microwave cooking – Batter Up With Sujata

Hariyali Chicken/Dhania Chicken/ No Oil Chicken/Microwave Chicken

Hariyali chicken or dhania/coriander chicken cooked in microwave. Also sharing the method to cook on stove top. A zero oil recipe. You don’t need to add any oil yet taste is absolutely delicious.

You don’t have to saute or fry the spices and chicken. Grind and make a paste of cilantro or coriander, tomato etc, marinate the chicken with ground paste along with salt, lemon juice and some spices and cook. A super easy as well as healthy recipe. No oil or butter required. Absolutely oil free chicken curry. To get some more chicken recipes click on the name below.

1. Sikkimese chicken curry

2. Chicken kosha with whole garlic and potato

3. Zafrani chicken

4. Chicken dak bungalow

5. Chicken clear soup

6. Chicken chaap

Monday again and this week’s 238 #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is #GoGreen suggested by Aruna SarasChandra who blog at Vasusvegkitchen. Aruna has a wonderful blog with different types of delicious recipes like Paneer pinwheel, Bengal style vegetable chop etc. Do visit her space for many other mouthwatering recipes.

You can cook this chicken in microwave and stove top both. I made it in microwave. You don’t need to fry or saute the spices or chicken at all. Just marinate the chicken and cook. Even no oil or butter required to make it. Easy isn’t it? If you want your chicken spicy add more green chilli or if you are making for kids reduce the amount of green chilli.

Recipe

Chicken – 800 gram

Onion – 1 medium, chopped

Tomato – 1 medium, chopped

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 2 cup tightly packed, chopped

Ginger – 1 & 1/2 inch piece, chopped

Garlic – 6 – 7 cloves

Green chilli – 4 – 5 or to taste

Cumin powder – 1 & 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Lemon juice – 3 tablespoon

Yogurt – 2 tablespoon

Method

1. Clean and rinse the chicken pieces well. Mix salt and lemon juice.

2. Grind tomato, onion, green chilli, cilantro or coriander leaves and garlic altogether. Make a smooth paste.

3. Marinate the lemon juice and salt mixed chicken pieces with ground mixture, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and yogurt. Mix well. Cover and keep aside for 15 – 30 minutes. You can keep it overnight in refrigerator.

4. Microwave on high power for 10 minutes. Don’t add water. After 10 minutes stir well and check with a fork. If chicken becomes soft, cover again and serve after 3 – 4 minutes. And if require cook on high power for 4 – 5 minute more. Its depends on chicken. 500 gram chicken takes 10 minutes to cook. It may take 5 to 10 minutes more over 500 gram chicken.

5. For stove top cook marinated chicken on low medium heat in covered pan. Stir in between. Cook till chicken becomes soft. No need to add water.

6. Serve hot with steamed rice, fried rice, pulao, roti, naan, paratha, puri or any bread.

Notes

1. Add green chilli according to your taste.

2. You can use more garlic if you want.

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Baked Vegetables

Baked vegetables.
Mixed vegetables with wonderful flavour without much calories. Just cook the vegetables on high flame, then bake with generous amount of bread crumbs, grated cheese and seasoning of your choice. Enjoy the yummy crunchy baked vegetables.

This post is a part of #Foodiemonday #Bloghop. This week’s theme is any type of microwave cooking. Grilling, baking or cooking.

I have decided to share a very easy to cook and yummy baked vegetables. Serve it as a side dish or enjoy a bowlful of this healthy and delicious vegetables in breakfast.

Recipe

Green peas – 1 cup

Chopped carrot – 1 cup

Potato – 1

Chopped beans – 1 cup

Onions – 3-4 finely chopped

Tomatoes – 2 chopped

Capsicum – 1 large chopped

Garlic – 3 pods

Green chilli – 1-2 finely chopped

Ginger – 1/2 inch piece

Oil or butter – 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Black pepper powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Bread crumbs – 1 and 1/2 cup

Grated cheese – 1 cup

Tomato sauce – 1 teaspoon optional

Method

Peel the potatoes and carrots. Clean, wash and chop all the vegetables in small pieces and keep aside.

Grind tomatoes garlic and ginger.
Heat oil in a pan. You can use butter or olive oil too. Add chopped onion and green chilli. Saute till the onions becomes translucent.

Add tomato ginger garlic paste. Saute and add all the vegetables, spices and salt. Mix well and cover the pan. Cook until done. Keep stirring.

Add tomato sauce, mix and let the vegetables dried up.
Pour the vegetables in a baking tray. Label with a spoon.

Sprinkle bread crumbs generously all over the vegetables. I have used home made bread crumbs. Toasted brown bread in a toaster. Then ground the toasted bread. You can use white bread too.

Sprinkle grated cheese all over the vegetables. Cover the vegetables completely with bread crumbs then cheese.

Garnish with tomato and onion slices.
Sprinkle one teaspoon oil on them.
I have sprinkled oregano over it. You can sprinkle mix herb or chaat masala too. Sprinkle any herb or spices of your choice.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180° for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cheese turns light brown.

Serve hot with roti/Indian bread, paratha, naan or toasted bread. Or serve bowlful of this healthy and yummy baked vegetables in breakfast. A perfect snack for kiddos.

Microwave Mushroom

Microwave mushroom
Very easy to make and in a healthy way. Just marinate and cook.

Mushrooms are full of protein, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antibiotics and antioxidants. Its protects us from diseases and infections.

Its helps in weight loss too. Increases the strength of immune system and lower the body’s cholesterol levels.

Recipe

Mushroom – 250 gram

Capsicum – 1 large cubed

Onions – 3-4 cubed

Thick or hung curd – 2 tablespoon

Garlic paste – 1 teaspoon

Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon

Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon or as much your spice tolerance

Black pepper powder – 1 teaspoon

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/4 teaspoon optional

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Mustard oil – 1 tablespoon

Method

Clean and wash the mushrooms. If you have small mushrooms keep whole but if large make them half.

Mix ginger garlic paste, salt, all the spices and oil in the well beaten curd.

Marinate mushrooms, capsicum and onions in this curd mixture for 1/2 to 1 hour in a microwave safe bowl.

Now microwave them for 6-8 minutes on full power. Time depends on oven. Check and cook in microwave for 2 minutes more if require.

Mushrooms release water. So I dried up the mushrooms in a pan on high flame.

When the mushrooms completely done in microwave check it. If you like pour the mushrooms in a pan and dried up on full flame.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve as a side dish with roti/Indiana flat bread, naan, paratha or toasted bread.