.

6.     Remove and keep aside.

7.     Add chopped onion.

8.     Sauté until tender.

9.     Add ginger garlic paste and sauté further.

10.  Make sure there is enough oil, so that nothing sticks to fry pan.

11.  Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until they form a sauce ( 3 to 4 mins )

12.  Now add cumin pwd, cinnamon stick, chicken broth and  chicken.

13.  Add ¼  cup water and combine.

14.  Cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked.

15.  Stir in the garam masala pwd.

16.  Remove from flame.

17.  Add a tsp of lemon juice and mix.

18.  Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro leaves.

19.  Serve hot with roti, naan, chapatti, paratha or white rice.

20.  Enjoy the delicious taste of spicy chicken masala..!

Related  Posts:

·       Butter Chicken Masala

·       Chicken Tikka Masala

·       Pepper Chicken Masala 

·       Chettinad Chicken Masala  &

·       Spicy Chicken Curry

 

Thanks for the Award..!

 

The time has come to post the Awards, which my blogger friends  have shared with me.   

Yeah, I got  Versatile Blogger  award  from lovely Stefania  of Nuvole di farina. .  And  Hundred Hearts Award from my wonderful friend  Chandrani   of  Cuisine Delights  .   

Thank  you so much for the love and support..:) I feel so honoured and feels very good to receive this award.

And now I’m passing this blog awards to some other wonderful bloggers…

1. Mélange 


2. Tiffanee  


3. layaa


4. Roshu 


5. Lenia


6. Shanavi


7. yummylittlecooks  


8. Torviewtoronto


9. Manuela  


10. Nava.K


11. deepsrecipes  


12. Lyndsey  


13. Now Serving  


14. Hyma  


15. jeyashrisuresh  


16. Jehanne   


17. Crumpled Chillies

Have a  Lovely day..!

Spicy Aatukal Paya / Hot Goat Leg Curry / Step by Step Recipe:

Spicy Aatukal Paya:  

This is my  Mom’s  signature  recipe  and she used to cook this special mutton recipe for special family gatherings. We could never forget the tongue tickling taste, even though it has too much fat content and washing hands after the meal turns to be a big hassle...;)

 

The Goat’s legs or trotters are called Paya in Hindi.!   This   is a hot and spicy curried soup rich with gelatin from the bone marrows.

  

In this authentic  recipe,  the trotters are cooked in hot water with aromatic spices and salt for more time, till the trotters have become tender and juicy.

Try now , the fluffy Appam,   Idiappam  or  chapattis teamed with this hot curry, which  is laden with the rich taste of coconut, masalas and onion tomato paste. 

 

Here we go with  the hot and spicy curry  recipe ...!

Ingredients:

·         Goat leg  ( trotters ) / Paya                     - 1 dozen

·         Onion                                                    - 3

·         Tomato                                                 - 2

·         Coriander leaves                                    - handful

·         Cooking oil                                            - 2 tbsp

·         Ginger garlic paste                                 - 1 tbsp

·         Turmeric pwd                                         - ½ tsp

·         Red chilly pwd                                       - 2 tbsp

·         Garam masala pwd                                - 1 tsp

·         Coriander pwd                                        - 1 tsp

·         Grated coconut pieces                           - ½ cup

·         Cloves                                                   - 2

·         Cinnamon                                              - 1

·         Saunf                                                    - ¼ tsp

·         Cumin                                                   - ¼ tsp

·         Salt to taste

Method:

1.     Clean the  Goat’s trotters ( chopped leg pieces ) by genltly scrapping with a  knife .

2.     Wash well, drain and keep aside.

3.     Chop onion and tomato to small pieces.

4.     Wash and chop coriander leaves.

5.     Heat oil in a pressure pan.

6.     Add ginger garlic paste.

7.     Sauté for a minute.

8.     Add chopped onion and fry well.

9.     Add finely cut tomatoes and cook further.

10.  Now add turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, garam masala pwd, coriander pwd and salt.

11.  Allow the mixture to cook on low flame for 4 minutes.

12.  Now add goat legs and coriander leaves.

13.  Combine well.

14.  Pour water enough to cover the contents in the cooker.

15.  Pressure cook in medium flame for 4 whistles.

16.  Then simmer for 12 to 15 minutes.

17.  The trotters take a long time to cook. When cooked it becomes soft and can be chewed upon.

18.  Once the pressure turns off,  stir well.

19.  Grind the grated coconut to smooth paste with the addition of cumin and  little water. Add the thick paste and allow to boil.

20.  Check for salt and adjust.

21.  Heat oil in a small fry pan.

22.  Add cloves, cinnamon and  saunf.

23.  Wait to crackle.

24.  Add to paya and mix well.

25.  Add freshly chopped coriander leaves.

26.  Switch off the flame.

27.  Delicious and spicy Aattukaal paya ready to give a taste.

28.  Serve hot with fluffy Appam, idly, idiappam, roti, plain rice, fried rice and parathas.

Related Recipes: 

·       Kolhapuri  Mutton  Curry

·       Hot  N  Spicy Mutton  Fry

·       Mutton  Masala

·       Mutton  Chops

·       Spicy  Mutton  Korma

·       Mutton  Biryani