Spicy and stuffed slowly roasted chicken - Indian style By Bogdana Ivanova

Want to make a change this Christmas or holiday season? Try the Indian-style slowly roasted chicken and leave your family wanting more. Here is a spicy, Bollywood twist to your regular chicken recipe which is complete with all spicy goodness of the eastern cuisine. You can make your own changes to the amount of spices if you don?t like too much of it. You can follow the recipe with your choice of herbs and spices instead of the heavy Indian ?Garam Masala?. But if you are a fan of spicy food, look no further. High on spice and taste, this recipe for slowly roasted chicken is different from the usual recipes as it has a delicious curry stuffing inside. The double spice factor is sure to tickle your taste buds and give your loved ones a truly amazing treat.

Ingredients:
A small whole chicken washed and dried with a paper towel.
For the marinade:
Ginger garlic paste ? 2 tablespoons
Chili powder ? 1 tsp
Soya sauce ? 1 tablespoon
Pepper ? 2 tsp
Garam Masala powder (Dry roast spices like cloves, cardamom, pepper and fennel seeds and ground them into a fine powder) ? 1 tsp
Lemon juice ? 2 tablespoons
Oil ? 3 tablespoons

Salt to taste

Directions for making the slowly roasted chicken:
Mix all the marinating ingredients and make a fine paste. Make small cuts on the chicken surface using a sharp knife. Now take the marinade and rub it nicely onto the chicken, inside the cavity as well as out. Wrap the chicken in a plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge for a night or minimum 5 hours.

For the filling:
Large onions, thinly sliced ? 2
Ginger garlic paste ? a teaspoon
Paprika powder ? a pinch
Tomato, finely chopped ? 1
Cilantro ? a few sprigs
De-shelled hard-boiled eggs ? 2
Salt and pepper, to taste
Oil ? 1 tablespoon
Directions for the stuffing:
Heat a pan and add oil. Once the oil is heated, add the onions, the ginger garlic paste and saut?. Once the mixture gets nice and brown, add the paprika powder, salt and pepper. Now add the tomato and make a fine paste. Halve the hard-boiled eggs in the mix too. Add these to the mixture without breaking. Add chopped cilantro and keep aside. This is the stuffing.

Baking the slowly roasted chicken:
Remove the chicken from the fridge, place it on a roasting tray; drizzle with a bit of oil. Now place the made filling inside the chicken cavity. Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on top of the chicken. Preheat the oven to 150?C/300?F. Place the chicken into the oven and bake for 3 hours till the chicken is golden brown and oozing juices. Make a cut with a knife and see if it is done.

Heavenly smells will waft in your kitchen to announce that the chicken is getting roasted to perfection. Now take the chicken out of the oven, carve it using a sharp knife, and place it on a plate with the stuffing. You can make a basic salad with onions, tomato and cucumber and serve it with the slowly roasted chicken.

Want to make a change this Christmas or holiday season? Try the Indian-style slowly roasted chicken and leave your family wanting more. Here is a spicy, Bollywood twist to your regular chicken recipe which is complete with all spicy goodness of the eastern cuisine. You can make your own changes to the amount of spices if you don?t like too much of it. You can follow the recipe with your choice of herbs and spices instead of the heavy Indian ?Garam Masala?. But if you are a fan of spicy food, look no further. High on spice and taste, this recipe for slowly roasted chicken is different from the usual recipes as it has a delicious curry stuffing inside. The double spice factor is sure to tickle your taste buds and give your loved ones a truly amazing treat.

Ingredients:
A small whole chicken washed and dried with a paper towel.
For the marinade:
Ginger garlic paste ? 2 tablespoons
Chili powder ? 1 tsp
Soya sauce ? 1 tablespoon
Pepper ? 2 tsp
Garam Masala powder (Dry roast spices like cloves, cardamom, pepper and fennel seeds and ground them into a fine powder) ? 1 tsp
Lemon juice ? 2 tablespoons
Oil ? 3 tablespoons

Salt to taste

Directions for making the slowly roasted chicken:
Mix all the marinating ingredients and make a fine paste. Make small cuts on the chicken surface using a sharp knife. Now take the marinade and rub it nicely onto the chicken, inside the cavity as well as out. Wrap the chicken in a plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge for a night or minimum 5 hours.

For the filling:
Large onions, thinly sliced ? 2
Ginger garlic paste ? a teaspoon
Paprika powder ? a pinch
Tomato, finely chopped ? 1
Cilantro ? a few sprigs
De-shelled hard-boiled eggs ? 2
Salt and pepper, to taste
Oil ? 1 tablespoon
Directions for the stuffing:
Heat a pan and add oil. Once the oil is heated, add the onions, the ginger garlic paste and saut?. Once the mixture gets nice and brown, add the paprika powder, salt and pepper. Now add the tomato and make a fine paste. Halve the hard-boiled eggs in the mix too. Add these to the mixture without breaking. Add chopped cilantro and keep aside. This is the stuffing.

Baking the slowly roasted chicken:
Remove the chicken from the fridge, place it on a roasting tray; drizzle with a bit of oil. Now place the made filling inside the chicken cavity. Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper on top of the chicken. Preheat the oven to 150?C/300?F. Place the chicken into the oven and bake for 3 hours till the chicken is golden brown and oozing juices. Make a cut with a knife and see if it is done.

Heavenly smells will waft in your kitchen to announce that the chicken is getting roasted to perfection. Now take the chicken out of the oven, carve it using a sharp knife, and place it on a plate with the stuffing. You can make a basic salad with onions, tomato and cucumber and serve it with the slowly roasted chicken.

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A Chicken Lasagna Recipe For Those Movie Nights (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients:

* Olive Oil
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
* 100 grams of salami, finely chopped
* 600 grams of chicken mince
* 2 tablespoons tomato pur?e
* 3 teaspoons dried oregano
* 800 g can of plum tomatoes, chopped
* ? cup chicken stock
* 60 grams butter
* 70 grams all-purpose flour
* 600 ml milk
* freshly grated nutmeg
* 250 g no-cook lasagne sheets
* 1 block parmesan
* 100 g mozzarella, grated

Directions:

1. To start making the sauce for the lasagna recipe, fry the onion and garlic in a wide saucepan in olive oil. Keep stirring and frying till it's soft but not translucent.

2. Add in the salami along with the minced chicken and stir thoroughly to make sure the chicken cooks well for the lasagna sauce.

3. Let the meat cook, stirring it frequently until it's faintly browned all over. Season the lasagna sauce recipe and add the tomato pur?e, oregano, chopped tomatoes and stock.

4. Bring to a boil, and allow it to cook constantly for about 20 minutes. It should be thick, red sauce that isn't watery.

5. Make the white sauce for the lasagna by melting the butter in a saucepan. Quickly stir in the flour and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring constantly.

6. Keep stirring over a low flame until it thickens and bubbles, making sure it doesn't burn.

7. Grate in the nutmeg to add a perfect flavour for the lasagna and then add some salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly and remove it from the flame.

8. Assemble the lasagna by spreading a part of the chicken sauce on the base of the lasagna baking dish. Add another layer of lasagne noodles on top and cover.

9. Spread a thin layer of white sauce on top and grate over some parmesan cheese. Add another layer of the lasagna noodles and repeat the previous step.

10. Now pour in and spread a little more of the chicken sauce on top. Keep repeating the layers again and again till you've used up all the remaining ingredients of the lasagna. Your top layer should consist of the noodles followed by the cheese.

11. Bake the lasagna in a preheated oven for around 30-40 minutes till the dish is cooked through.

12. Your lasagna recipe is ready to be enjoyed for that much anticipated movie night!

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Ingredients:

* Olive Oil
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
* 100 grams of salami, finely chopped
* 600 grams of chicken mince
* 2 tablespoons tomato pur?e
* 3 teaspoons dried oregano
* 800 g can of plum tomatoes, chopped
* ? cup chicken stock
* 60 grams butter
* 70 grams all-purpose flour
* 600 ml milk
* freshly grated nutmeg
* 250 g no-cook lasagne sheets
* 1 block parmesan
* 100 g mozzarella, grated

Directions:

1. To start making the sauce for the lasagna recipe, fry the onion and garlic in a wide saucepan in olive oil. Keep stirring and frying till it's soft but not translucent.

2. Add in the salami along with the minced chicken and stir thoroughly to make sure the chicken cooks well for the lasagna sauce.

3. Let the meat cook, stirring it frequently until it's faintly browned all over. Season the lasagna sauce recipe and add the tomato pur?e, oregano, chopped tomatoes and stock.

4. Bring to a boil, and allow it to cook constantly for about 20 minutes. It should be thick, red sauce that isn't watery.

5. Make the white sauce for the lasagna by melting the butter in a saucepan. Quickly stir in the flour and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring constantly.

6. Keep stirring over a low flame until it thickens and bubbles, making sure it doesn't burn.

7. Grate in the nutmeg to add a perfect flavour for the lasagna and then add some salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly and remove it from the flame.

8. Assemble the lasagna by spreading a part of the chicken sauce on the base of the lasagna baking dish. Add another layer of lasagne noodles on top and cover.

9. Spread a thin layer of white sauce on top and grate over some parmesan cheese. Add another layer of the lasagna noodles and repeat the previous step.

10. Now pour in and spread a little more of the chicken sauce on top. Keep repeating the layers again and again till you've used up all the remaining ingredients of the lasagna. Your top layer should consist of the noodles followed by the cheese.

11. Bake the lasagna in a preheated oven for around 30-40 minutes till the dish is cooked through.

12. Your lasagna recipe is ready to be enjoyed for that much anticipated movie night!

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How to Make Braised Chicken at Home?

Braised chicken, the name that can make your mouth water and this is the prime reason why you attend cooking classes and watch cookery shows on TV. Just for making this delicious dish at home. You don't need to dream about having your favorite dish which you have made at home. With some basic cookery skills and a little bit of persistence, you can make the same magic recipe in your kitchen, in your own oven. Here is the recipe for one of the best braised meal dishes you have ever eaten. All you have to do is to follow it and make it when you have guests visiting whom you have to impress or when cooking for someone special. The ingredients are simple and basic. Get into a cooking mood and make this very easy to make braised chicken which is just heavenly.

The Ingredients for your braised chicken

A whole one of about 2 poundsFor the marinadeFour cloves of garlic, crushed2 tablespoons of butterMixed herbs - thyme, oregano and rosemaryA lemonFor the sauce:Red Currant jam - 1 tbspCorn flour - 1 tbspGround black pepper, to tasteSalt, to tasteWorcestershire sauce - ½ tsp

Preparing braised chicken

Take half of the garlic cloves and rub them over it to marinate it. Mash the balance garlic with the butter, the black pepper powder and the herbs. Spread this marinade throughout the chicken. Slice the lemon into four pieces and place it inside the chicken cavity. You need to make sure that the oven is preheated to about 400 degrees F. Arrange the chicken in a roasting bag inside a roasting tin and let the braising process least for two hours. The chicken will be roasted to perfection when the meat is cooked thoroughly and the juice is clear when you pierce the chicken with a knife. Now remove the already braised one from the roasting bag without removing the juices.

The gravy

Pour the juices from the chicken into a pan, add in the redcurrant jam. Mix corn flour and cold water to make a smooth paste, add it to the gravy, stirring continuously, and bring it to a boil, now add the Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let the gravy bubble for 2 - 3 minutes till it becomes thick. The gravy is ready.

Presenting the braised chicken

You can serve it with potatoes, carrots, beans and peas. Then carve it, pour a generous amount of gravy on top and serve with butter sauteed veggies like boiled peas, carrots and beans. You can add the potatoes to the roasting tin at the same time with the chicken to save time. You can, however, boil the potatoes first. The beans, peas and carrots can also be boiled to remove any raw taste.

This great recipe is very easy to make, and a genuine treat for your children. Be known in your circle for your truly fantastic braised chicken recipe, a really good recipe for Sunday brunch and family reunions.

If you want to learn more about braised chicken(or also called langtidsstegt kylling by the Danish) preparations and recipes, then I can recommend you to check out this site for the professional ones that you need.

Braised chicken, the name that can make your mouth water and this is the prime reason why you attend cooking classes and watch cookery shows on TV. Just for making this delicious dish at home. You don't need to dream about having your favorite dish which you have made at home. With some basic cookery skills and a little bit of persistence, you can make the same magic recipe in your kitchen, in your own oven. Here is the recipe for one of the best braised meal dishes you have ever eaten. All you have to do is to follow it and make it when you have guests visiting whom you have to impress or when cooking for someone special. The ingredients are simple and basic. Get into a cooking mood and make this very easy to make braised chicken which is just heavenly.

The Ingredients for your braised chicken

A whole one of about 2 poundsFor the marinadeFour cloves of garlic, crushed2 tablespoons of butterMixed herbs - thyme, oregano and rosemaryA lemonFor the sauce:Red Currant jam - 1 tbspCorn flour - 1 tbspGround black pepper, to tasteSalt, to tasteWorcestershire sauce - ½ tsp

Preparing braised chicken

Take half of the garlic cloves and rub them over it to marinate it. Mash the balance garlic with the butter, the black pepper powder and the herbs. Spread this marinade throughout the chicken. Slice the lemon into four pieces and place it inside the chicken cavity. You need to make sure that the oven is preheated to about 400 degrees F. Arrange the chicken in a roasting bag inside a roasting tin and let the braising process least for two hours. The chicken will be roasted to perfection when the meat is cooked thoroughly and the juice is clear when you pierce the chicken with a knife. Now remove the already braised one from the roasting bag without removing the juices.

The gravy

Pour the juices from the chicken into a pan, add in the redcurrant jam. Mix corn flour and cold water to make a smooth paste, add it to the gravy, stirring continuously, and bring it to a boil, now add the Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let the gravy bubble for 2 - 3 minutes till it becomes thick. The gravy is ready.

Presenting the braised chicken

You can serve it with potatoes, carrots, beans and peas. Then carve it, pour a generous amount of gravy on top and serve with butter sauteed veggies like boiled peas, carrots and beans. You can add the potatoes to the roasting tin at the same time with the chicken to save time. You can, however, boil the potatoes first. The beans, peas and carrots can also be boiled to remove any raw taste.

This great recipe is very easy to make, and a genuine treat for your children. Be known in your circle for your truly fantastic braised chicken recipe, a really good recipe for Sunday brunch and family reunions.

If you want to learn more about braised chicken(or also called langtidsstegt kylling by the Danish) preparations and recipes, then I can recommend you to check out this site for the professional ones that you need.

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A Delicious Cooking Recipe For Butter Chicken (rajiv tiwari)

Ingredients For Tandoori Chicken Recipe

* 5 large boneless, chicken thighs, skin removed
* ? cup bottled Tandoori marinade

Ingredients For Butter Chicken Sauce Recipe:

* 1 tablespoons butter
* ? cup onions, chopped
* ? tablespoon garlic, minced
* ? tablespoons ginger, grated
* ? teaspoons chili powder
* 1/3 teaspoon ground turmeric
* 1/3 teaspoon ground coriander
* ? teaspoon ground cinnamon
* ? teaspoon ground cumin
* ? can diced tomatoes, drained
* ? cup low sodium chicken broth
* ? tablespoon brown sugar
* Salt to taste
* Freshly ground black pepper to taste
* 4 tablespoons light sour cream
* ? tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
* ? tablespoon cashew butter

Directions For The Tandoori Chicken Recipe:

1. To make sure your chicken recipe is well cooked, pierce the raw chicken thighs in several places.

2. Place the chicken in a big separate bowl to marinate. Add in the Tandoori marinade and mix thoroughly with the chicken to ensure your recipe has the perfect flavour.

3. Marinate chicken in the fridge overnight for the best results.

4. Preheat your oven to 220? C to cook the chicken recipe.

5. Put the chicken thighs in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake until cooked completely through. Do not overcook the chicken to avoid losing the natural juices.

6. Cool slightly and cut into cubes for the butter chicken recipe.

Directions For The Butter Chicken Sauce Recipe:

1. Melt the butter in a large pot over a medium flame.

2. Add in the onions and garlic carefully to make sure nothing splatters. Cook slowly, frequently stirring to ensure that nothing burns. Cook until onions are tender and add ginger, chili powder, turmeric, ground coriander, cinnamon and cumin. Cook for another minute till the mixture has nicely absorbed all the flavours.

3. Add in the drained tomatoes, broth, brown sugar, salt and pepper, reducing the flame to low.

4. Cover and simmer the butter chicken recipe, stirring occasionally. Cook for 10 minutes and remove from the flame.

5. Put half the sauce into a food processor and process till it's a smooth puree.

6. Add the pur?ed sauce back to pot with remaining sauce and mix well. Turn the flame back on to cook the recipe again and slowly add in sour cream, cilantro and cashew butter.

7. Add the tandoori chicken cubes and mix thoroughly.

8. Your butter chicken recipe is ready to be eaten and enjoyed!

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Ingredients For Tandoori Chicken Recipe

* 5 large boneless, chicken thighs, skin removed
* ? cup bottled Tandoori marinade

Ingredients For Butter Chicken Sauce Recipe:

* 1 tablespoons butter
* ? cup onions, chopped
* ? tablespoon garlic, minced
* ? tablespoons ginger, grated
* ? teaspoons chili powder
* 1/3 teaspoon ground turmeric
* 1/3 teaspoon ground coriander
* ? teaspoon ground cinnamon
* ? teaspoon ground cumin
* ? can diced tomatoes, drained
* ? cup low sodium chicken broth
* ? tablespoon brown sugar
* Salt to taste
* Freshly ground black pepper to taste
* 4 tablespoons light sour cream
* ? tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
* ? tablespoon cashew butter

Directions For The Tandoori Chicken Recipe:

1. To make sure your chicken recipe is well cooked, pierce the raw chicken thighs in several places.

2. Place the chicken in a big separate bowl to marinate. Add in the Tandoori marinade and mix thoroughly with the chicken to ensure your recipe has the perfect flavour.

3. Marinate chicken in the fridge overnight for the best results.

4. Preheat your oven to 220? C to cook the chicken recipe.

5. Put the chicken thighs in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with foil and bake until cooked completely through. Do not overcook the chicken to avoid losing the natural juices.

6. Cool slightly and cut into cubes for the butter chicken recipe.

Directions For The Butter Chicken Sauce Recipe:

1. Melt the butter in a large pot over a medium flame.

2. Add in the onions and garlic carefully to make sure nothing splatters. Cook slowly, frequently stirring to ensure that nothing burns. Cook until onions are tender and add ginger, chili powder, turmeric, ground coriander, cinnamon and cumin. Cook for another minute till the mixture has nicely absorbed all the flavours.

3. Add in the drained tomatoes, broth, brown sugar, salt and pepper, reducing the flame to low.

4. Cover and simmer the butter chicken recipe, stirring occasionally. Cook for 10 minutes and remove from the flame.

5. Put half the sauce into a food processor and process till it's a smooth puree.

6. Add the pur?ed sauce back to pot with remaining sauce and mix well. Turn the flame back on to cook the recipe again and slowly add in sour cream, cilantro and cashew butter.

7. Add the tandoori chicken cubes and mix thoroughly.

8. Your butter chicken recipe is ready to be eaten and enjoyed!

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Cooking Healthy Dinner Recipes - Lemon Poached Chicken & Potato Salad (India Network)

Many people feel that dinner is one of the important meals in the day. Most of the people in the metropolitan cities pursue a very hectic lifestyle. This hectic lifestyle devoid them from maintaining a proper routine for daily breakfast and lunch. It is the most enjoyable meal for some people. You can relax after a hectic day at work and enjoy your dinner with your family in complete peace. On the other hand there are many people that come home and prepare the dinner themselves. It can turn out to be a pretty tedious task. It would be a real blessing if one gets hand on some recipes that are not so time consuming and healthy alike.

There are many ways that can make cooking dinner recipes fun, quick, healthy and easy. One must consider it as a time to be involved with the family and kids. There are a number of recipes that even kids can contribute with. These recipes can help you strike a chord between fun, cooking, health and taste. Get the kids involved in helping prepare the meal. They can do things like washing and tearing up vegetables and measuring out ingredients. One must add proper dash of fruits and vegetables to the dinner meals. Vegetables and fruits are often regarded as one of the healthiest ingredients while preparing a dinner meals.

These fruits and vegetables are easy on stomach and easily digestible. It also helps in providing a sweet and tangy punch to the meal. Try to chop the essential fruits and vegetables days prior to store it in the fridge. You can store them in containers in fridge and use them as per your needs. This would work wonders for the working class people that cook dinner after reaching home drenched in tiredness. Let us discuss a not so time consuming dinner recipe which is tasty and healthy alike. You can involve the kids too in preparation of it.

Lemon Poached Chicken & Potato Salad

Ingredients

4 small chicken breast fillets, trimmed
1 lemon, rind removed (see hint), juiced
750g kipfler or pink fir potatoes, scrubbed
100ml extra-virgin olive oil
150g baby green beans, trimmed, halved
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into thirds crossways
1 tablespoon dill leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped chives

Method

Place chicken in a large, deep frying pan with lemon rind. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove chicken from pan. Cool slightly. Slice across the grain.

Meanwhile, cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Using tongs, transfer to a chopping board. Stand for 10 minutes or until still warm but cool enough to handle. Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large bowl.

Using a fork, whisk oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice and salt and pepper in a jug. Drizzle three-quarters of the dressing over potato. Stir gently to coat.

Place beans and asparagus in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 minutes. Drain. Add to potato with chicken, dill and chives. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Toss gently to combine. Season with pepper. Serve.

Hint: Use a potato peeler to remove the rind from a lemon, avoiding the white pith which can make the poaching liquid taste bitter.

This recipe would take 20 mins for preparation & 30 mins to cook.

There are many websites and video channels online that provide many such healthy dinner recipes and cooking tips. India Food Network is one such website which you can refer to learn these easy to cook instant healthy recipes. It also provides many nutritional tips and ingredients list for cooking fanatics. Visit the India Food Network website for more information.

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Many people feel that dinner is one of the important meals in the day. Most of the people in the metropolitan cities pursue a very hectic lifestyle. This hectic lifestyle devoid them from maintaining a proper routine for daily breakfast and lunch. It is the most enjoyable meal for some people. You can relax after a hectic day at work and enjoy your dinner with your family in complete peace. On the other hand there are many people that come home and prepare the dinner themselves. It can turn out to be a pretty tedious task. It would be a real blessing if one gets hand on some recipes that are not so time consuming and healthy alike.

There are many ways that can make cooking dinner recipes fun, quick, healthy and easy. One must consider it as a time to be involved with the family and kids. There are a number of recipes that even kids can contribute with. These recipes can help you strike a chord between fun, cooking, health and taste. Get the kids involved in helping prepare the meal. They can do things like washing and tearing up vegetables and measuring out ingredients. One must add proper dash of fruits and vegetables to the dinner meals. Vegetables and fruits are often regarded as one of the healthiest ingredients while preparing a dinner meals.

These fruits and vegetables are easy on stomach and easily digestible. It also helps in providing a sweet and tangy punch to the meal. Try to chop the essential fruits and vegetables days prior to store it in the fridge. You can store them in containers in fridge and use them as per your needs. This would work wonders for the working class people that cook dinner after reaching home drenched in tiredness. Let us discuss a not so time consuming dinner recipe which is tasty and healthy alike. You can involve the kids too in preparation of it.

Lemon Poached Chicken & Potato Salad

Ingredients

4 small chicken breast fillets, trimmed
1 lemon, rind removed (see hint), juiced
750g kipfler or pink fir potatoes, scrubbed
100ml extra-virgin olive oil
150g baby green beans, trimmed, halved
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into thirds crossways
1 tablespoon dill leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped chives

Method

Place chicken in a large, deep frying pan with lemon rind. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove chicken from pan. Cool slightly. Slice across the grain.

Meanwhile, cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Using tongs, transfer to a chopping board. Stand for 10 minutes or until still warm but cool enough to handle. Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large bowl.

Using a fork, whisk oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice and salt and pepper in a jug. Drizzle three-quarters of the dressing over potato. Stir gently to coat.

Place beans and asparagus in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 minutes. Drain. Add to potato with chicken, dill and chives. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Toss gently to combine. Season with pepper. Serve.

Hint: Use a potato peeler to remove the rind from a lemon, avoiding the white pith which can make the poaching liquid taste bitter.

This recipe would take 20 mins for preparation & 30 mins to cook.

There are many websites and video channels online that provide many such healthy dinner recipes and cooking tips. India Food Network is one such website which you can refer to learn these easy to cook instant healthy recipes. It also provides many nutritional tips and ingredients list for cooking fanatics. Visit the India Food Network website for more information.

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Delicious & Tasty Chinese Food - Lemon Chicken Hunan Style (India Network)

Chinese food has become a staple in the diet of many food fanatics all over the globe. It has been proved from many surveys that more than 25% of the world's population consumes Chinese food every single day! A Chinese restaurant or Chinese takeaway & parcel places can now be seen on famous food streets & renowned malls in all the big cities in India and the world. The great news is that you do not have to go to a restaurant anymore to feed your cravings. There are many websites and food recipe portals on the web that offer many mouth watering recipes at a single click.

The goal of these websites is to offer you the choicest recipes for Chinese & Mandarin food that you can cook and feast on from your own home instantly. These portals share a number of favorite Chinese food recipes with the masses so that one can experience the goodness of these mouthwatering delicacies whenever you desire without any hassles. Authentic Chinese food is not the same Chinese food which is available at your local Chinese eatery or takeaway restaurant. Authentic Chinese food is territorial, provincial, region specific whose specialty belongs to a certain section of the country. Hunan cuisine is one such unique cuisine which is a specialty and has originated from one of the food specific sector of China - The Hunan province.

Unique specialty and exclusivity of Hunan cooking is the type of avant garde use of chillies. Dishes are often made using heaps of fresh chillies, complete with seeds, so if you're feasting on Hunan cookery for the first time, be sure to have plenty of yoghurt or ample loafs of bread to minimize the heat or you may find that beer is more delectable and identically efficient. If you are trying the Hunan cuisine for the first time, you will need paper handkerchiefs to mop up the tears of chilly heat as well as tears of delight. Hunan cuisine is acclaimed for its exotic use of chili peppers, garlic and shallots, and for the utility of sauces to accent the fiery yet incomparable flavors in the platter of an authentic Hunan cuisine. Hunan dishes are often hit with the masses for its use of contrasts of flavors.

It is quite common if the Hunan dish you order or prepare is a blend of many flavors like - hot and sour, sweet and sour, sweet and hot - pungent, spicy, tangy and sweet all at once. Hunan cooking experts are acclaimed for their dexterity to create a unique blend of different spices & herbs with their ingredients. An apt example for a perfect spicy Hunan cuisine would be Hunan spicy beef with vegetables. It is a cuisine that is very famous and almost a kind of staple cuisine in the Hunan province. The uniqueness of this dish is that the beef is first immersed overnight in a citrus and ginger marinade, and then the marinated beef is washed and rubbed with chili paste before being mixed in a unique tasting brown sauce. The end result is a meat that is immensely tender which will melt on the tongue and it keeps changing its flavor to almost a new one even when you are chewing on it. Let us discuss a Hunan recipe which is sure entertain your spicy and tangy taste buds.

Lemon Chicken Hunan Style

Hunan Province is the home of the sweet and sour sauce.
* 3 large chicken breasts, boned and skinned, cut in half
* 1/4 cup flour
* 1 egg
* 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 tablespoons cornstarch
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon soy sauce

Mix flour, egg, baking soda, cornstarch, oil, salt and soy sauce. Dip chicken into batter and fry until golden. Drain. Cut chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange on a heated platter. Keep warm. Pour Lemon Sauce over and garnish with lemon slices.

Lemon Sauce:
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
* 1/4 cup lemon juice
* 1/4 cup honey
* 1 tablespoon catsup
* 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 tablespoon cornstarch
* 1 tablespoon cold water

Heat water, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, catsup, chicken bouillon, salt and garlic to boiling. Mix cornstarch and water and stir in. Cook and stir for 30 seconds or until thickened. Serve hot.

India Food Network is a website that provides a number of recipes online. It is home to recipes of many types of cuisines like Continental, Chinese, Indian & Italian cuisines. You can enjoy a large number of recipes available on the web at the ease of a single click. Don't miss out on these exotic recipes and encourage the chef in you right away.

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Chinese food has become a staple in the diet of many food fanatics all over the globe. It has been proved from many surveys that more than 25% of the world's population consumes Chinese food every single day! A Chinese restaurant or Chinese takeaway & parcel places can now be seen on famous food streets & renowned malls in all the big cities in India and the world. The great news is that you do not have to go to a restaurant anymore to feed your cravings. There are many websites and food recipe portals on the web that offer many mouth watering recipes at a single click.

The goal of these websites is to offer you the choicest recipes for Chinese & Mandarin food that you can cook and feast on from your own home instantly. These portals share a number of favorite Chinese food recipes with the masses so that one can experience the goodness of these mouthwatering delicacies whenever you desire without any hassles. Authentic Chinese food is not the same Chinese food which is available at your local Chinese eatery or takeaway restaurant. Authentic Chinese food is territorial, provincial, region specific whose specialty belongs to a certain section of the country. Hunan cuisine is one such unique cuisine which is a specialty and has originated from one of the food specific sector of China - The Hunan province.

Unique specialty and exclusivity of Hunan cooking is the type of avant garde use of chillies. Dishes are often made using heaps of fresh chillies, complete with seeds, so if you're feasting on Hunan cookery for the first time, be sure to have plenty of yoghurt or ample loafs of bread to minimize the heat or you may find that beer is more delectable and identically efficient. If you are trying the Hunan cuisine for the first time, you will need paper handkerchiefs to mop up the tears of chilly heat as well as tears of delight. Hunan cuisine is acclaimed for its exotic use of chili peppers, garlic and shallots, and for the utility of sauces to accent the fiery yet incomparable flavors in the platter of an authentic Hunan cuisine. Hunan dishes are often hit with the masses for its use of contrasts of flavors.

It is quite common if the Hunan dish you order or prepare is a blend of many flavors like - hot and sour, sweet and sour, sweet and hot - pungent, spicy, tangy and sweet all at once. Hunan cooking experts are acclaimed for their dexterity to create a unique blend of different spices & herbs with their ingredients. An apt example for a perfect spicy Hunan cuisine would be Hunan spicy beef with vegetables. It is a cuisine that is very famous and almost a kind of staple cuisine in the Hunan province. The uniqueness of this dish is that the beef is first immersed overnight in a citrus and ginger marinade, and then the marinated beef is washed and rubbed with chili paste before being mixed in a unique tasting brown sauce. The end result is a meat that is immensely tender which will melt on the tongue and it keeps changing its flavor to almost a new one even when you are chewing on it. Let us discuss a Hunan recipe which is sure entertain your spicy and tangy taste buds.

Lemon Chicken Hunan Style

Hunan Province is the home of the sweet and sour sauce.
* 3 large chicken breasts, boned and skinned, cut in half
* 1/4 cup flour
* 1 egg
* 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 tablespoons cornstarch
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon soy sauce

Mix flour, egg, baking soda, cornstarch, oil, salt and soy sauce. Dip chicken into batter and fry until golden. Drain. Cut chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Arrange on a heated platter. Keep warm. Pour Lemon Sauce over and garnish with lemon slices.

Lemon Sauce:
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
* 1/4 cup lemon juice
* 1/4 cup honey
* 1 tablespoon catsup
* 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1 tablespoon cornstarch
* 1 tablespoon cold water

Heat water, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, catsup, chicken bouillon, salt and garlic to boiling. Mix cornstarch and water and stir in. Cook and stir for 30 seconds or until thickened. Serve hot.

India Food Network is a website that provides a number of recipes online. It is home to recipes of many types of cuisines like Continental, Chinese, Indian & Italian cuisines. You can enjoy a large number of recipes available on the web at the ease of a single click. Don't miss out on these exotic recipes and encourage the chef in you right away.

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Food for Kids: Easy Chicken Katsu with Yasai Itame Recipe (Stephen John)

If you are worried that your kids may not be getting the right nutrition from those store-brought chicken nuggets, hotdogs, mac 'n' cheese, cereals, and oats, you can try other recipes that will be inviting to a child's picky palate. Putting in a bit of veggies into their meals will create a balanced meal good for your child's health.

Chicken Katsu is a Japanese style fried chicken that is great with rice and some veggies on the side. Many kids enjoy this particular dish because it is easy to eat like chicken nuggets or fillet. Here is an easy recipe for Chicken Katsu with Yasai Itame or stir-fried vegetables that will be different yet healthier and delicious for your kids.

Ingredients:
- 4 pieces or 5 lbs. of skinless chicken breast fillet
- garlic powder
- flour
- 2 eggs
- Japanese breadcrumbs
- oil for frying
- salt and pepper

For the Yasai Itame:
1 sliced medium onion
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
100 grams beansprouts
500 grams Julienned carrots
1 tbsp soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons oil

Cooking Directions:

1. For the Chicken:
- Lightly pound the chicken breast fillet with a mallet to flatten. Cover the chicken with a plastic wrap while you pound the chicken. Flatten to about 4 x 3 inches.
- Season the chicken on both sides with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Prepare the flour in a separate container. Prepare breadcrumbs in a separate container as well.

- Using a kitchen thong, coat each piece of flattened chicken with flour, dip in eggs, and coat again with breadcrumbs. Make sure that the chicken is fully coated with the breadcrumbs.
- In a frying pan, heat oil and fry each piece of chicken in medium heat until golden brown.

2. For the Yasai Itame:
- In a separate pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Combine all ingredients and stir-fry until ingredients are soft and tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Finishing Touches: Using a knife, cut the chicken into strips. Serve with steaming hot rice, Yasai Itame, and add store-brought Tonkatsu Sauce or ketchup for some flavoring.

If you prefer other meat like pork or beef, you can simply replace the chicken with the meat of your choice and follow the same steps. Fish is also a healthier choice.

This recipe will only take a couple of minutes of your time and will be even more enjoyable when you include your kids in the preparation. They can help in coating the chicken, setting the table, and mixing some orange juice, iced tea or lemonade that will go well with this meal. As easy as it is to prepare store-brought chicken nuggets, hotdogs, and microwaveable meals, they don't always provide the good nutrition that you child needs. Investing in their health and increasing your presence by cooking a special meal for them will be valuable for you and your family.

Stephen John is a food and wine enthusiast. He blogs about food, wine, and culture and writes wine reviews for a living. For more info and easy recipes, check out cooking videos in http://www.foodplus.tv/video/Exotic.htm.

If you are worried that your kids may not be getting the right nutrition from those store-brought chicken nuggets, hotdogs, mac 'n' cheese, cereals, and oats, you can try other recipes that will be inviting to a child's picky palate. Putting in a bit of veggies into their meals will create a balanced meal good for your child's health.

Chicken Katsu is a Japanese style fried chicken that is great with rice and some veggies on the side. Many kids enjoy this particular dish because it is easy to eat like chicken nuggets or fillet. Here is an easy recipe for Chicken Katsu with Yasai Itame or stir-fried vegetables that will be different yet healthier and delicious for your kids.

Ingredients:
- 4 pieces or 5 lbs. of skinless chicken breast fillet
- garlic powder
- flour
- 2 eggs
- Japanese breadcrumbs
- oil for frying
- salt and pepper

For the Yasai Itame:
1 sliced medium onion
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
100 grams beansprouts
500 grams Julienned carrots
1 tbsp soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons oil

Cooking Directions:

1. For the Chicken:
- Lightly pound the chicken breast fillet with a mallet to flatten. Cover the chicken with a plastic wrap while you pound the chicken. Flatten to about 4 x 3 inches.
- Season the chicken on both sides with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Prepare the flour in a separate container. Prepare breadcrumbs in a separate container as well.

- Using a kitchen thong, coat each piece of flattened chicken with flour, dip in eggs, and coat again with breadcrumbs. Make sure that the chicken is fully coated with the breadcrumbs.
- In a frying pan, heat oil and fry each piece of chicken in medium heat until golden brown.

2. For the Yasai Itame:
- In a separate pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Combine all ingredients and stir-fry until ingredients are soft and tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Finishing Touches: Using a knife, cut the chicken into strips. Serve with steaming hot rice, Yasai Itame, and add store-brought Tonkatsu Sauce or ketchup for some flavoring.

If you prefer other meat like pork or beef, you can simply replace the chicken with the meat of your choice and follow the same steps. Fish is also a healthier choice.

This recipe will only take a couple of minutes of your time and will be even more enjoyable when you include your kids in the preparation. They can help in coating the chicken, setting the table, and mixing some orange juice, iced tea or lemonade that will go well with this meal. As easy as it is to prepare store-brought chicken nuggets, hotdogs, and microwaveable meals, they don't always provide the good nutrition that you child needs. Investing in their health and increasing your presence by cooking a special meal for them will be valuable for you and your family.

Stephen John is a food and wine enthusiast. He blogs about food, wine, and culture and writes wine reviews for a living. For more info and easy recipes, check out cooking videos in http://www.foodplus.tv/video/Exotic.htm.

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