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potatoes with Pickle Spices (Achaari Aalu)

2012-02-17T00:58:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1 kg potatoes

· 1 tsp small mustard seeds (raai)

· 2 tsp coriander powder

· 1 tsp cumin seeds

· 1 ½ tsp fennel

· 1 tsp Garam masalah powder

· 1 tsp turmeric powder

· 1 tsp mango powder

· ½ tsp red chili powder

· Salt to taste

· 1 tsp ginger paste

· ½ cup fresh chopped coriander leaves

· 3-4 green chilies, finely chopped

· 3 tbsp Mustard oil (sarsoon ka oil)

Preparation:

Boil the potatoes and peel them. Cut them into medium sized pieces. Then heat oil in the skillet and add cumin seeds, fenugreek, small mustard seed, fennel, turmeric powder, coriander powder, green chilies, ginger paste, and salt to it and cook for about 30 seconds. Then add boiled potatoes, red chili powder and mango powder. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Then add garam masalah powder and fresh chopped coriander leaves. Take out in the serving bowl and serve.

Chicken Parmesan

2012-02-07T03:18:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 2 chicken breast pieces

· 2 eggs

· ½ tsp dried basil

· 1 ½ cup corn flour

· ¼ cup fresh coriander leaves

· ½ tsp garlic powder

· 1 cup bread crumbs

· 1/3 cup parmesan

· Italian blend shredded cheese

· Salt to taste

· Black pepper to taste

(You can also use white pepper)

· 1 cup chili sauce

· Oil for fry

Preparation:

Make thin sheets of the chicken breast pieces. Sprinkle salt and pepper over it; flip over it and sprinkle salt and pepper on the other side. Set it aside. Take a bowl and beat eggs in it. Add dried basil and garlic powder to it and mix well. Now in another bowl mix bread crumbs, parmesan and fresh chopped coriander leaves. Now heat oil in a heavy bottom skillet. Now take the breast pieces and first coat with flour and then dip into eggs. Coat again with bread crumbs mixture and place in a plate. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes. Now place all the pieces in the baking tray and place some sauce and shredded cheese on the upper sides of all the pieces. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Now take out from the oven and sprinkle some parmesan and fresh copped coriander leaves over melted cheese. Bake for another ten minutes. Chicken Parmesan is ready. Enjoy!

Chicken Achari (Murgh Achaar)

2012-02-03T23:09:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1 kg boneless chicken, cubed

· 3 large tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped

· 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

· 2 onion, grated

· 2 cups plain yogurt

· 2 tbsp lemon juice

· 1 tsp sugar

· 1 tsp red chili powder

· 1 tsp fennel seeds

· Salt to taste

· 1 tsp cumin seeds

· ½ tsp turmeric

· 5-6 whole cloves

· 1 tsp mustard seeds

· 1 tsp Nigella seeds (kalonji)

· 1 tsp fenugreek seeds

· 7-8 green chilies

· 1 cup water

· 3-4 tbsp oil or ghee

Preparation:

Put chicken in a bowl and add yogurt, ginger garlic paste, pepper, turmeric, grated onions, and salt to it. Mix well and marinate in refrigerator for 25-35 minutes. Meanwhile roast all seeds for about one minute and whole cloves in a pan and crush gently to make coarse powder. Then heat oil or ghee in a heavy bottom skillet and add chopped tomatoes and marinated chicken to it with all marinade. Stir fry for 15-20 minutes over medium heat. Now add ½ cup water, lemon juice, crushed seeds and sugar and cook for one minute stirring continuously. Cut the green chilies and add them also to the chicken. Cover it tightly and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Then add remaining water and cook for a few seconds. Chicken Achari (Murgh Achaar) is ready.

Carrot Kheer (gajar ki kheer)

2012-01-28T20:36:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 2 liter milk

· 2 cups shredded carrots

· 6-7 green cardamom

· 1 cups boiled rice

· 300 g khoya

· Sugar to taste (about 2 ½ cups)

· 1 tsp corn flour

· ½ tbsp chopped almond

· ½ tbsp chopped pistachio

Preparation:

Boil the milk in a heavy bottom skillet and add the green cardamoms. Cook the milk for 20-30 minutes and then add shredded carrots, boiled rice, and sugar. Cook for 20-30 minutes. Then take a bowl and mix corn flour and a little water in it and then add this corn flour to the kheer. Remove from the heat and let it cool for 4-5 minutes. In the end add khoya, almond and pistachio and immediately take out in the serving bowl. Carrot Kheer (gajar ki kheer) is ready.

Beef and Vegetable Soup

2012-01-21T10:52:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1 cup oil

· 1 ½ cup diced beef

· 1 onion, diced

· ½ cup macaronis

· 2 medium sized potatoes, cut into cubes

· 1 cup chopped carrots

· ½ cup chopped pumpkin

· 3-4 green chilies, chopped

· 3-4 fresh tomatoes, chopped

· 1 cup tomato sauce

· 1 tbsp chopped cilantro

· 2 capsicum, chopped

· Black pepper to taste

· Salt to taste

· 10-15 cups water

Preparation:

Heat oil in a heavy bottom skillet and add chopped onion to it and cook for 3-4 minutes. (don’t brown) Now add the beef to it and cook for 8-10 minutes over medium low heat. Add potatoes, carrots and pumpkin to it. Add 7-8 cups of water; cover and cook for 30 minutes over medium heat. Then add remaining water, macaronis, chopped capsicum, tomato paste and tomato sauce to it. Add green chilies, black pepper and salt also. Mix well; cover it and cook for another 30 minutes. In the end add cilantro. Beef and Vegetable Soup is ready.

Easy Baked Fish

2012-01-17T09:28:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· ½ kg fish

· 1 tsp black pepper

· Salt to taste

· 1 tbsp mayonnaise

· ½ tbsp lemon juice

· ½ cup bread crumbs

· 1 tbsp melted butter

· 1 tsp garlic paste

Preparation:

Cut the fish into large pieces and rub the garlic paste over the fish and set it aside for 10-15minutes. Now take a bowl with mayonnaise in it and add salt, black pepper, and lemon juice to it. Mix well and pour the mixture over the fish pieces placed in the baking tray. Top the pieces with bread crumbs and melted butter. Bake the fish for 20-25 minutes on 400°. Easy Baked Fish is ready. Enjoy!

Daal Fry Recipe

2012-01-16T03:26:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1/3 cup tuvar daal

· ½ cup chana daal

· 1/3 cup moong daal

· 2 tbsp ghee

· 3 whole dry red chilies

· 1 chopped onion

· ¼ tsp mustard seeds

· ¼ tsp cumin seeds

· ¼ tsp turmeric powder

· 1 tomato, chopped

· 1 cup chopped carrots

(You can use any desired vegetable)

· 4-5 fresh curry leaves

· 1 tsp ginger garlic paste

· ½ tsp coriander powder

· 1 ½ tsp green chili paste

· ¼ tsp black pepper powder

· Salt to taste

· Fresh coriander leaves

Preparation:

Soak tuvar daal and chana daal for 5-6 hours before cooking. Soak moong daal also but for lessor time. Heat the ghee in a skillet. Add whole red chilies, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fresh curry leaves, turmeric powder and black pepper. Cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Now add chopped onion and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Then add chopped tomato and chopped carrots. Add ginger garlic paste, green chili paste, salt, and coriander powder also. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Drain the water from all three daals and add them to the skillet. Add about 3 cups of water to the skillet; cover it and let it cook until the daals are tender. You can add more water if daal is too thick or is not cooked well. In the end add chopped coriander leaves and serve. You can also sprinkle ground garam masalah and chopped green chilies on the top.

Tomato Soup

2012-01-13T09:51:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 2 cups chopped tomatoes

· 2 tbsp butter

· 1 ½ tsp all purpose flour

· 3 large cloves garlic, chopped

· 1 onion, chopped

· ½ cup chopped celery

· ½ cup chopped carrot

· 1 capsicum, chopped

· ½ tsp sugar

· ½ tbsp shredded cheese (optional)

· Black pepper to taste

· Salt to taste

· A pinch of red food colour

Preparation:

Melt 1 tbsp butter in a pan and add chopped garlic. Cook for 30 seconds on medium heat and add chopped onion, chopped celery, and chopped carrot. Cook for 1-2 minutes and then remove from heat. Pour it into the blender and blend it. Now melt the remaining 1 tbsp butter and add the four to it. Then the flour turns to light brown add the tomato soup to it, stirring continuously. It will thicken the soup. Now add the pepper and salt and sugar and food colour. Cook for 10-12 minutes and then if you want you may strain it. If you are using cheese add it at this stage. Cook for 2 minutes and check the seasoning. Tomato Soup is ready.

Easy Chicken Fingers

2012-01-10T10:28:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1 chicken breast, cut into stripes

· 1 cup rice flour

· 1 tsp red chili powder

· ¼ cup corn starch

· ½ tsp cumin powder

· ½ tbsp baking powder

· ½ tsp black powder

· 1 ½ tsp salt

· 1 pinch of white powder (optional)

· Oil for deep fry

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl except chicken. Add some water (about 1 ½ cup) to make a fine liquid paste. Check its consistency as to dip the chicken strips properly. Now dip the chicken breast strips in it and fry for about 4-5 minutes or till light brown colour. Drain the stripes; let them cool and fry again. It makes the chicken very crispy. Easy Chicken Fingers are ready. Serve them with sweet and sour sauce or any other favorite dipping.

Spicy Fried Chicken Legs

2012-01-09T03:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 8 chicken legs

· 2 tsp red chili powder

· 1 tsp black pepper powder

· ¼ tsp turmeric

· 2 tsp ginger garlic paste

· Salt to taste

· 1 cup flour

· Oil for stir fry

Preparation:

Take a bowl and place the ginger garlic paste in it. Add red chili powder, salt, turmeric powder and black powder to it. Mix it well to make a fine paste. Now make small cuts over the chicken legs and coat the pieces with the paste all sides. Set aside at room temperature for 20-25 minutes. Now coat the leg pieces with flour and stir fry. Spicy Fried Chicken Legs are ready.

Important Tips for Kitchen

2012-01-08T09:20:00.000-08:00

How to preserve vegetables:

Take a bowl with some water in it. Now add two table spoons of vinegar in it. Put the vegetables in this bowl for 30 seconds. The vegetables are preserved now. These vegetables can be stored for a longer period.

How to use onion in salad if it is too sharp in taste:

If an onion is too sharp in taste, wash, drain and toss into some beaten curd. Add a dash of salt and pepper, it becomes a tasty raitha.

How to retain green color of peas etc. while boiling in water:

Add a pinch of soda bicarb to the water to boil peas etc. faster and also to retain their bright green colour.

How to manage smells of foods in the fridge:

Place a tsp. of soda bicarb in a corner of the fridge in a small crucible. This will keep smells of foods in the fridge from permeating each other.

Important tip for lunch boxes:

Rub a piece of lime (used) inside the lunch box to get rid of strong odours (like garlic) before rinsing off.

Kitchen Scissors:

Always use a clean pair of kitchen scissors to trim edges of bread. Much neater and less messy edges as compared to those trimmed with a knife.

How to clean mirrors:

Wipe mirrors first with pieces of moist newspaper and then with dry newspaper to get a clean, spotless mirror.

In case oil begins to foam on heating:

Sometimes oil begins to foam on heating to deep fry and rises dangerously in the pan. To dissipate the foam add a marble sized ball of tamarind to the oil.

How to reheat fried snacks:

Use tissue papers for reheating fried snacks. Eg. samosa, vada, kachori, bhajji, etc. The paper will absorb the excess oil and moisture and keep the snack crisp. Reheat on high for 1-1 1/2 minute.

How to prevent egg shells from cracking:

To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling.

Determining the egg whether it is fresh or not:

To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool, salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh-if it rises to the surface, throw it away.

Over-salt dish:

If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato-it absorbs the excess salt for an instant "fix me up."

Kitchen Tips

2012-01-08T09:16:00.000-08:00

How to prevent eggs from cracking while boiling:

Often when we hard boil the eggs; they are cracked. To prevent eggs from cracking add a pinch of salt in the water and then boil eggs in this water. Eggs will not crack and when they are boiled, their shell will be separated easily.

The Best way to chop the dry fruit:

Chopping dry fruit often proves itself a difficult task. The best way to chop the dry fruit is to place them first in the fridge for 30 minutes and then dip in the hot water. Drain at once from hot water and cut them with knife.

How to clean the darkened aluminum pans?

Take some water in the darkened aluminum pan and boil it with 1 ½ tsp of tartar cream for 10-15 minutes. The darkened aluminum pans will clean.

Instant relief from headaches:

Take a lime and cut in half. Now rub it on your forehead. You will feel an instant relief from headache.

How to remove the brown skin of almonds easily

Soak the almonds in hot water for 15 minutes and then remove the skin of the almonds. It will be removed quite easily, within seconds.

How to get most juice out of lemons?

Place the lemons at room temperature and then roll them under your palm against the cutting board or kitchen counter for a few minutes. Now squeeze the lemons. If the lemons are hard you can also put them in warm water for 5-8 minutes. This way the lemons will yield maximum juice.

How to clean marble floor?

Mix 1 cup of white vinegar with 1 gallon water and mop the floor with it. This way you will not need to rinse off the solution because the vinegar does not leave a film on the floor.

Peeling garlic cloves:

Slightly warm the garlic cloves before peeling. This way garlic skin comes off easily.

Prevent growth of fungus in pickles:

To prevent the growth of fungus in pickles, burn a small grain of asafetida over a burning coal and invert the empty pickle jar for some time before putting pickles in the jar.
How to clean pots with burnt foods?

If food is burnt, it creates a big problem as how to wash and clean the pot. Following is a way to solve this problem much easily. Place some chopped onion in the vessel having burnt food, pour boiling water in it, keep 5 minutes and then clean.

How to clean microwave?

Pour 1/4 cup white vinegar and 1 cup water in a small glass and then microwave on high for 5 minutes. The steam from the vinegar water will remove any odors and will soften baked-on splatters. Open the oven door and allow some of the steam to escape before you start to wipe down the walls. After the vinegar water cools down, dip a sponge or cloth into the water and use it to wipe off the inside surfaces of the microwave and around the door seals.

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

2012-01-08T07:43:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 4 chicken breasts, cut into small pieces

· 3 cups chicken stock

· 4 tbsp butter

· 6 tbsp plain flour

· 2 carrots, chopped

· 1 cup milk

· 2 stalks celery stalks

· 1 onion, chopped

· ½ cup peas

· ½ tsp dried parsley

· 1 tsp thyme

· 1 tsp salt

· ½ tsp black pepper

· 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

· Pie shells

Preparation:

Take the chicken in a skillet and add chicken stock to it. Simmer for 20-30 minutes over low heat and then remove from heat. Drain the chicken pieces and set aside. Now melt the butter in a pan and add chopped onion, celery, and carrots and cook for 5 minutes. Add peas and cook for 6-8 minutes. Then add flour to it and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the grated cheese and milk and cook it stirring until it is well mixed. Add the cooked chicken, parsley, thyme, salt, and black pepper. Cook it stirring until the right consistency (about 5 minutes). Now remove it from heat and place it between the pie shells. Press the pie edges together and make small cuts on the top crust so that the moisture may evaporate easily. Bush the beaten egg white over top pie shell. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place a foil over baking tray and put the pie over it. Cover the pie and bake in oven for 30 minutes. Now remove the cover and bake for another 20 minutes. Chicken pie is ready.

Raw Chicken Biryani (Katchay Gosht ki Biryani)

2012-01-06T10:18:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

For marinade:

· 1 kg rice

· 1 kg chicken

· 5-6 green chilies, chopped

· 1 tbsp mint leaves, dried or fresh

(Crush leaves if dry; chop if fresh)

· 2 tsp ginger garlic paste

· 1 tsp cumin powder

· 1 tsp turmeric powder

· 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

· 10-15 whole black peppers

· 1 tsp black cumin seeds

· Red chili powder to taste

· Salt to taste

· 1 tsp coriander powder

· 2-3 bay leaves

· 3 sticks cinnamon

· 4-5 cloves

· 3-5 green cardamom

· 2-3 black cardamom

· ½ tbsp fried onion

· 1 cup oil

· 2 cups yogurt

For rice:

· ½ cup oil

· Salt to taste

· 1 bay leave

· 1 cinnamon stick

· 1 black cardamom

· ½ tsp cumin seeds

· ½ tbsp fried onion

· Some fresh chopped coriander leaves

· Fresh chopped mint leaves

· Saffron

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients for marinade in a bowl and marinate it for 5-7 hours or better marinate for overnight. Soak rice for at least 2-3 hours and then boil them. While boiling rice, add ½ cup oil, salt, bay leave, cinnamon stick, black cardamom and cumin seeds. When the rice are half-cooked remove from heat. Now take a heavy bottom skillet and put the marinated chicken in it with all the marinade and level it up. Then add rice to it. Level the rice. Now sprinkle the fried onion, chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves and saffron. Put the tight lid over the skillet and simmer over very low heat for at least 40-55 minutes. Raw Chicken Biryani is ready. Serve hot.

Bridal Hands

2012-01-06T09:15:00.000-08:00

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Mexican Fried Rice

2012-01-06T06:41:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 2 cups boiled rice

· 2 tbsp oil

· 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

· 1 tbsp chopped green chilies

· 1 tsp dried parsley

· ½ cup finely chopped French beans

· 1 cup finely chopped spring onion

· ½ cup finely chopped onion

· ½ cup finely chopped baby corn

· ½ cup finely chopped carrots

· ½ cup finely chopped capsicum

· 1 tsp finely chopped garlic

· 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

· 1 tsp soy sauce

· 2 tbsp tomato sauce

· 1 tsp chili flakes

· 2 tbsp fresh cream

· 2 tbsp grated cheese

· Salt to taste

Preparation:

Place the cooked rice in a bowl and pour in the Worcestershire sauce, soya sauce, tomato sauce, chili flakes, dried parsley and salt. Mix well and set aside. Heat oil in a pan and add garlic in it. When aroma starts to rise, about one minute, then add green chilies and onion and sauté for 1 minute. Then add carrot and French beans and cook for 1-2 minutes. Then add baby corn and capsicum and cook for two minutes. Now add chopped spring onions and salt and cook for another 2 minutes. Then add rice to it and cook it stirring for 1-2 minutes. Now add the fresh cream and grated cheese to the rice and vegetables. Cook and stir for one minute. Mexican Fried Rice are now ready. Take out in serving plate and serve.

Mexican Green Rice

2012-01-06T03:02:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1 ½ cups chopped spinach

· 1 cup coconut milk

· ½ cup chopped cilantro

· 2 chopped jalapeno pepper

· ½ cup chopped parsley

· A little fresh oregano

· 1 tbsp olive oil

· 1 onion, chopped

· 3 garlic cloves, chopped

· 1 ½ cup long grain rice

· Salt to taste

Preparation:

Place the spinach in blender and add half cup of water in it. Add coconut milk, chopped cilantro, chopped parsley, jalapeno pepper and oregano in the blender and blend until it converts to a nice and smooth green juice. Set it aside. Now heat the olive oil in a skillet and add chopped onion to it. When the onion becomes soft (not brown) add chopped garlic also and cook for 1-2 minutes at medium heat. Then put the rice in the skillet (don’t soak rice before cooking). Cook for 5-6 minutes and then add the green juice prepared before. Add salt also and mix well. Add 1 cup of water or according to the type of your rice. Mix well and simmer for about 15-20 minutes over low heat. Delicious Mexican Green Rice are ready.

Baked Oatmeal Recipe

2012-01-03T12:28:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 2 cups old fashion oats

· 1 cup milk

· ½ tsp baking powder

· 2 eggs

· ¼ tsp baking soda

· ¼ tsp salt

· 1 tsp allspice

· 2 ½ cups sliced fruit

· ¼ cup honey or sugar

· ½ tsp cinnamon powder

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray nonstick spray on a 8x8 baking dish. Mix dry ingredients and then mix in wet ingredients. Spoon into pan and cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes, remove foil, and bake for another 25 minutes until golden brown. Baked Oatmeal Recipe is ready.

Shrimp Winter Soup

2012-01-03T07:29:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:

· 5 shrimps

· 10 cups chicken stock

· 2 cups chopped mushrooms

· ¼ cup lemon grass (dried or fresh)

· 1 tbsp honey

· ¼ cup red chilies, chopped

· 1 tsp grated ginger

· 1 tbsp lemon juice

· ½ cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped

· ¼ cup green chopped chilies

· 2 lemons

· Salt to taste

Preparation:

Take a heavy bottom skillet and pour into it the chicken stock. Then add to it shrimps, mushrooms, lemongrass, honey, chopped red chilies, grated ginger, lemon juice, chopped green chilies, and salt. Cover the skillet and let it cook for 10-15 minutes at low heat. Then add fresh coriander leaves and take out in serving bowl. Add thinly sliced lemons in the bowl. Shrimp Winter Soup is ready.

Best Winter Soup

2012-01-03T05:58:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1 cup boneless chicken, cut into small pieces

· 1 cup chopped carrots

· ½ cup chopped cabbage

· 1 cup onions, chopped

· ½ cup peas

· 4 cups chicken stock

· 4 cups water

· Black pepper to taste

· Salt to taste

· 2 cloves garlic

· 2 green peppers, chopped

Preparation:

Add all the ingredients in a heavy bottom skillet; cover it tightly and simmer at very low heat for 7-8 hours. Better you start it at night so to avoid waiting. Then remove the cover and pour out in the serving bowls. Delicious winter soup is ready. Enjoy!

Southern Fried Chicken Breast

2012-01-02T05:23:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 3 breast pieces

· 2 cups cold water

· 1 tbsp salt

· 1 tbsp honey

· 1 tbsp white vinegar

· 1 cup flour

· ½ tsp salt

· ½ tsp black pepper

· ½ tsp paprika

· ½ tsp cayenne

· Vegetable oil for fry

Preparation:

Take a pot with a tight lid and pour water in it. Add salt and honey in the water and stir very well to mix thoroughly. Then place the chicken breast pieces in the pot and tightly cover the pot. Refrigerate it for 1 ½ hours. Then drain the chicken and dry it. Pour in the vinegar and mix well with chicken pieces. Set aside for 15 minutes. Meanwhile take a bowl and put the flour in it. Add salt, paprika, black pepper and cayenne to it. Mix well and then coat the chicken breast pieces with it. Make sure that all the sides of chicken pieces are well coated. Now let it rest for 15 minutes at room temperature. Then heat the oil in a pan over high heat and fry the chicken breast pieces. Once one side gets nice brown colour then flip the pieces over and let the other side fry.

Simple Whole Baked Chicken

2012-01-01T12:50:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 1 whole chicken with skin

· ½ cup olive oil

· 1 ½ tsp black pepper

· 1 tsp salt

· 1 tsp paprika

Preparation:

Place the chicken in a tray and rub the olive oil on all sides of the chicken. Now sprinkle and rub the seasoning over all the sides of the chicken. Turn the wings behind the neck that way:

Then loosely tight the legs together in this way:

Set the chicken aside for 30 minutes at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place the chicken in the baking tray breast side down over a grill and bake for 30 minutes. Chicken is kept on the grill so that the juice of the chicken may get separated from the chicken and drop easily. Then flip it over and let the other side of chicken roast. Now cover the chicken with foil and let it rest for 15 minutes. Simple Baked Whole Chicken is ready.

Baked Chicken Thighs

2011-12-31T01:52:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 8 chicken thighs

· 2 tsp black pepper

· 2 tsp salt

· 7-8 garlic cloves, chopped

· 1 onion, chopped

· 1 tbsp butter

· 1 tsp garlic powder

· 1 tsp paprika

· 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

· 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (optional)

· Aluminum foil

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place all the chicken thighs in a tray and sprinkle salt, paprika, garlic powder and black pepper over them. If you are using Dijon mustard then add all the spices in the Dijon mustard and make a fine paste and coat the thighs with this paste. Now flip chicken over and do the same on other side. Place the thighs on the aluminum foil and place on them the chopped onion, chopped garlic cloves, and grated cheese. Thinly slice the butter in small pieces and place them also on the chicken thighs. Seal the foil tightly over the chicken and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes unwrap the chicken and bake for 15-20 minutes. Baked Chicken Thighs are ready.

Mexican Rice

2011-12-30T07:16:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· 2 cups long grain rice

· 1 tbsp oil

· 1 cup kidney beans

· 3 cups chicken broth

· ½ tsp garlic powder

· ½ tsp oregano, crushed

· Salt to taste

· 1 onion, chopped

· 1 bell pepper, chopped

· 8 oz can tomato sauce

Preparation:

Heat oil in a heavy bottom skillet and add rice in it. Roast the rice until they turn to very light brown colour, approximately 10 minutes. Then add chopped onion and cook for 1-2 minutes. Now wash and drain the kidney beans and add them to the skillet. Add chopped bell pepper, garlic powder, broth, salt, tomato sauce and oregano also. When it starts boiling reduce the heat, cover and simmer over very low heat for 15-20 minutes. Mexican Rice are ready.

Chicken Liver Recipe

2011-12-30T05:15:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

· ½ kg chicken liver, cut into pieces

· 5 tbsp olive oil

· 1 tsp dried and ground mint leaves

· 1 ½ tsp salt

· 2 tsp garlic paste

· 1 lemon, juiced

· Chopped frech coriander leaves or parsley

Preparation:

Take a bowl and place chicken livers in it. Add olive oil, mint leaves, salt and garlic paste. Mix all the ingredients and merinate for about half an hour. The heat a pan and pour the merinated livers in the pan along with all the merinade. Fry for 5-6 minutes over medium heat. Then add the lemon juice and cook stirring for 20-30 seconds. The Chicken Livers are ready. Sprinkle the fresh coriander leaves/parsley and serve.