Achu's Recipes

Ingredients For Chicken Marination Chicken - 500 gms:  Curd - 3-4 tbsp Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powsder - 1 tsp  Salt - as required  For Rice Basmati Rice / Biriyani Rice - 500 gms Star Anise - 1 Clove - 3-4 Cinnamon - 1-2 sticks Cardamon - 3-4 Ghee - 1 tbsp Salt - as required  For Gravy Onion - 1 large (chopped) Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tbs Green Chilli - 2 (chopped)  Tomato Puree - of 2 medium tomatoes Grated coconut - 3tbs Cashew Nuts - 10-15 (soak in water) Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Lemon Juice - 2 tbs Corriander Leaves - hand full Mint Leaves - hand full Vegetable Oil - 4 tbsp For Garnishing Onion - 1 large (fried in ghee) Cashew and Raisins - as required (fried in ghee) Ghee - 2-3 tbsp Safron (optional) - 1/2 tsp (soaked in 2 tbsp milk)  Preparation Method Marinate the chicken with the ingredients mentioned under Chicken Marination and keep aside for half an hour to one hour. (for better result

Ingredients For Green Chutney Corriander Leaves - 1 cup (washed, cleaned and finely chopped) Mint Leaves (Pudina) - 8-10 nos: (washed, cleaned and finely chopped) Green Chilli - 1 Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp Sugar - 1 tsp Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp Salt - as required For Sandwich Sandwich Bread - 12 slices Cheese - 6 slices Tomato - 2  (cut into thin circles) Onion - 1  (cut into thin circles) Cucumber - 1/2 (cut into thin circles) Butter - as required Preparation Method Green Chutney Grind the ingredeints of green chutney to a smooth paste and keep aside . Sandwich Cut the sides of the bread slices. Spread 1 tbsp green chutney to one side of the bread slices. Arrange tomato, onion and cucumber on top of green chutney. Place once slic of cheese over the vegetables and cover with another slice of bread. Greese the toater with butter and toast the sandwich till it become golden brown or apply butter on the tawa and toast till both the sides become golgen brown.

Ingredients Prawns – 500 gms (cleaned and deveined) Turmeric Powder – 1/ 2 tsp Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp Basmati Rice – 2 cups Onion -3 (finely sliced ) Ginger – 1 (medium piece) Garlic cloves – 10 nos: Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp Green Chilli – 1no: Coriander Leaves (chopped) - 2tsp Mint Leaves (chopped ) – 2tsp Cardamom – 4nos: Cloves - 4nos: Cinnamon – 4 (1"  piece) Star anise – 2nos: Ghee – 4 tsp Salt - as required Preparation Method Marinate prawns with salt, pepper powder, turmeric powder and ginger-garlic paste for half an hour . Soak basmati rice for half an hour in water . Drain out water and spread it on kitchen towel for drying. Make a smooth paste of ginger, garlic, green chilli and chilli powder. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Just crush it and keep aside. In pressure cooker bring ghee to heat, splutter cardamon, clove, star anise and  cinnamon . Add onion and saute well. Add ginger-garlic-chill