Daawat Newsletter      Mar 17, 2003      Issue # 93

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Ingredients:
500 gms boneless chicken breast fillets
4 long green chilies, slit
Oil for cooking
Salt to taste
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ginger paste
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp kalonji (onion seeds)
1/2 tsp white cumin seeds
Juice of 2 lemons
2 chopped onions
2 chopped tomatoes
Few curry leaves
3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Chili Chicken Karahi
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An Indian spicy non-vegetarian dish made with chicken, green chilies, onions, tomatoes, spices & lemon juice.

Method:
  1. Marinate chicken for 20 minutes with juice of 1 lemon and 1 tsp garlic paste.
  2. Remove seeds from 2 green chilies. Keep seeds in remaining. Lightly fry in oil and then remove.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves, kalonji, cumin seeds and cook for 2 minutes. Add all remaining spices, ginger, garlic, onions, little water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Do not burn masala.
  4. Add chicken and fry until brown. Add tomatoes and cook for few minutes on high. Cover and cook till almost tender for 10 to 12 minutes.
  5. Add fried green chilies, coriander, juice of remaining lemon and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes.
  6. Garnish with ginger julienne, green chilies, lemons and serve hot.
    Serves: 4-6
    Preparation time: 40-45 minutes


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Tip of the week
Cooking:
Do not throw away unused chilies in vinegar while making a Chinese course. Blend, take in a bottle and use to spice up soups, rices, etc.
Health:
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Cookery term
Deep-Fry:
To completely submerge the food in hot oil. A quick way to cook some food and, as a result, this method often seems to seal in the flavors of food better than any other technique.

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