Chicken Kurma

Ingredients:
Chicken:1 kg
Oil:2 tspn
Mustard seeds:1 tspn
Curry leaves
Onion:2 large(chopped)
Tomato:2 medium(chopped)
Ginger garlic paste:1 tbsp
Cloves:4 to 5
Cinnamon stick:2 sticks(1/2 inch)
Cardamom skins:2
Fennel seeds:1/2 tspn
Cumin seeds:1/2 tspn
Green chilli:2
turmeric powder:a pinch
Pepper powder:1 tspn
Coriander powder:2 tspn
Garam masala:1 tspn
Chilli powder:1/2  tspn
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves:1/2 cup(chopped)

For grinding:
Grated coconut:1/2 cup
Cashews:1/4 cup

 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed cooking vessel.Sputter mustard seeds and add curry leaves.Add cloves,cinnamon stick,fennel,cardamom skins and cumin seeds.Add chopped onion and saute for some time.Add ginger garlic paste.Meanwhile grind coconut and cashews together to a paste.Once onion turns slightly brown ,add the ground paste and turmeric powder.Bring to boil and simmer the flame.Add coriander powder,garam masala,pepper powder,chilli powder, and salt to taste.Saute till raw smell goes off and then add cut chicken.Cook in low flame.Stir occasionally.Once the chicken gets cooked remove from flame and garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Chicken Liver Fry

Ingredients:

For grinding:
Shallots:10 to 12
Garlic:5 to 6 pods
Ginger:1 inch
Red chilli:2 to 3

For frying
Chicken liver:1/2 kg
Coriander powder:3/4 tbsp
Pepper powder:2 tspn
Garam masala powder:1 tspn
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tspn
Salt to taste
Oil:2 tbsp
Curry leaves

Wash the chicken liver thoroughly with water.Add little bit turmeric powder while washing.Drain off the water completely.Heat oil in a pan and add all the ingredients for grinding and saute for five minutes.Keep it aside and once it is cooled ,grind it coarsely without adding water.Again heat oil in a pan and add the coarsely ground mixture and curry leaves.Then add the cleaned liver.Add turmeric powder,coriander powder,pepper powder,garam masala powder and salt to  taste.Fry till the raw smell goes off.Add 3/4 cup water and cook until the liver is cooked well and becomes dry.Chicken liver fry is ready to serve.

Meatball Curry

Ingredients:
Table 1
Minced chicken : 250gm
Minced ginger and garlic:2 tspn
Onion chopped:1 medium
Coriander powder:1/4 tspn
Green chilli(chopped):4 nos
Turmeric powder:a pinch
Salt to taste

Table 2
Cloves:7 to 8
Cinnamon:2sticks broken
Curry leaves
Fennel seeds:1/4 tspn
Ginger garlic paste:2tspn
Onion chopped:2 medium
Tomato chopped:1 medium
Turmeric powder:a pinch
Coriander powder:2tspn
Chilli powder:1tspn
Salt to taste

To cook meatball:Heat oven to 375 degrees.Mix all the ingredients in table one and shape into meat balls.Pop into the oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until done.Cut one half to check.
Heat oil in a pan.Add cloves,cinnamon,curry leaves,fennel seeds and ginger garlic paste.Fry till the raw smell goes.Add chopped onion and saute till it changes to light brown color.Pop in the chopped tomato and add all the powders.Once the tomato is cooked,add little water.Cook the gravy for 10 minutes.Add the cooked meatballs.Cook covered in simmered flame for 30 minutes till the gravy thickens.Garnish with chopped cilantro.Serve with chappathi or idiyappam.

Lettuce wrap

Ingredients:

• Oil 3 tbsp
• Boneless skinless chicken breast 2 no:s(minced)
• Chopped onion 3 tbsp
• Minced garlic 1 tsp
• Lettuce leaves 4 to 5 no:s
• Soy sauce 2 tbsp
• Chilly sauce 2 tbsp
• Bell pepper chopped 3 tbsp
• Spring onion chopped 2 tbsp
• Vinegar 1 tbsp

Special sauce:

• Sugar 3 tbsp
• Water ½ cup
• Soy sauce 2 tbsp
• Ketch up 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice 1 tbsp
• Sesame oil ¼ tbsp
• Garlic minced ¼ tbsp
• Vinegar 2 tbsp

Make the special sauce by dissolving the sugar in water in a small bowl. Add soy sauce, ketch up, lemon juice, sesame oil, garlic minced. Mix it well and keep it aside. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces and cook. Mince it and keep it aside. Bring oil to heat in a frying pan. Sauté garlic and onions for 5 minutes. Add chopped bell pepper, spring onion and chicken to it and saute well. Add soy sauce, chilly sauce, vinegar and saute it well for about 5 minutes. Serve it in the lettuce cups. Top with the "special sauce."

chicken manjurian

Ingredients:

• Boneless skinless chicken breast 3 no:s
• Corn flour ¼ cup
• All purpose flour ½ cup
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• Minced ginger 1 tbsp
• Minced garlic 1 tbsp
• Chopped onion (big) 2 no:s
• Green chilly 7 to 8
• Bell pepper chopped 3 tbsp
• Green onions chopped 3 tbsp
• Pepper powder 1 tbsp
• Soy sauce 3 tbsp
• Ketch up 3tbsp
• Sugar ¼ tsp

Cut chicken into small pieces and marinate it with salt for 1 hour. Mix corn flour and all purpose flour, salt to make it into batter. Dip the chicken pieces into the batter and deep fry till golden brown. Keep it aside. In a fry pan take 3 tbsp of oil and sauté ginger, garlic, onion till they just change color. Add green chilies, chopped bell pepper, chopped green onions and sauté for 3 minutes. Add the fried chicken. Add soy sauce, ketch up and sugar and cook till the chicken gets well blended with the sauce mixture. serve hot.