Naan
Maida / All purpose - 3 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Yeast - 1/2 tsp
Warm Milk - 1/2 glass
Sugar - 1 tsp
Sesame Seeds - 1 tsp
Butter as required
Method to prepare :
For Chicken Tikka:
Marinate the chicken pieces, with the ingredients under chicken tikka for 2 hrs.
After 2 hrs, heat a pan and add the marinade with chicken pieces and cook it on high. Keep stirring to ensure it doesn't get burnt.You can cook till the chicken is cooked and the masala gets coated to the pieces.
For Onion Masala:
Heat oil in a pan and add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin. Once they splutter, add cashews and onions. Fry till its little brown.
Add coriander powder, turmeric, red chili powder and salt. Fry till done, and keep aside to cool. Grind it to fine paste once its cool
For Tomato Sauce
Take all the ingredients in vessel and boil till the tomatoes are soft and you a sauce like texture. Cool and Blend to a smooth consistency.
To Finish:
Heat oil over medium heat in a large pan, and add garlic, sauté till golden brown. Then Add onion paste and fry for few mins, then add tomato sauce and chicken tikka pieces.
Cook covered until chicken is done, then add garam masala, fenugreek leaves, and adjust salt.
Finally garnish with coriander and serve.
Note:
You can fry all the ingredients for Onion paste in a pan, remove and fry the chicken tikka in the same pan.
Take a second pan to do the final tadka and add the onion and tomato pastes. Once it starts boiling, you can add this mixture to the chicken tikka. Add water and let it boil. This way we save time and cleaning too!
Cinnamon Nutmeg flavoured Chicken.
Ok for want of better name, I christen it myself. The base method is same as my Chicken Fry, but added Cinnamon & Nutmeg powders and dry roasted it.
Ingredients needed
Chicken pieces - 200 gms
Onion paste - 2 medium
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 3 long
Clove - 2
Cinnamon - 2 "
Star aniseed - 1
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp
Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves - few springs chopped
Method to prepare:
Siri says
Ashaji is seriously a super woman Sri.. well said about her and Lathamma! Glad u ppl had a great time. Wish I cud be there with u chatting and munching.. heehhe..:) and I am vegetarian, so this post is not for me..:)) Naan looks delish though.
bindiya says
Excellent spread, but very elaborate, how do u get the time for such lengthy cooking time??
Asha says
HeHe! Thank you Sri for all that you said about me. Guess what? Superwoman is getting a brain freeze, so she will be 10 days of in early Dec. from all the blogging and will be back refreshed!:D
Great to read about Latha and you, I feel same way, like I have known for a long time!:))
Non-veg dishes look fabulous. I am getting ready too for Thanksgiving, cooking Turkey cutlets and a whole chicken in clay pot!
I will try your Naan too, I am forever looking for naan recipes!
Srivalli says
Asha ...glad you liked them. But what I said were true!...bhohohoo..you are taking leave for 10 days, we will miss! pls atleast visit us !..:D
Yeah thats a great feeling you get when you meet a person for the first time and feel that you have always known them.
You know when I was preparing and while posting it also I thought about you and your search for a perfect Naan. These came out well. So try and let me know
Rajitha says
i could not help but agree with what u said about the naan..if someone else makes it for u..it is better...sometimes when i make elaborate food..which is rare...i get so tired, i feel like eating curd-rice for the day!!
Latha Narasimhan says
Oh I thought something went wrong when I commented an hour back!
You had to prepare naans for anjana as you left her and came to meet me and eat naans! 😀 Did your kids enjoy the mixture?
I forgot to pack a few jangiris for my son and he was very upset after seeing them in your post! 🙂
vimmi says
Hi sri,
All three items look amazing. I also want to try naan at home but am scared. May be one day...........
Rina says
Love chicken tikka and naan. Thanx for sharing.
Happy cook says
Wow i am comming over to you place on a sunday if you are cooking like this on sunday's :-)))
Love all the dishes. When i try to make naan it ends up a disaster.
bee says
the naan looks lovely. if you don't have cream, just add milk powder.
Seema says
Lovely Naans & Chicken curry.. Really yummy! Your naans look perfect.. weather it was yeast or baking powder.. all that matters ultimately is taste, right??
Tee says
Awesome! This is such a mouthwatering spread!!!
sagari says
naan look soo good and that cinnamon flavor chicken is very new thanks for sharing
Anonymous says
hi srivalli,
u always have a great thalli for food and make me to prepare everything and put on weight. Nowdays myself and my husband putting on weight eating so much, we want to avoid but cant help. One more thing, today i wanted to prepare naan and u posted the recipe what a coincidence. I will visit your website as soon as i get up from the bed and decide what to prepare.
Thanks a lot for your recipes, i have one more doubt, adding baking powder is for flour or to yeast mixture? pls do reply i have to preppare it today
Nags says
lovely write up 🙂
Linda says
What a feast you had, Srivalli! Everything looks wonderful, and especially love those yummy naans 🙂
Srivalli says
Rajitha, yeah that happens...but no worry..once in a while we need to cook elaborate dishes
Lathamma...yeah she was asking me about visiting my friends place..I told her will take her the next time...yes even my little one eat it when hubby gave him....ohh..thats so bad..tell your son that I will make it next time for him
Happy cook, sure you are most welcome..you can try this..its pretty easy..
Siri, yeah would've loved to meet you too..hhaha..I understand..
bee, thank you...sure will add the next time
bindiya, thank you...but it wasn't really so lengthy..can easily manage if you plan it
Tee, thank you. glad you liked it
vimmi, thanks...why don't you try this one out..it was quite easy!
Rina, glad you like them
Dhivya, thanks..will do it sometime soon..
Seema, thank you...agree on that
Anon, thanks for dropping by....makes me feel good that you check on my blog first thing in the morning...glad I could help you put on weight..:D
About the baking powder..you need to add to the flour while kneading it to a dough....if you have any other doubts..you can always mail me..
wish you had given your name!
sagari, thanks for the comments
Linda, glad you liked them...they were very tasty too
Vcuisine says
Valli, what a feast on Sunday. Nice write up. Asha is super woman only as you said. Enjoyed reading that post. Yesterday I could not answer you, as i was out of my desk. Thanks for enquiring Valli. Take care. Viji
Raaga says
yummy stuff 🙂 I want to make naans too.
Srivalli says
Viji, Thanks, glad that everybody agrees on that..thats fine. Will catch you later
Raaga, thanks ..when you could make such delicious pizza this should be no issues
Nags, thank you 🙂
Ashu says
Hey Sri! Tried out the chicken fry! Really yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
Srivalli says
Thanks for the feedback Ashu, I am glad you liked it!
Stef says
I just made you naan recipe! Totally loved it!
Anonymous says
Hi Srivalli,
Thks for sharing this lovely naan recipe. I made it for dinner today. Everyone loves these soft naans. Im delighted cos ive tried other naan recipes b4 and they were never this soft n beautiful!:)
Susanna, Perth
Srivalli says
Susanna I am so glad you liked the naans, they are our favorites!..:) thanks for the feedback
Jackie Oliver says
Oh man, I would love to learn how to make my own naan! Every time my husband and I go out for Indian food, that is one of my favorite parts. I'm totally giving this a try when my husband isn't home, so that I can eat it all 😉
Srivalli says
Jackie Thanks for dropping by. Glad to know you guys enjoy Indian food. If you are familiar making pizza, Naans are quite simple too..:)..do try and share your experience..