Friday, May 17, 2013

CHAPATIS


Indian bread. One of the delicious Indian breads. Chapatis. Let’s get started.

Ingredients:

2 cups chapati flour
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup water

You can prepare the chapatis on a big and clean table or even on a big bowl. First thing is putting the flour in the bowl or on a table. Add the salt and water and start mixing. You have to work the dough till you get a ball of dough that does not stick to your hands. If you need it, add some extra flour.
The next step is dividing the dough in eight parts. Make eight balls with the dough. Then with the help of a rolling pin start making the chapatis.
Once you have them, heat a pan. It has to be really hot. Put one chapati in the pan and start making it. Make sure there are not bubbles in the chapati. Press the chapati with a fork to do that. Turn the chapati and cook it on the other side. Cook all the chapatis like this.
A delicious bread. Thin and tasty. Perfect to eat with any Indian food. Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

TANDOORI CHICKEN


We will cook some Tandoori Chicken today. Sort of. No tandoori oven. But it does not matter. We will use a regular oven. It will be good. Let’s start.

Ingredients:

1 chicken breast
1 cup plain yogurt
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons tandoori chicken spices
½ teaspoon crushed green chillies

This recipe is really easy to make. First prepare the chicken breast. Wash it and make some cuts in the meat.
The next thing is preparing the marinade. To do that, mix the yogurt with the salt, the lemon juice, the tandoori chicken spices and the crushed green chillies. If you want, you can prepare your own tandoori chicken spice. Normally, this mixture contains coriander, cumin, chilli, black pepper, cardamom, ginger, bay leaves, fenugreek, garlic, cloves, salt and oil.
Once you have the marinade, put the chicken in it, cover it and let it “work” in the fridge overnight.
The next day prepare an oven tray with a rack on top of it. Remove some marinade from the chicken. Put the chicken breast on the rack and take it to the oven. The oven must be preheated to 375ºF. You should cook the chicken for about 45 minutes. Turn the chicken once so that the cooking is uniform. You can add more marinade.
And then the chicken will be ready. Serve it hot. You can serve it with a salad. Tomato, onion, lettuce, something simple. Enjoy!