Stir Fry Walnut Chicken

I love nuts and by that I mean dry fruit in case you have a very disgusting mind. Thank God I'm not a woman because it would have sound even more dirtier.

Not every dry-fruit or form of nuts is good for health. Some are just plain calories and blood pressure catalysts.

Walnuts are the good nuts just like almonds. Walnuts are good for a lot of things.

Some of these things are helping in weight-loss (which doesn't mean that you gulp them), they are good for hair, skin, reducing diabetes and stress relief.

This recipe I am going to make is again oriental and has lots of walnuts in them ?(as much as you want to add). It is a bit different of a Stir Fry Walnut Chicken with a combination of nice and expensive vegetables.

Ingredients:

500 grams of boneless chicken cut into 1 inch thick pieces

1/2 medium red capsicum

1/2 medium yellow capsicum

a medium sized broccoli stalk

some finely chopped green onions

1 cup of chicken broth

4 teaspoon of cornflour ( 2 for the chicken and 2 for the broth)

4 teaspoons of soy sauce ( 2 for the chicken and 2 for the broth)

1.5 teaspoon salt (half for the chicken and one during the cooking)

1.5 teaspoon black pepper (half for the chicken and one during the cooking)

1 teaspoon ginger paste

1 teaspoon garlic paste

1 cup of walnuts but you can add more if you want

First of all we marinade the chicken by adding 2 teaspoon of corn flour, 2 teaspoon of soy sauce, salt and black pepper with a little chicken broth just to give the chicken a nice flavor.

Now we add the other 2 teaspoon of soy sauce and corn flour in a separate bowl, whisk it together and then add the remaining chicken broth to it .

Set it aside.

After doing the both above you cut your vegetables the way you like them.

Let the stir frying begin.

Heat up 3-4 tablespoon of oil in a non-stick pan (JUST BY THE WAY I NEED A NEW ONE).

Add the chicken along the ginger paste, garlic paste and cook it until the chicken changes color.

Add the chicken broth mixture and if you want you can add the walnuts right now or later at the end.

I added them after this step to add more flavor to them and the whole darn recipe.

Let it cook until the gravy gets a little thick.

Add the broccoli first, stir fry it for 2 minutes and then add the red/yellow capsicum.

Add the remaining 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper at this point so the vegetables are not tasteless.

Stir fry for a minute or two.

I stir fried it until the gravy was reduced enough to give the whole dish a dry look.

Sprinkle on some chopped green onion at the very last minute and you are all done.

Top it off with more walnuts and chopped green onions.

Ladies and gentlemen, lets all go nus for Stir Fry Walnut Chicken.

Epic Biryani

Karachiites always complain about people of Lahore that they do not know how to make good Biryani.

I want all of you Karachiites to sit down and watch me while I make the most EPIC biryani you have ever seen.

Obviously I can't make this all by myself. So I took help from a friend (who also happens to be a Karachiite) from twitter who's name is Mehvish Abubakar . Mehvish is not only a very great cook but also an excellent baker and she makes custom cakes, many types of appetizers and a vast variety of food products. Her Facebook page goes by Sinful Bites. Do visit her page and you'll see a variety of very beautifully decorated cakes and other food products.

www.facebook.com/sinfulbitess

Now Mehvish has two different recipes on her food blog which is journalofafoodaholic.blogspot.com

I tried to combine them both and made this biryani. I hope you all approve of it and even if you don't who cares. I FEED MYSELF.

Ingredients For Rice Preparation:

Whole garam masala

1/2 kilogram uncooked rice

4 teaspoon salt

Ingredients For Chicken Marination:

1 whole chicken (16 pieces)

4 teaspoon vinegar

2 tablespoon yogurt

1.5 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon red chili powder

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon black pepper powder

1/4 teaspoon yellow food color

1 teaspoon ginger paste

1 teaspoon garlic paste

Ingredients For Rice Gravy:

Sliced Onions 4-5 medium

Sliced Tomatoes 4 medium

3 medium potatoes cut in half or the way you want

1.5 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon red chili powder

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon ginger paste

1 teaspoon garlic paste

250 grams yogurt

Green chilies 6-7

Six dried plums soaked in water

1/4 cup of milk

1/4 teaspoon yellow food color

1 teaspoon Kewrah

1/4 bunch of chopped coriander

1/4 bunch of chopped mint leaves

For the rice you have to boil water in a pan and add whole garam masala and salt in it. The rice should be cooked 3/4. Drain them and put separately.

Marinate the chicken in salt, pepper, garam masala, food color, black pepper, vinegar, ginger and garlic paste. Let it marinate for around 4 hours. I also slipped the potatoes in the marinade.

Now its time for the gravy.

Put a 1/2 cup of oil in a non stick pan and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the potatoes and ginger garlic paste. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.

Time to add the chicken now and fry on high heat.

As soon as the chicken changes color you add tomatoes, salt, red chili powder, soaked dry alo bukhara aka plums and a cup of water.

Cover the lid and cook for 15-20 minutes on low heat.

Your chicken and potatoes will be done by then.

Now you add the yogurt and garam masala. Cook again on low heat. I in my recipe have added green chilies, mint leaves and coriander right after adding the yogurt. Cook it till the oil separates from the gravy.

The gravy is all done now.

Time to shift the gravy in to a bigger pan.

Put a layer of the cooked rice over the gravy.

Mix the yellow food color and Kewrah in the milk. Pour it generously over the rice and also pour 1/4 cup of oil over the rice.

Cover and cook the rice and gravy on high heat for 2 minutes and the instantly lower the flame and cook it more for 6-8 minutes.

Biryani is ready to serve now.

ALIVE ITS ALIVE ladies and gentlemen. Put your hands, feet eyes and stomach together for Epic Biryani.

On a very serious and emotional note, I wish Mom was here to taste this because the little one loved it. Bless my Queen and the heavens in which she resides while having delicious meals.