Smothered chicken Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes and boiled vegetables

Ingredients:

Chicken Steak:

2 chicken breast pieces.

1 large onion

1 cup flour

2 eggs

1 tbsp sugar

1 cup beef broth

Salt and Pepper

Olive oil

Method:

* Season flour with salt and Pepper.

* Pound the chicken pieces with a mallet on a flat surface until the piece is flat and smooth.

* Put steak in flour, than in a bowl with beaten egg and back into the flour until both the surfaces are finely coated.

* fry in olive oil and keep aside.

* Put sliced onions in the pan, fry with sugar until the onions are caramelized.

* Mushrooms can be added (however it has not been added in this recipe)

* Add beef broth to the mixture. Do not add salt again as the beef broth usually contains salt.

* Add the chicken pieces and simmer in low flame.

Mashed potato:

3 large potatoes

1/2 cup milk

2 tbsp butter

Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Boil the potatoes, mix milk, butter, salt and pepper and serve.

Chicken Nargisi Kofta

Ingredients:

500gm Minced chicken meat

6 eggs, boiled and shelled

1 large onion

1 large tomato

1/2 tsp red chillie powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 cummin powder

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp whole garam masala

4-5 red chillies, chopped

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

6-7 almonds

1/2 cup yogurt

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method:

* Mix minced chicken with red chillie powder, coriander and cummin powder and salt and make patties the same size as the boiled egg.

* First place the chicken mix flat on a transparent polythene wrap, put an egg in the middle and with the help of the wrap roll the egg with the minced meat and make "kofta".

* Deep fry the kofta until golden brown and keep aside.

* In the pan, fry cummin seeds, chopped onions, salt.

* Add turmeric, ginger garlic paste, chillie powder, coriander and cummin powder.

* Blend the almonds and tomatoes in a blender and add to the pan.

* Add green chillies, yogurt and water and simmer for 15 mins.

* Add the kofta and cook for 5 more minutes.

* Garnish with coriander leaves.

Goan Prawn Curry

Ingredients:

500 gm Shrimp

1/2 cup dessicated grated coconut

1 large onion

1 medium sized tomato

3-4 green chillies

1 tsp red chillie powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp cummin seeds

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp vinegar

1/2 tsp whole garam masala

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

Salt, sugar to taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Oil for frying

Method:

* Add garam masala, onions and salt in oil and fry

* Make a paste of red chillies, cummin seeds, vinegar, coconut, mustard seeds, tomato and a few shrimps by the help of a blender.

* Add turmeric powder , ginger garlic paste to pan and fry.

* Add blended mixture to pan.

* Had coriander and black pepper powder to pan.

* Add water and a pinch of sugar.

* Add the shrimp.

* Cook until done, serve with green chillies and coriander leaves.

Pasta with vegetable and cubed fish cake

Ingredients

I packet pasta

100 gm green beans

100 gm small red tomatoes

4-5 medium sized red bell peppers

3-4 chinese cabbages

3-4 fish cakes

50 gm green peas

4 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp garlic paste

1 tbsp black pepper

1 tsp white pepper

1 tbsp white wine

1 can tomato mushroom pasta sauce

Salt and sugar to taste

Method:

* Boil the pasta in a little oil and salt, drain and keep aside.

* Fry green beans and tomato in olive oil and garlic paste.

* Add chinese cabbage and bell pepper.

* Cube fish cakes and add to the pan.

* Add peas, pasta sauce, pepper, wine, salt and sugar to taste.

* Allow the mixture to simmer in low flame for half an hour until the mixture blends.

* Add the paste and stir until the mixture is uniformly distributed throughout.

* Serve hot.

Whole Cabbage Fry

Ingredients

1 medium sized cabbage

2-3 red bell peppers

4 small chinese cabbages

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp cummin powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

Pepper to taste

Oil for frying

Method

* Boil the whole cabbage in a big large pan of water with salt, cummin powder and coriander powder.

* Once the cabbage is boiled (check with a fork, if it comes out clean the cabbage is boiled), deep fry the cabbage in a round bottomed pan until golden brown.

* Serve the cabbage, sprinkle with pepper and lightly sauteed bell pepper and chinese cabbage.

Chicken Green Curry

Ingredients
250 gm Chicken breast, washed and cubed

1 tsp salt

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp cummin powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

4 green chillies

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1 cup green onion leaves (peas/ spinach can also be used)

1 cup large onions, sliced

1 bay leaf

1 small cinnamon

2 cloves

2 cardomon pods

1 tbsp fresh cream

4-5 pieces of almonds

Oil for frying

Method:

* Fry chicken lightly in oil and keep aside.

* Blend onions, ginger garlic and add to pan and fry until golden brown. Add the chicken and saute for a few minutes until oil seperates.

* Blend the rest of the mixture and add to the chicken. Cover and cook until meet is tender.

Prawn Fry

Ingredients:
200 gms of deveined prawns
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tsp dried golden bread crumbs
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cummin powder
1/2 tsp red chillie powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chillie garlic sauce
1 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp tomato ketchup
salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying

Method:
*Marinate the prawns with the mixture above and keep aside for half an hour.
*Fry in oil and serve hot with mint sauce