Monthly Archives: November 2018

Restaurant style Butter chicken


Butter chicken is a very popular dish and is also known as Murg makhani. Butter chicken is luscious and creamy and is similar to chicken tikka masala – creamy and tomato based. Kids love it as it is quite mild. I have prepared many variations of butter chicken, but this one is my son’s favourite. Prepare this restaurant-style butter chicken at home and enjoy.


Nadan kozhi curry | Kerala style chicken curry


Nadan Kozhi-Chicken Curry is a very popular chicken curry in Kerala and it goes well with Keralan style parotta or any Indian bread, pathiri , Appam, plain rice or ghee rice. This Keralan chicken curry cannot be made in hurry as: onion has to be cooked until soft and caramel, spices has to be roasted and combined well with onion, chicken has to be roasted well with onion mixture without adding water, on medium or low flame only, by doing this we get a very scrumptious restaurant style chicken curry with good reddish colour.


Paneer tikka


Paneer tikka is a very popular Tandoori starter in India. It can be easily prepared at home in your own oven almost like restaurant style. Paneer tikka is a vegetarian Tandoori starter delight without which any Indian restaurant menu is incomplete. Paneer tikka is baked in the oven or grilled after marinating the vegetables and paneer (Indian cottage cheese) in a blend of spices and yoghurt.


Punjabi style mixed vegetable pakora


Mixed vegetable pakora/fritters is a deep fried Indian snack, which is quick and easy to make. It can be easily prepared at home anytime and enjoyed well during evenings with a cup of tea. It becomes more enjoyable during rainy season. I have prepared mix vegetable pakora or pakoda, Punjabi style.


Mixed Vegetable bajji / Indian vegetable fritters


South Indian style mixed vegetable bajji is a popular snack where vegetables are dipped in gram flour batter with spices. Bajji means fritters. For bajjis, you can use raw banana, potato, bell pepper, chillies, brinjal, cauliflower, onion, etc. You can easily find stalls selling them in Chennai Marina beach, small tea shops in Chennai or in busy marketplaces. These bajjis can be easily prepared at home. I have added rice flour and biryani colour (orange or sunset colour) in my batter for the extra crispness and colour – similar to what we get in Marina beach bajji stalls.