Chicken stir-fry marinade

 

Ingredients:

 

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tsp worcestershire sauce

1 tsp honey

½ red chilli, deseeded and sliced

salt

pepper

1 chicken breast

 

Method:

 

1. Crush the garlic, deseed the red chilli and slice it and place it into a bowl together with all of the rest ingredients. Mix well.

 

2. Cut the chicken breast into thin slices, and place in a plasticbag.

 

3. Pour over the marinade and and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour before cooking it.

 

 

Chicken Stir-fry ingredients

 

Yesterdays dinner: Chicken stir-fry.

Here are the ingredients that i've used.

oil
butter
1 chicken breast
4-5 mushrooms
250 g beans
1 onions
2 garlic
salt
pepper
noodles
vegetable stock
1 tbsp chilli sauce
½ tbsp oyster sauce
Italian seasoning
Herb & garlic seasoning
snowpeas

The recipe for the marinade I made for the chicken will be published later.

South Indian Pepper Chicken

 

Spiced with peppercorns rather than chilli, this creamy curry will be popular with the whole family. Fresh ginger and garlic give it a warming, spicy aroma. Serve with a refreshing salad to complement the rich sauce.

Serves: 3

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1 bay leaf
4 cloves
½ teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds
2 teaspoons crushed black peppercorns
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh root ginger
2 teaspoons finely grated garlic
625 g (1 ¼ lb) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
150 ml water or chicken stock
½ teaspoon turmeric
350 ml low-fat natural yogurt
salt

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large nonstick frying pan and when hot add the bay leaf, cloves, crushed cardamom seeds and peppercorns. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the ginger, garlic and the chicken.

2. Stir-fry over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes before adding the water or stock and the turmeric. Season.

3. Bring to the boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10-12 minutes or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.

4. Remove from the heat, drizzle over the yogurt so that it is partially stirred in and serve.

Healthy tip:

Adding low-fat yogurt gives this dish a rich creaminess, with none of the fat that comes with cream, ground almonds or coconut - which are all popular ingredients in many Indian curries.

Lamb, cumin and mint samosa filling

Filling:

 

1-2 tbsp vegetable oil

1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped

2,5 cm ginger, peeled and finely grated

1 tsp mild curry powder

¼ tsp hot chilli powder

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp ground cumin

500 g minced lamb, or small lamb strips

sea salt and ground pepper to taste

100 g peas, thawed if frozen

1 tsp dried mango powder or 1tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 mild green chilli, deseeded and finely diced

handful of mint leaves, chopped

 

Method:

 

1. To prepare the filling, heat the oil in a karahi or a wide pan over a medium-to-high heat.

 

2. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, curry and chilli powders and ground spices.

 

3. Fry for a few minutes until the onion begins to soften and the spices are fragrant.

 

4. Add the lamb (minced or strips) and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Stir-fry for 4-5 minutes until the mince or the cubes are golden brown and cooked through.

 

5. Add the peas and dried mango powder or lemon juice and cook for a further minute before stirring in the chopped chilli and mint.

 

6. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then transfer to a wide bowl and leave to cool.

Potato Raita

Ingredients:

1 large potato
salt and pepper
300 ml full-fat yogurt

⅛ tsp cumin powder and a pinch of paprika powder
1 tsp chopped coriander leaves　

Method:

1. Boil the potato in its skin with a little salt until cooked.

2. When cool, peel and cut into small cubes.

3. Whisk the yogurt.

4. Add a little water if desired.

5. Add salt and pepper to taste and the cumin, and mix well.

6. Add the potatoes and stir gently.

7. Put into a serving bowl.

8. Garnish with paprika and coriander leaves.

South Indian Pepper Water

This soothing broth is perfect for winter evenings.

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

2 tbsp vegetable oil

½ tsp black pepper

1 tsp cumin seeds

½ tsp mustard seeds

¼ tsp asafoetida

½ tsk ground turmeric

2 dried red chillies

4-6 curry leaves

2 garlic cloves, crushed

300 ml tomato juice

Juice of 2 lemons

120 ml water

Salt

Fresh coriander (cilantro), to garnish

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the pepper, spices, curry leaves and garlic until the chillies are nearly black and the garlic is golden brown.

2. Lower the heat and pour in the tomato juice, lemon juice and water.

3. Bring to the boil then simmer for 10 minutes.

4. Season to taste with salt. Pour into heated bowls, garnish with the chopped coriander if you like, and serve.