Chicken Tikka Wings

Ingredients:

• 500 gr chicken wings (washed, set aside)
• 1 tblspn ginger & garlic paste
• 2 tblspn chicken tikka seasoning
• 3 tblspn lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt as taste
• 1 tblspn cooking oil/ghee

Directions:
* Combine chicken wings with all the ingredients. marinated in the fridge atleas for 2 hours.
* grill chicken wings in the oven for about 15 – 20 minutes or until the chicken cook.

Chicken Tikka Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breast (washed, set aside)
• 2 tblspn chicken tikka seasoning
• 3 tblspn lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt
• cooking oil
• 4 slices white bread
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 medium onion (thinly sliced)

Directions:

• Combine chicken breast with ingredients: chicken tikka seasoning, lemon juice & salt. marinated in the fridge atleat for 2 hours.
• bake chicken breast in to oven for about 10 to 15 minutes or untill the chicken is browned on all sides and tender, set aside.
• trim the edge of the bread, spread with butter and grill on pan until bread is crisp and golden.
• Chop the chicken breast into slices and lay on the bread
• Now add onion as per preference, on top of the chicken.
• Cover with another slice of bread.

Chicken tikka wings

This is almost ours every weekend snack. very simple and easy to make yet very tasty, and the most important thing is, everybody luvs it.


Ingredients:
500 gr chicken wings cut into two pieces (washed, set aside)
2 tblspn chicken tikka seasoning
3 tblspn lemon juice
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
bread crumbs
cooking oil

Directions:
* Combine chicken wings with all the ingredients except eggs, bread crumb and cooking oil. marinated in the fridge atleat for 2 hours.
* In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, Dip chicken wings in eggs, then coat with bread crumbs.
* deep fried until crisp and golden color, enjoy!

Sambal goreng kentang (Spicy fried potatoes)

I had half package of chicken gizzard left over in the freezer. so I tried to make this sambal goreng kentang instead of wasted. so here is the result, spicy fried potatoes with chicken gizzard, enjoy!


Ingredients:

* 500 gr Potatoes, cut into small cubes
* Oil for frying
* 10 chicken gizzard, cut into small pieces
* 1 cm galanggal
* 1 bay leave
* 1 lemongrass

Grind ingredients:
* 5 coves onion
* 2 cloves garlic
* 8 red chillies
* 1/2 teaspoon salt and sugar
* 1 tomato

Method:

1. Grind together onion, garlic, chilies, sugar, salt and tomato.
2. Meanwhile, fried the potatoes with oil until brown or until cook through , set aside.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan, add grind ingredients and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add galangal, bay leave, lemongrass and chicken gizzard, cook for another 1 minutes, add potatoes and cook for further 5 minutes or untill the chicken gizzard cook through.
5. Serve with white rice.

Simple and easy Chicken Biryani

Biryani is a traditional rice recipe in South Asia. Biryani is actually very special and popular main rice dish in India and Pakistani cuisine. Particularly in Hyderabad, India and in Karachi, Pakistan. Biryani is considered part of the Muslim Food in Indian cuisine, so Biryani is usually more popular in regions with significant Muslim population. Biryani is also served on special occasions weddings parties, Eid-ul-fitr, Eid-ul Adha and so on. There are many varieties and flavors of Biryani such as Hyderabadi biryani, Sindhi Biryani, Prawn Biryani, Vegetable biryani and many more.



Ingredients
Chicken Biryani - Simple and Easy Recipe

* 1 kg chicken (breast and chicken thighs)
* 1/2 kg potatoes (optional)
* 1 kg basmati rice
* 3 cup yogurt
* 1/2 cup green chilies paste
* 2 medium size onions
* 2 tsp red chili powder
* 1 tsp cumin seeds
* 1 tsp ginger paste
* 1 tsp garlic paste
* 1 tsp black pepper
* 6 cloves
* 4 cardamon
* 4 green cardamon
* 1 inch cinnamon stick
* 2 bay leaves
* 4 green chilies
* 1 tbsp lemon juice
* 1 tblsp of biryani masala
* coriander leaves
* Yellow food color few drops
* Salt to taste
* Oil 1 cup


Method

* Wash and soak the rice in plenty of water for 2 hours.
Heat oil in a pan and fry slice onions till golden brown. Drain and keep set aside.
Peel and cut potatoes into small pieces, wash and keep set aside.

* In the same oil , add chicken and saute for 2-3 minutes on a low flame. Add cumin seeds, bay leaves, green chilies paste, red chili powder, biryani masala, salt, yogurt, ginger paste, garlic paste, cloves, black peeper, cardamon, green cardamon, cinnamon stick, lemon juice, potatoes. Cook 'till chicken and potatoes completely done and oil start to separate.

* In a big pot bring water to boil, add some salt, green chilies and rice for boiling. Continue to cook until the rice almost done. It takes about 10 minutes on stove. Drain the rice and keep set aside.

* Now its time to arrange rice and chicken layers. You should have two layers of rice and one layer of chicken gravy.

* sprinkle with yellow food color, coriender leaves and fried onions.

* Simple and easy chicken biryani is ready to serve. Before serving mix the rice well and serve hot with raaita.

Spicy Stir Fried Green Beans (Sambal Goreng Buncis)

Ingredients:

200 gr young green beans, finely sliced
50 gr of chicken gizzard, cut into pieces
2 bay leaves
1 cm galangal, smashed
100 ml thick coconut milk
8 cloves shallots (make it paste)
4 cloves garlic (make it paste)
5 pieces of green chili, finely sliced
2 tblsp cooking oil
salt and sugar to taste
pepper to taste

Direction:

-Heat oil in a wok. Stir fry shallots and garlic paste and chili over medium heat for approximately 2 minutes. Add galanggal and bay leaves, and then add chicken gizzard, cook for 2 minutes, add the string beans, and stir well for about a minute.
- Then add all the other ingredients and stir well for another 5 minutes, or until the green beans are soft but still crunchy.

Nasi goreng (fried rice)

Nasi goreng, literally meaning "fried rice" in Indonesian and Malay. Nasi goreng is a simple dish that is easily modified and can be prepared in as little as five minutes. It is so common, that every household has its own recipe. I love nasi goreng serve with a fried egg on top, together with pickles and some kerupuk (prawn crackers). Enjoy!




Ingredients:

* 1 cup cold cooked rice
* 1 tablespoons oil
* 1 egg, fried
* 1 tblsp of dried anchovy, fried
* 5 shallots, pasted
* 2 cloves garlic, pasted
* 3 red chilies, pasted
* 1 teaspoon dried shrimp paste
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce

Direction:

* Pour a small amount of oil in a wok and fry the egg, set a side.
* fry the anchovy till golden brown n crisp, set a side
* Heat the remaining oil in the wok and fry the shallots, garlic, chilies and shrimp paste for a minute .
* Increase the heat to high and add the rice, salt, anchovy and soy sauce, adding a little oil if necessary, stirring constantly until well mixed and heated through.
* Garnish with fried egg.

Spicy tofu & chicken liver

Tofu is made from soybeans. It is high in protein and calcium and well known for its ability to absorb new flavors through spices and marinades. There are two main kinds of tofu, silken or soft tofu, and firm or regular tofu.

Cooking tofu is super easy! you can fry it, and enjoy it with sambal or sweet ketchup. Here is my favorite quick and easy tofu, spicy tofu.

Nihari

Nihari (Urdu: نہاری) is an extremely popular national dish in Pakistan, and is also eaten among Muslims in India. The word Nihar (Urdu: نہار) means morning in Urdu and this dish was usually eaten in the early morning. Nihari is a curry made from beef shank (rarely lamb) and spices. Simply delicious!

Source from Wiki

Ikan Goreng Rica-Rica (Fried Mackarel in Sweet And Spicy Sauce)

No, i did not cook it today, not even yesterday lol. i cooked it ages ago :P.
I found this picture in my hard drive, so i thought to share it with you :)

Meat Ball Karahi

Ingredients:

for meatball:

500gr minced beef
1 onion, medium size,
2 tblsp yogurt
2 eggs
bread crumbs.
1 tblsp Karahi masala

other ingredients:

1 medium size onion
3 medium size Tomatoes
3-4 Whole Green Chillies
2 tsp. of Ginger Paste
2 tsp. of Garlic Paste
1/2 tsp. of Red Chilli Powder
2 tblsp of Karahi Masala
Salt (to taste)
1 tsp. of Black Pepper (freshly crushed)
2 tbsp. of Oil

Directions:
for meatball:
Mix all ingredients, Shape the mixture into small-medium sized meatballs. then fry until it cook.

Heat oil in a pan, add onion, garlic, ginger paste, then add karahi masala, black pepper, chilli powder and tomato and then add salt and meat ball. cook for another 5minutes, then add green chilli. cook for another 1min and ready to serve.

Beef Kofta

Ingredients:
900g/2lb minced beef
2 onions, finely grated
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp dried chilli flakes
1 small bunch of flatleaf parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 egg yolk
oil for brushing
salt & beef stock


Directions:
Put all kebab ingredients into a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
With clean, wet hands, roll mixture into balls (approx. size of a golf ball) and then shape into a sausage
Slide skewers through the centre, lengthways of each kebab
Brush the kofta generously with oil and lightly oil the bars of the barbecue or griddle. Cook for five minutes, turning occasionally, until browned all over and cooked through. serve with fresh mint salad.

Finally...I'm back on the blog!

Pweh! finally im back after disappeared for many months...I should say a year. My apologies to everyone out there in Blog-land.....I have been missing in action ;). Been so busy with my new life as a new mom, been busy moving out to other place and visiting my family back home in indonesia.

Many thanks to those who have been visiting my blog but found nothing.
So now, im back and here is my first post in 2008 Tandoori chicken. Tandoori chicken is one of the most popular dishes in Pakistan. The name ‘tandoori’ simply means cooked in a ‘tandoor’ or a very hot oven, often made of clay. but nowadays you can cook in the normal oven.




Tandoori chicken

Ingredients:

2 1/4 lbs. of Chicken Legs (skinned)
1 tbsp. of Lemon Juice
1 tsp. of Yellow Food Coloring
1/2 tsp. of Red Food Coloring
1 1/2 tbsp. of Corriander (grounded) (Pisa Dhania)
1 tbsp. of Paprika
1 tbsp. of Cumin (grounded) (Pisa Zeera)
1 tsp. of Salt
1 1/4 cup of Plain Yogurt
1 tbsp. of Fresh Ginger (grated)
1 tsp. of Garlic Paste (Pisa Lasan)
1/4 cup of Ghee or Vegetable Oil



Directions:

1) Remove and discard skin from chicken legs, lengthwise. Mix lemon juice, yellow and red food coloring in a cup. Brush chicken with this mixture to coat.

2) Mix Corriander, Paprika, Cumin, and salt in a cup. And sprinkle this mixture over the chicken legs in a shallow glass bowl, turning chicken and spreading spices to evenly coat.

3) Mix yogurt, ginger, and garlic in a small bowl. Pour yogurt mixture over the chicken legs, turning pieces to coat. Marinate, covered, in a refrigerator, turning pieces occasionaly, for 4 to 6 hours. And let chicken legs stand in marinade, covered, at room temprature for 1 more hour before cooking.

4) Preheat oven to 500F. Remove chicken from bowl, shaking off as much as marinade as possible. Place chicken in single layer in a greased shallow baking pan; Brush chicken with 2 tablespoons of ghee or oil. Bake chicken for 12 minutes. Turn pieces over; brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons ghee or oil. Continue baking until chicken is cooked well and tender, (approximately) about another 15 minutes longer or until done.

Gado Gado (Cooked mixed vegetables with peanut sauce)

Bakwan Sayur / Vegy Fritter w/ Peanut Sauce

Peanut Sauce
Ingredients:
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoon soy sauce
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon or lime juice
1/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup water
4-5 red chili
3 cloves crushed garlic
5 shallots, crushed.

Method:
Combine all ingredients with a whisk in a small bowl, adding the water in last. Pour into a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until sauce begins to bubble and thicken springkle with lemon juice. Serve hot or cold.

For Bakwan/ Vegy Fitter Recipe See Here:
Bakwan sayur/vegy fritter recipe

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Too Lazy to cook, and no idea what to cook. and finally ended up with this simple dish :D yet yummy at least for me *LOL*



What u need: Anchovy and soy bean (fried).
Finely cut Green chille, shallot, garlic, tomato. salt and sugar to tasted, and a lil bit cookin' oil.
hot the oil in the frying pan, add shallot, garlic then green chille. then add tomato. and lastly add anchovy and soy bean. ready to serve.

minced beef with green pepper curry

Ingredients:
500 grams of Minced Lamb or Minced Ground Beef (Keema)
1 Onion (finely chopped)
1 Green Pepper (cut into thin strips)
2 Green Chillies (finely chopped)
1 tsp. of Ginger Root (freshly grated)
2 cloves of Garlic (finely chopped)
1 tin of Tomatoes
1 tsp. of Turmeric Powder
1 ½ tsp. of Ground Cumin
4 tbsp. of curry paste
500 ml of Beef Stock
2 tbsp. of Cooking Oil

Directions:
In a frying pan, heat some oil. Add onion and fry until they are well soft.

Add in minced lamb or minced beef and fry gently for at least 10 minutes or until brown.

Add in the garlic, chilli and green pepper, and fry for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, tumeric and cumin and continue frying for another 2 minutes.

Add the curry paste and fry for yet another 2 minutes. Mix in the tinned tomatoes and add the beef stock. Bring to the boil and then simmer without the lid for at least 20 minutes.


Tip: To increase the hot taste, add extra chillies.