Monday, March 19, 2012

CHICKEN PICKLE


Ingredients :-
Chicken : 1 lb ( boneless)
Coriander seeds : 2tsp
Cloves : 8
Cinnamon : 2
Cardamom : 3
Poppy seeds ( dry fried) : 1 tsp
Garlic : 10 pods
Ginger : equal quantity of garlic
Water : 1 small glass
Turmeric : 1/4 tsp
Salt : 1/4 tsp
Oil : 100ml
Salt : 5 tsp
Paprika : 12 tsp
Mustard Powder : 2 tsp
Fenugreek powder : 1/2 tsp
Lemon : 5
Ingredients for tadka :-
Oil : 100 ml
Dry red chillies : 4
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Mustard  seeds : 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves : a few
METHOD  :

Clean and cut chicken into small pieces.
Heat a glass of water and bring it to boil . When it comes to boiling point add 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp turmeric . Add chicken pieces slowly and cook it till done and strain it. 
Dry the chicken pieces on a paper towel for 15 min.
In mean time grind coriander seeds , cloves , cardamom , cinnamon and dry fried poppy seeds to a fine powder.
In second round add ginger and garlic pieces and grind again.
Now heat a pan add 100 ml of oil and fry boiled chicken pieces till golden brown.
Now to the fried chicken add grinded paste and fry for 3 min and switch off stove.
Take a dry bowl and add salt , paprika , mustard powder and fenugreek powder and mix nicely. Pour these spices on top of chicken and mix nicely.
Take a bowl and squeeze juice of 5 lemon .
Once the chicken is cooled add this lemon juice and mix nicely.
Now heat a sauce pan add 100ml of oil and make tadka by adding dry red chillies , cumin , mustard seeds. Switch off stove and carefully add curry leaves . let this tadka cool completely.
 Add this tadka to chicken and mix nicely.
Transfer it to a dry storage container. You can serve after a day . 
Serve it with hot rice.

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