Recipes For 2009

Tandori Chicken and Rice Palau

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Tasty Tandori Chicken and Rice Palau - Pam and Lee welcome Sunita and Nahendra into the TIK ktichen for a lesson in preparing some Indian food.

Tandoori Chicken Cooked in the Oven

Ingredients for rubbing over

  • 1 lb of boneless and skinless Chicken breast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Ingredients for marinade

  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 oz ginger
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper
  • 2 tbsp yogurt
  • 1 tbsp of tomato paste

Clean, wash and dry the chicken breast. Cut into large chunks (approximately 4-5 pieces per chicken breast) and put them in a container. Sprinkle with salt and lemon juice, and cut slashes in the chicken pieces with a sharp knife to allow salt and lemon to penetrate. Then toss to coat, cover and set aside for 30 minutes at room temperature.

Grind the coriander seeds to powder in a coffee grinder. Add all the marinade ingredients into a blender and puree all the ingredients. Mix the ground coriander seeds to the pureed marinade ingredients. Pour the mixture over the Chicken and rub it into the chicken turning the chicken several times. Cover and let it sit for 12 hours in the refrigerator.

Skewer the chicken with the vegetables of your choice, such as onions, tomatoes, mushroom, red and green bell peppers. Place on a rack in a pan and brush the vegetables with the marinade ingredients. Place the rack in the pre-heated oven at 360 degree for 40 minutes.

Rice Palau (Pilaf)

  • 2 Cups of Basmati Rice
  • 1/2 Cup of green peas
  • 4 Cinnamon sticks (each about 4” long)
  • 4 Bay leafs
  • 8 Cloves
  • 8 Black Peppercorns
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp saffron
  • 1/4 cup of canola oil

Put the frozen peas in a glass or china bowl. Cover it with a plate and heat it for 3 minutes in a microwave oven. Leave the bowl in the microwave oven until the rice is cooked.

Wash the rice in a pot and carefully drain the milky looking water. Repeat the wash process until the water is clear. Drain the water and set the washed rice aside.

In a big non-stick pot (4 qrts or bigger), put the oil and heat it on medium heat. Add salt, cinnamon sticks, cloves and peppercorn in the hot oil. Lightly stir the spices and then carefully put the damp rice into this pot. Stir the mixture for 2 minutes. Then add 4 cups of water and sprinkle saffron on top of water in the pot. Gently stir the rice for 30 seconds. Cover the pot with a lid and let the water boil away. Once most of the water is boiled away (about 10 minutes), reduce the heat to its lowest setting. Remove the lid and add micro waved peas on top the rice and cover it with the lid. Shut the heat and the rice is ready to be served.

Salad

Slice onions in rings, tomatoes and green peppers and place it in a tray. Sprinkle some salt and lemon juice on these sliced vegetables and mix together.

Serve the chicken with rice Palau and salad.

ENJOY!