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...

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 golge...

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-c...

Ingredients Egg – 4 nos: (hard boil and remove shell) Basmati Rice – 2 cups Onion -3 (finely sliced ) Ginger – 1 (medium piece) Garlic cloves – 10 nos: Chilli Powder – 1 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 Onion (thinly sliced), Cashew, Raisins - as required (optional) Preparation Method Soak basmati rice for half an hour in water . Drain out water and spread it on kitchen towel for drying. Make small slit in the eggs. Make a fine paste of 1/2 tsp chilli powder and pinch of salt and coat on the eggs. Heat 1tbsp ghee in a pan and roast the eggs till it turns golden brown; keep aside. Make a smooth paste of ginger, garlic, green chilli and 1/2 tsp chilli powder.  In a biriyani pot, bring ghee to heat, splutter cardamon, clove, star anise and cinnamon. Add onion and saute well. Add ginger-g...

Ingredients Chicken – 1/2 kg (skinless, boneless) Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 tsp Pepper Powder – 2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as required Onion – 1 big (finely chopped) Ginger – 1/2 tsp (finely chopped) Green Chilli – 2-3 (chopped) Garam Masala – 2 tsp Curry leaves - as required Potato – 2 medium (boiled & mashed) Bread Crumbs – 1 cup Egg White – 1 egg Oil - for deep frying Preparation Method Cook the cleaned chicken with ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp garam masala, turmeric powder and salt. Drain the water and allow chicken to cool down. Mince the chicken using a food processor/chopper and keep aside. Saute onion till it becomes golden brown. Add salt, chopped ginger, green chillies and curry leaves and saute well. Add remaining garam masala and pepper powder and mix well. Add minced chicken and mix well.   Add salt, if required. Saute the minced chicken till it becomes dry.  Allow the mixture to cool.  Once i...

Ingredients Green Grapes - 250 gms: Garlic - 2 pods (chopped) Ginger - 1 tsp (finely chopped) Red Chilli Powder - 3 tbsp Asafoetida / Hing - 1/4 tsp Sunflower Oil - 5 tbsp Mustard - 1/2 tsp Salt - as required Curry Leaves - as required Vinegar - 1 cup Preparation Method Remove the stem of the grapes, wash thoroughly and keep in kitchen towel to remove water. Make sure that grapes skin is completely dry before making pickle. Boil the vinegar and keep aside to cool down completely. Cut each grapes into two or three pieces, depending on the size of the grapes and keep aside. In a wok bring oil to heat and splutter mustard seeds. Add chopped ginger, garlic and curry leaves and saute till the garlic starts to change the color. Keep the flame in low and add chilli powder and asafoetida; mix well, add the grapes and remove from flame. Add salt and vinegar and combine together. Make sure that the gravey is coated well on the grapes. Allow the pickle to cool down complete...

Ingredients For Dough All Purpose Flour - 1 cup Oil - 1 tbsp Luke Warm Water - as required Salt - as required For Filling Chicken - 250 gms: (boneless) Onion - 1 no: (finely chopped) Green Chilli - 1 no: (finely chopped) Spring Onion - 2tbsp (finely chopped)  Ginger-Garlic Paste - 2tsp Carrot - 1 no: (finely chopped, optional)  Beans - 3-4 nos: (finely chopped, optional)  Cabbage - 1/5 portion (finely chopped, optional)  Soya Sauce - 1 tsp Tomato Sauce - 1tsp Chilli Sauce - 1 tsp Pepper Powder - 1 tsp Salt - as required Preparation Method Mix together the ingredients for dough and make a soft dough; cover the dough with a damp cloth and keep aside for 20-30 mins:. Cook the chicken with pinch of salt, 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste and 1 tsp pepper powder. Strain the excess water from the chicken and allow it to cool down. Mince the chicken with the help of food processor or in the small jar of the mixer; transfer the minced chicke...