Spicy Homemade Chicken Fried Rice

It won't be wrong to say everyone loves Fried rice, be it veg or non-veg. Here is a quick tip on how to make spicy chicken  fried rice at the comfort of your home, it doesn't require lot of efforts. though the preparation is not actual, but is one of my own when it comes to making quick Fried Rice.
You too can try this out, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the taste.


Ingredients:

• Cooked Rice
• Boneless Chicken 400 gms (1 person)
• 4 Onions, Sliced
•  Chopped Tomatoes
• Garlic-Ginger paste ( 4 garlic strands and one small slice of Ginger) 
• 1 bay leaf, cinnamon bark, 2 cloves, 1 Elaichi /cardamom (small)
• Turmeric powder, Coriander Powder, Black pepper powder, Cumin powder, Red chilly powder, Chicken Masala
• Salt to taste

Procedure: 

1. Cook some rice and keep it aside

2. Marinade the chicken with turmeric powder, salt, part of  ginger garlic paste and mustard oil and leave it for 40 minutes
3. Heat the oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon bark, and cloves when it sizzles, add the onions and put some salt , fry the chopped onions till it turns brown, now add the chopped tomatoes till the tomato melts and mixes completely with the onion to give a thick paste.

4. Now add the rest of the ginger garlic paste and saute it for a minute.

5. Now put the entire chicken into the pan and toss it and fry it till it starts releasing water. cover it with a lid and cook it for 10 minutes till the water vaporizes and leaves the oil behind. cook the chicken well till it becomes tender.

6. Now add the  coriander powder (1 tsp) , black-pepper powder (1/4 tsp), cumin powder (1 Tsp) and red chilly powder (1/4 tsp), chicken masala powder (2 tsp) add a little water (1/4 cup) to it and fry till the entire mixture turns sticky, brown and starts giving a good aroma.

7. Now add a little water to it, and pour the rice into the pan and mix it thoroughly and Fry it for at least 7 minutes.

8. Serve it hot with raita.

Indian Homemade Chicken Soup

With the onset of winter, what could be the best delight than relishing to your favourite Chicken Soup, which not only keeps cold at bay, but also warms up your soul and mind.

A healthy soup has all the intrinsic ingredients like fresh low-fat ingredients and a minimum of salt and extra fat to give you the best of what it can offer, and all of these can easily be found in the chicken soup.

So let us take a look at the ingredients and the homemade recipe. It can be made in so many ways as soup is a dish that can always be experimented with.

What it has to offer:  Each serving provides 288kcal, 28g protein, 11.5g carbohydrate (of which 7g sugars), 14g fat (of which 6.5g saturates), 3.4g fibre and 0.7g salt.

Ingredients:

• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 carrots, finely diced
• Finely chopped garlic ( 2 strands )
• 450g/1lb cooked chicken, skinned and shredded
• 25g/2oz plain flour
• 2 litres/2 pints chickenstock
• 55g/2oz butter
• Half lemon
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Chopped coriander leaves (for garnish)

         Procedure:

1. Heat the saucepan at a medium flame, melt the butter in that and fry the onions, garlic and carrots until it gently starts getting soft.
2. Add some flour in it, and the chicken stock, stir the mixture and bring it to boil.
3. Add the cooked chicken, and cook until heated through. Adjust the seasoning.
4. Now add some salt (according to taste), black pepper (1/2 tsp.), squeeze the lemon.

    Now Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves and serve it warm.