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I made this only for my husband who loved chicken with lots of masalas , fried , roasted , oily which is not good enough. To avoid more masala and oil ;  I choose to do something simple look curry but the taste should be great . What I cooked was really really amazing in taste, the tenderness of chicken, the sweetness of onion, the tangyness of tomatoes and the juices taste is just mouth licking. The whole onion ,whole tomato and whole garlic give a separate taste to your palate. And when you start chewing the slice of the coconut you may enjoy the taste. More happy to see this ,  My family enjoyed this curry on table and sharing the feelings of their tastes. Hope you may also like this curry. Ingradients: 1 kg Chicken 1  Coconut 6  Midium sized onions 6. Midium sized Tomatos 6  Garlic cloves 4  Green Chillys 1 table spoon saffron mix 1 Black cardamom 1/2 tsp  termeric powder 1/2 tsp red chilli powder Few Curry leaves Sal...

Ingredients: 2 Cups Hung curd 1 Cup Cottage cheese scrubled 1 tbsp corn powder mixed with water 1 Cup Bread crumbs 2 Bread slices 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped 1 TSP Chaat masala 1/2 tsp Amchur powder Salt to taste Oil to deep fry Preparations: In a bowl mix together, curd, bread, cheese coriander leaves, chaat masala, dry mango powder, salt mix well to form a soft dough. Divide into equal portions. And shape into small balls. Dip each ball in corn flour and roll in bread crumbs. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Deep fry the balls till crisp and golden brown. Drain and remove on kitchen paper. Serve hot with spicy curd chutney or any sauces. Serve with spicy curd dipping.

In Odisha Vegetables eaten are mainly of leafy variety, which grow as wild weeds. During rainy and summer season, when the vegetables are in short supply, tribal people collect various of edible weeds in a bamboo baskets from their fields to sell Street to Street by walk . These women hawkers often make sound of short lyrical calls to hawking their products. "Madaranga saaga neba Madaraaaaaaasaaaga". Ingredients: 1 Bunch green leaves 2 Dry red chillies broken 10 Garlic cloves crushed 1 Onion sliced 1 tbsp Oil 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Split black gram dal Salt to taste Preparations : Remove the leaves from its stem and soak for a while rinse properly and remove in a colander to strain all excess water. Heat oil in a pan and then add mustard ,cumin seeds in it. When seeds starts to sputtering​ , add split black gram dal and broken red chillis and garlic fry little bit then add sliced Onions ...

Panch mel    is a mix of 5 lentils, 5 nutrients and 5 different tastes. And good source of protein. This Dal is mainly prepared with Bati and Churma which is a complete meal. After popularity of this Dal in other regions It may served with rice, tandoori roti, roti,naan etc. With adding single vegetable it change the colour, taste and texture. Ingredients: 2 cups of equal quantity Toot dal , Mashoor Dal , Moong dal, Chana dal, whole green Moong dal 2 tbspChopped Green Chilly 2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste 1/2 tsp Mustard seed 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 2 Dry red chillies 1 tbsp coconut paste 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp chilli powder A pinch of hing 2 tbsp of oil Salt to taste For garnish grated coconut and few Coriander leaves. Preparations: Pressure cook the dals till done. Let the dal cool remove the lid and whisk the dal properly. Keep aside. Heat oil deep vessel Add hing, mustard ,cumin seeds red chilli saute for while. Add gi...

Compared to other Indian Cuisine Odia Cuisine is give Varieties in one individual curry. Now you may little confused but it's true. Today I post the recipe which is prepared all most all types of veggies, green leaves, fishes, lentils, Chicken, fishes and also with mutton. Here another twists we give to this curry is we choose the base with tamarind, dry mango or country  small tomato which gives more sourness to curry . If these three is not available  than it is possible to add vinegar for sourly   flavor . I use both tamarind and regular Tomato for better colour. We also change the sweetness of the curry with sugar or with jaggery. Or without sweetness just like my recipe. Ingredients: 2 Cups of vegetables ( Radish, Brinjal, Raw banana, Taro and Pumpkin) 30 gm tamarind paste 1 Cup tomato paste 10 gm cumin seeds 10 gm mustard seeds 10 gm fenugreek seeds 10 gm funnel seeds 2 red chilly 1 bay leaf few curry leaves 1 onion 1/2 tsp ...

An elegant and fresh dish that makes a great starter for a smart meal because most the elements can be made ahead. For this recipe Smoked onion is play the important role. Smoked Onion Paste: Smoked onions are great in taste but this recipe will also work if you are just interested in making an onion puree. Just smoke the onions with skin in an oven rather than a gas top. Allow the onions to cool, gently separate skins and blend using colander It is important that all onion skin and any hard pieces be removed and not included in the puree. Keep this paste in refrigerator for next use. Use this in any Recipe may give nice texture and taste. Ingredients - Chicken - 1/2 kg Onions chopped finely - 2 med Garlic peeled - 1 whole small Ginger - 1 inch Green chilli - 1 optional Cumin - 1 tsp black peppercorn - 1/3 tsp Cloves - 4-5 Black cardamom - 1 Green cardamom - 2 Cinnamon - 1 inch Nutmeg - a small piece Coriander powder - 1 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp...

Easy to make with only one spice powder. Sambari chicken curry flavoured with sambar powder which gives this dish a nice aroma, taste and beautiful red colour. It goes well with Rice , Phulka Chapati, Dosa, Naan, Paratha and even we enjoyed this with rice coconut mix pan cakes. The mild sweetness of pancakes and sourness of curry ufffffff can't tell you. Must try this wonderful tasty combination. I don't use Ginger Garlic paste and any other spices to this curry. Make as simple as possible and tastier with a single spice powder and it is Sambar powder. Chicken – 1/2 kg Sambar powder –2 tbsp Sambar powder — 1 tsp (sprinkling) Hung Curd — 1 cup Onion – 2 medium sliced Tomato – 2 medium chopped Curry leaves – 1 handful ( 2 parts ) Fresh coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (chopped) Oil – 4 tbsp Salt to taste Water Preparations: Rinse the chicken drain the excess water from it. Add all ingredients to it mix well cover and keep it i...