Pudina Chicken &Prawn Roast

 














I was half way preparing my Pudina rice when I was told that some guests were going to join us for the dinner....what do I do with so little time left....whip up a Pudina Chicken too....out of the ingredients already set ready for Pudina rice!!Some

Madakku Roti

,a prawn roast,an aalu-baingan grill,an egg salad,and a fruit cocktail trifle...

In a way these guests are a blessing in disguise...for the much postponed house cleaning gets an emergency appointment!...all the myriad potions of house cleaning released from the utility shelves,breathe some fresh air after a long time....Clean here,mop there,the house gets a new shine and it is indeed a pleasant feeling to see her smile and basking in the fresh glory!!I should thankfully say that my husband did the greater part of cleaning while I was playing with chicken in the kitchen....and now without further banter let me share the recipes:

Pudina Chicken/Mint chicken
Chicken-500g-cut into pieces
Pudina/Mint -1 bunch-leaves picked
Coriander leaves-a handful
Curry leaves-2 sprigs
Red chilli powder-3/4tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Pudina-1 bunch(cleaned and leaves picked)
Coriander leaves-1/2 bunch
Cashews-25g
Green chilli-8(chopped-u may add according to u'r choice)
Ginger-25g
Garlic-25g
Pepper Powder-3/4tsp
Lemon juice-3 tbsp
Onion-2 largechopped
Coconut Milk-3/4 cup
Garam Masala-1 tsp(cardamom,cinnamon,cloves,fennel,star anise,mace,nutmeg)-Powdered
Oil-as rqd
Salt-as rqd
 















Method
Make small gashes on the chicken and marinate the chicken pieces with red chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt and leave it for 10 minutes.Shallow fry it in oil till golden brown and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a wok and fry half the onion,ginger,garlic,green chilli,pudina leaves,coriander leaves,curry leaves and cashew nuts till onions become transluscent and the leaves become limp.Cool the ingredients.Add lemonjuice and grind them to a coarse paste.Now Heat oil in a larger vessel.Add the remaining onions.Saute it till it becomes golden brown.Add the ground masala,fried chicken pieces,garam masala,pepper powder and salt as required.Keep stirring them till you get a fine aroma on medium flame for about 4 minutes.Now pour the coconut milk and mix well and cook further for about 3 minutes.Finally garnish with some roasted cashews and some mint leaves.Serve it hot with roti/paratha/porotta/mint rice.
Prawn Roast
 

















Ingredients
Prawns-250g
Red chilli powder-3/4tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Roasted Cashews-25g(optional)
Green chilli-4(pounded)
Ginger-25g(pounded)
Garlic-25g(pounded)
Pepper Powder-1tsp
Shallots-15 -chopped(or Onion-1-medium)
Copra/Dessicated coconut-1/2-cut into pieces(optional)
Curry leaves-3 sprigs
Oil-as rqd
Salt-as rqd

Method

Marinate the cleaned,deveined prawns with chillipowder,turmericpowder,pepper powder and salt and leave it for 5 minutes.Now heat oil in a wok.Deep fry the prawns and keep it aside.In the same oil add curry leaves,shallots,ginger,garlic,green chilli and saute them, till everything become transluscent and golden brown.Now add the fried prawns and copra pieces.Add salt if required.Add roasted cashews.Mix well and serve it with steamed rice or chappathi as a side dish.