Chicken Marengo (Chiken Maringow)

• Ingredients
  
• Butter 1 tbsp
• Virgin Olive Oil 2 tbsp
• Onion(sliced) 1
• Garlic Cloves 2
• Chicken thighs(Skinned) 12
• All-Purpose Flour 2 tbsp
• Grape Juice 1 cup
• Caned Toamtoes(crushed) 400 gms
• Tomatoe Paste 1 tbsp
• Sugar 1 tsp
• Salt & Ground Pepper to taste
• Prawns(Peeled) 225 gms
• Fresh Coriander(chopped)1/4 cup

2  Method

1. Melt butter with oil in a large flame proof casse-role, add onion & garlic, & saute gently until soft.
2. Add chicken & sprinkle flour, then saute over moderate heat, turning chicken constantly, until it is golden brown on all sides.
3. Add grape juice and stir to loosen the sediments from the pan,then add tomatoes and bring to a boil, stirring.
4. Lower heat and add tomato paste, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cover & simmer for 40 minutes.
6. Add prawns to the pan, stir well until coated in sauce, and heat through for a few minutes.
7. Remove pan from heat and stir in coriander.
8. Taste for seasoning.
9. Serve hot, straight from the casserole.

White Chicken Qorma(Wite Chiken Korma)

•  Ingredients
• Chicken 1 cut into 8 pieces
• Oil or ghee 3/4 cup
• Yoghurt 250 gm
• Cardamom 2
• Cardamom 1
• Cloves 2
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder 1 tsp
• Ginger, garlic paste 1 tbsp
• Onion 1
• Cinnamon 1
• Almonds 50 gms
• Nutmeg 1
• Cream as required

2   Method

1. Add onion and yoghurt in a blender, mix salt, red chilli powder, ginger and garlic in yoghurt and blend well.
2. Then heat oil or ghee in a saucepan, add cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg and fry a little.
3. Then add yoghurt mixture in the saucepan and roast well.
4. Now add chicken and cover and cook on low flame till chicken tenderizes and when oil/ghee floats on top, sprinkle sloced almonds and simmer on low flame.
5. Add cream and serve hot.

Chicken Mashrooms (Chiken Mashrums)

• Ingredients
  
• Olive oil 2 tbsps
• Chicken, cut into 10 serving pieces 1 1/2 kg
• Salt 1/2 tsp
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Small button mushrooms 1/2 pound
• Garlic finely chopped 1 tbsp
• Vinegar 1/2 cup
• Chicken stock quarter cup
• Juice of lemon 1
• Parsley leaves chopped 4 tbsps

2  Method

1. Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet.
2. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
3. Put the chicken in the skillet in one layer and skin down.
4. Cook, uncovered, until brown, about 10 minutes.
5. Add the mushrooms.
6. Turn the chicken and cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Remove all fat from the skillet.
8. With the chicken in the skillet, add the garlic and stir.
9. Add the vinegar and stock.
10. Bring to a boil.
11. Add the lemon juice.
12. Sprinkle the chicken with parsley.
13. Cover and cook for five minutes.
14. You want about half cup of liquid.
15. If there is more than that in the pan, reduce it over high heat.

Spicy Chops (Spesy Chopps)

• Ingredients
  
• Mutton or Lamb Chops 1 kg
• Red chilies whole 8
• Whole black pepper corns 1 tsp
• Cloves of garlic 12
• Ginger 1 small piece
• Lemons 2
• Onions,sliced 1 medium size
• Green chilies chopped 2
• Fresh coriander chopped 1 bunch
• Salt to taste
• Oil for cooking

2 Method

1. Grind red chilies, black peppercorns, garlic and ginger to a smooth paste.
2. Heat oil in a pan, golden fry the onions.
3. Add salt and chops, cover and cook on low heat.
4. When the chops get tender add the chilies and garlic and ginger paste to it and stir.
5. Squeeze lemon juice on the chops and leave to cook for another 10-15 minutes.
6. Sprinkle chopped coriander and green chilies on top before serving.