Kerala chicken roast

Kerala chicken is a must try dish and easy to prepare. Chicken along with semi caramalised onions is a great treat ...Yum Yum Yum ....

                             Kerala chicken roast -1

                                       

            Kerala chicken roast -2

Recipe adapted from :cookingandme

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo chicken (Cut into medium size)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil/ghee
• 3-4 large onions cut lengthwise
• 4 green chillies slit lengthwise
• 1 tomato chopped
• 4 tbsp curd
• 1 tsp cloves+cardamom+cinnamon pound together
• 1/2 tsp fennel seed
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp redchilli powder or kashmiri chilli powder
• red food colour (optional)Note: If using kashmiri chilli powder skip food colour
• 1 1/2 tsp chicken masala powder
• 2-3 strands of curry leaves
• 3 tsp freshly crushed garlic
• 1 tsp freshly crushed ginger

Method:

1.Marinate chicken pieces with curd,red chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt  for 30 minutes or leave longer.
2.Heat oil/ghee in non stick pan ,add mustard seeds,fennel seeds and let it crackle.
3.Add onions and greenchill, fry until golden brown
4.Once onion turns golden brown add coriander powder,cloves mixture powder  and fry for few seconds.Then,add crushed garlic and ginger to it and saute until the raw smell dissapears.
5.Add the tomato,food coloring and curry leaves to it and mix well and cook tomato turns soft.
6.Add the marinated chicken and cook until chicken is roasted .Stir in frequently (.Adding water is not necessary as chicken itself seeps out the water from it and cover the pan to speed up the process)
7.  When you almost reach the desired consistency,add the chicken masala and keep for a minute and mix well.

Best accompaniment for ghee rice.

Jam cookies (Eggless)

Recipe Source : here
Makes 15 to 20 cookies
Ingredients:
Maida/APF- 3/4 cup
Custard powder(vanilla)-3/4 cup
Corn flour - 4 tbsp
Butter - 1/2 cup 
Icing/powdered sugar- 1/2 cup
Yogurt -  3 tbsp
Vanilla extract- 1/2 tsp
Mixed fruit jam for filling or any jam of your choice

Method:

1.Cream the butter along with the powdered sugar.
2. Add vanilla essence to it.
3.Then add Maida , Custard powder , corn flour and yogurt to form a smooth dough.
4.Roll out the dough to 5 mm thickness and cut with the cookie cutter.Make a thumb impression and fill it with the jam in the center
5.Place the biscuit in a greased baking tray and bake the biscuits in a preheated oven at 180c for 15 minutes or till done.

Cakes ,Cakes and Cakes

Plum cake/ Fruit cake

Recipe adapted from: www.cookingandme.com

Ingredients:

1 cups plain flour
1 & 1/2 cup brown sugar or white sugar( I used brown sugar to get my cake brown, because I didn't caramelize)
1/2 cup dry fruits(Raisins, Tutti fruti , dates, cherries, dried orange peels ....)
1/4 cup black raisins or sultanas
1/2 cup chopped cashewnuts
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract or (1 tsp orange/lemon zest -tastes better)
1 tsp powdered spices of(nutmeg,cinnamon,clove,cardamom) or all spice powder
2/3 cup butter
3 eggs
pinch of  salt
1/4 cup water

Method:
1.Caramelize the sugar .Melt the sugar in a pan with medium heat until it turns dark brown .Once it is dark brown add water to it and the sugar hardens.Now put the same pan back on stove and slowly heat until sugar dissolves and take it and cool it for 10 minutes.
2. Pre heat the oven meanwhile at 180C or 350 F
3 Now take the dry fruits ,nuts in a plastic bag,add some flour to it and shake the bag until the nuts and dry fruits coat completely in order to prevent the dry fruits from settling in the bottom of the pan.
4.Mix together the flour , powdered spices , salt and keep aside.
5.Now beat the butter with sugar till light and fluffy and add vanilla extract to it.
6.Add egg ,beat it and add flour to it.Alternate this egg and  flour mixture until completely used.
7.Pour the caramel into this mixture and gently fold.
8.Grease a baking tray and pour the batter into it.
9.Bake to 40-50 mins until done or till the tooth pick  inserted comes out clean.