Islamic Cooking Recipes

CHICKEN ROAST WITH GARLIC, ONIONS & POTATOES



Goes lovely wid polao + salads + coke :)
3 carrots, peeled and cut into thirds
3 potato cut into cubes
1 big onion, peeled and cut into rings
1 small onion, grated
6 cloves garlic, grated
3-4 cloves garlic halved
1 tsp ginger grated
1 kg whole chicken (this one was 1.6 kg's)
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp corrainder powder
1tbsp sweet n sour thai sauce
1tsp garam masala
1tsp chilli powder (also kashmiri/paprika/etc for colour)
1 lemon, halved
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

clean the chiken well. cut 1cm slices into the breast pieces , thighs, drumsticks. skinless preffered. i kept the skin only on the drumsticks, becomes crispy and looks good too.

marination: sprinkle salt, turmeric, corrainder, garam masala, chilli, ginger, garlic, onion paste, olive oil, sweet-sour thai sauce, lemon juice, and mix well to coat. (sometiems chiken tikka masala can also give the red colour to the roast) cover and let it marinate in the fridge for 35mins.

preheat the oven 5-10 mins at 250 degree C.
cover the oven tray with aluminium foil, oil the top surface fo the foil minimally, place the marinated chicken in the middle. place the carrots potatos onion rings halved garlic all around the chicken. a few of the garlic can be put in between the chicken slices and folds.
(idea: once i had stuffed the chiken hollow with cooked basmati rice before putting it into the oven)

put it in the oven. check after 20 mins. turn the side with 2 spoons/fork.u can also turn the potatos so that the other side also gets crunchy. check again after 15 mins. take it out when u think the chicken luks brown and crunchy enough to ur fancy!
take off the chicken and wrap it in a lavash bread.
(usually it takes max.35mins.after 40 mins the chicken could very dry,in which case u cud eith oil the top later with a brush, or srinkle lemon,etc).
dig in ! ;-)
COKE! lavash bread!

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BEEF KEFTA - MEATBALLS

kafta was made after mixing, ground beef with grinded parsely, onions, garlic salt, and garam masala.

fry onions, garlic, garam masala, tomatoes, dry mint leaves and add the kafta balls in it. fry for 3 mins, add water, salt. Bring to boil for 10 mins, and whola!

use 4 tomatoes for 1/2 kg meat

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SUNDAY CHICKEN BBQ

how i made it--

3 potato cut into cubes

1 medium onion, peeled and cut into rings

1 small onion, grated

6 cloves garlic, grated

1 tsp ginger grated

1.5 kg whole chicken cut into big pieces

1 tbsp salt

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp corriander powder

1 tbsp sweet n sour thai sauce

2 tbsp honey

1 tsp garam masala

1 tsp chilli powder (also kashmiri/paprika/etc for colour)

1 lemon, halved

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

BBQ hot sauce

Charcoal, wood

clean the chiken well. cut 1cm slices into the breast pieces , thighs, drumsticks. skinless preffered. 

marination: sprinkle honey, salt, turmeric, corrainder, garam masala, chilli, ginger, garlic, onion paste, olive oil, sweet-sour thai sauce, lemon juice, and mix well to coat. cover and let it marinate for 30mins.

place the potatoes onion rings halved garlic all around the chicken. sprinkle salt and garlic over them to add flavour

brush BBQ hot sauce over the pieces as u turn flip 'em over. it will take about 15 mins over good charcoal heat.

do not worry if a bit burnt,, this is BBQ! dig in ! ;-)

COKE! lavash bread!

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OLIVE N FETA CHEESE SALAD

This ones not so difficult...fast n easy i wud say...

6 medium-small sized turnips

3 medium sized carrots

3 medium sized cucumbers

2 pickled cucumbers

2 big tomatoes

250gm fetta cheese

10 olives

1tbsp dill

salt to taste

1tsp olive oil

1/2 lemon

cut the turnip, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes to same small quarter size, sprinkle salt, olive oil, 

add olives,dill,squeeze in the lemon,,,and giv it a good stir to mix well and let the tomatoes leave some of its juice in the mix...

cut into cubes and add the fetta cheese (cus if you add it earlier it wud break apart in the stir) and stir gently again.