Chicken Garnished With Apricot

Apricot is a fruit which mostly looks like peach but very sweet and tasty and today I am going to prepare my chicken dish which has the taste of apricot in the gravy as well as garnished with apricot, so presenting to you all my Chicken Garnished With Apricot

Ingredients Required:

• Dried apricots - 2 cups
• Boneless chicken - 1 Kg
• Butter - 8 tbsp
• Thin strips of Green Capsicum - 5 medium
• Salt to taste
• Whole Almonds - 20
• Brown sugar - 1 cup
• Port wine - 5 tbsp
• Black Pepper Powder - 2-3tsp

Method of Preparation:

• Soak dry apricots in hot water for twenty minutes and take half them to blend into a puree and rest for garnishing
• Now heat 2tbsp butter in a pan, add capsicum strips, salt, half of the almonds and mix well and spread on serving plate
• Now heat rest of the butter, add brown sugar, chicken pieces, wine, black pepper, apricot puree and mix well
• Add little water for the gravy and cover with a lid so that chicken get cooked
• Remove lid and if chicken is cooked pour it on the capsicum almond layer in serving plate and garnish from top with rest almonds & dry apricots
• Here is your Chicken Garnished With Apricot ready to serve hot

Delicious Chicken With Walnut

I don't think there would be any person who don't like chicken if he/she is non vegetarian and if its a boneless chicken dish. So ladies & gentlemen presenting to you all a very delicious chicken dish from my kitchen to yours namely Delicious Chicken With Walnut You can also go through my Glossary Index if you can't understand any measurement or ingredients 

Ingredients are as follows:-

• Boneless Chicken Pieces (Approx 1" each) - 1 Kg
• Walnuts (Peeled off & blend into powder) - 1 Cup
• Chopped Onion - 3
• Ginger Paste - 2 tbsp
• Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
• Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
• Tomatoes (blend to form puree) - 2 Large
• Chopped green chillies - 5
• Whipped Cream - 5 tbsp
• Yoghurt - 1 Cup
• Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 2 tbsp

Method follows as below:-

• In a mixing bowl marinate chicken with ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, 1tsp cumin powder, yoghurt and keep aside for half an hour
• Now heat oil in a pan & add chopped onions in it
• Once the onions turn brownish add tomato puree, green chillies, coriander powder, cumin powder, yoghurt, salt & marinated chicken and mix well. Cover with a lid so that chicken gets cooked
• After 15min remove lid and if chicken is cooked add walnuts powder, garam masala, whipped cream and mix well to prepare the thick gravy
• Now your Delicious Chicken With Walnut is ready to be served hot

Matar Keema

Chicken keema is nothing but fully chopped boneless chicken which is easily available in all market places. Matar keema is mostly a dry type of dish with less gravy served mostly with nun, paratha, kulcha etc

Ingredients

1. washed chicken Keema - 1kg
2. boiled peas - 2cups
3. chopped onion - 2
4. chopped garlic - 4
5. chopped ginger - 2pcs
6. chopped tomato - 3
7. cumin seeds - 2tsp
8. bay leaf - 2
9. cloves (lavang) - 3-4
10. small cardamom (chota elaichi) - 4
11. cinnamon stick - 2
12. garam masala powder - 2tbsp
13. turmeric powder - 2tsp
14. coriander powder - 2tsp
15. red chilli powder - 2tsp
16. refined oil - 2tbsp
17. fresh curd - 1/2cup
18. salt to taste
19. coriander leaves for decoration

Method

1. heat oil in pan, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, lavang, cardamom, cinnamon & mix well
2. then add chopped onion, ginger & garlic
3. once the onion gets brownish add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, salt, fresh curd & mix all the ingredients well
4. as the curd starts leaving oil add keema and water and cover with a lid on low flame to let the keema get cooked
5. after 15-20 min remove lid and if the chicken is cooked add boiled peas & chopped tomatoes and mix well

Once the Matar Chicken Keema is ready spread garam masala powder on top and serve hot with coriander leaves & round onion slices

Chicken Pulao

Ingredients

• Cooked Basmati Rice
• Boneless Chicken(boiled with salt)
• Paneer (cut into pieces)
• Cashew Nut
• Raisins
• Small Cardamom
• Lavang
• Cinnamon
• Salt to taste
• Sugar
• Ghee
• Green Peas
• Refined White Oil
• Kesar dipped in milk

Method

• Heat oil in a pan, add bay leaf, small cardamom, lavang, boiled boneless chicken, paneer pieces & green peas.
• Mix all the ingredients well
• Add basmati rice, sugar & salt
• Once when the pulao is done add the kesar dipped in milk from top of the rice and again mix the rice upside down for the colour
• Now when it is ready serve hot with any veg or non veg dish