Ingredients: Chicken (Roasting chicken; I got a 7.2 lbs chicken) Ras al hanout (2 tablespoons) Black Pepper (6-8 peppercorns) Preserved Lemons (2 lemons) Saffron (a pinch) Rose (petals and buds; 2 tablespoons; optional) Olive Oil Fresh Cilantro (for garnish) Butter (2 tablespoons) Directions: In a small bowl, add the saffron and 1/4 cup of warm…
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Chicken Egg and Cheese Wrapped in Coconut Flatbread
Ingredients: Chicken thighs (boneless and skinless; cut into bite size pieces) Eggs (1 egg per wrap) Onion (1 medium sized; sliced) Black Cardamom (1 pod) Green Cardamoms (2 pods) Cloves (3-4 cloves) Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander Powder (1 tablespoon) Garam Masala (1 tablespoon) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Kasuri Methi (1…
Chicken Tajine
Ingredients: Chicken (6-8 pieces; I use a mix of drumsticks and boneless thigh pieces, you can use either or both) Olives (8-10; pitted and thinly sliced) Preserved Lemon (1 lemon) Saffron (a pinch) Cilantro (a bunch; finely chopped) Turmeric Powder (1 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1-2 tablespoon; depending on spice preference) Cumin Powder (1 teaspoon) Ras…
Pad Krapow Gai (Spicy Thai Basil Chicken)
Ingredients: Ground chicken (1 pound) Shallots (1/4 cup, sliced) Garlic (4 cloves, minced) Thai chilies (2 tablespoons, minced or other hot pepper) Chicken Broth (1/3 cup) Soy sauce (2 tablespoons) Oyster Sauce (1 tablespoon) Fish Sauce (2 teaspoons) Sugar (2 teaspoon) Basil Leaves (1 bunch, thinly sliced) Directions: In a small bowl, add the oyster…
Chicken Handi with Coconut Rice
Ingredients for Chicken Handi: Chicken Breast (Boneless & Skinless; 2 lbs cut into small cubes) Ginger & Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon) Cumin (1 teaspoon) Onion (1 large chopped) Tomatoes (4 small chopped) Turmeric Powder (1/4 teaspoon) Chili Powder (1 tablespoon) Coriander Powder (1/2 tablespoon) Yogurt (2 tablespoon) Chicken Stock (1/4 cup; alternatively use water) Garam…
Chicken Thighs with Creamy Mushroom Garlic Sauce
Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (Bone-in & skin on 3-4 pieces) Mushroom (8 oz, sliced; you can use any variety of your choice) Garlic (1 tablespoon minced) White Wine (1/2 cup) Chicken Stock (1/2 cup; you can also use water if times are tough) Heavy Cream (1/2 cup) Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup) Onion (1 medium sized finely…
Chicken Dum Biryani
Ingredients: Chicken (2 – 3 lbs with bone or boneless skinless thighs) Basmati Rice (3 cups) Onions (5 large thinly sliced) Tomatoes (2 diced) Mint Cashew nuts (optional 20 – 30) Raisins (optional 20 – 30) Saffron (a pinch optional) Milk (3-4 tablespoons optional) Ginger-Garlic paste (2 tablespoons) Chili Powder (2 tablespoons) Coriander Powder (2…
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Ingredients: Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breast Garlic Powder (1 tablespoon) Onion Powder (1 tablespoon) Swiss cheese (4 slices) Ham (thinly sliced 4 slices) Vegetable oil (for frying) All-purpose flour (1 cup) Egg (1 beaten) Panko bread crumbs (1 cups) Butter (3 tablespoons) Garlic (2 cloves minced) 1 cups milk Dijon mustard (2 tablespoon) Shredded Parmesan Cheese (1/4…
Pepper Chicken with Cumin Rice
Ingredients for Pepper Chicken: Chicken (1 – 2 lbs) (I used boneless and skinless chicken thighs, you could use chicken breast or chicken cut into pieces with bones) Onion (3 – 4 medium sized sliced) Garlic (2 – 3 thinly sliced) Ginger-Garlic paste (1 tbsp) Curry Leaves (1 spring) Turmeric Powder (1 1/2 tsp) Chili…
Coconut Braised Chicken With Chickpeas
This recipe is inspired from Alison Roman’s cookbook Nothing Fancy. I just made some minor improvisations to the recipe and hope you try and enjoy it. Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (3–4 pounds; I used boneless and skinless you can use as per preference.) Salt (to taste) Ground black pepper (to taste) Garlic cloves (4 thinly sliced)…
The Ghee Spot 