TODAY'S FOOD STORY :

TODAY'S FOOD STORY :
The story of avial and Bhima !!!
Avial is a famous traditional kerala cruisine. It is supposed to have been invented by Bhima (one of the Pandava brothers) during their exile. According to the legend, when Ballav (Bhima's name during this time) assumed his duties as the cook in the kitchen of Virata, he did not know how to cook. One of the first things he did was to chop up many different vegetables, boil them together and top the dish with grated coconut. There are mythological variations. Bheema is said to have prepared Avial, when there were unexpected guests for King Virata and he needed to serve meals for them. There was no sufficient vegetables to cook any single recipe for side dish, so Bheema used what ever available vegetables to make a new dish, which came to know as Avial.

Saturday, 17 May 2014

CHICKEN TANDOORI

Ingredients :

Chicken pieces - 250 gm (cut into serving pieces)
Onion - 1 (small)
Curd - 1/2 cup
fresh lemon juice - 2 tablespoon
Garlic - 1 tablespoon (minced)
Ginger - 1 tablespoon (peeled and grated)
Cumin - 1 tablespoon
Ground Coriander - 1 teaspoon
Cardamom - 1/4 teaspoon
Cloves - 1/4 spoon
Black Pepper - 1/4 spoon
Gram Masala - 1 Teaspoon
Kashmiri Chilly Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Red Chilly Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Salt - as needed
Butter - for brushing

Method of Preparation :

Grind all the above mentioned ingredients except chicken and butter into a smooth paste and apply on chicken pieces. Keep it in fridge for 1 hour.

Apply some butter on grill and place it above the stove.  Then turn on the stove and keep two or three chicken pieces above the grill. Apply some butter on the chicken pieces and turn the chicken pieces when one side is done. Do the same with all chicken pieces.
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