Saturday 26 July 2014

MILD CHICKEN CURRY WITH VEGETABLES


One friend invited another friend over dinner and asked "is there something specific, children like to eat?" the friend said "don't worry  my older one eats everything and younger one does not eat anything, problem solved"..... 

If you have kids at home you know this is not a joke. feeding kids a healthy diet is one of the biggest challenge in a mother's life and I am not exception ...like any other women I too always look for ideas and recipes that are healthy for kids. In my attempt to include more vegetables in their plates and palates I discovered this curry which is fortunately approved by my kids.  You can also give it a try and see how it goes.

what are your favourite recipes for kids?




Ingredients:- 

Boneless Chicken  - 400 gms (cut into small pieces)
Yoghurt- 2 tbs
Turmeric- 1 tsp
Salt- 1tsp
Oil - 2 tbs
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Onion - 2
Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tb
Tomato(pureed) - 1 cup
French beans(diagonally cut) - 3/4 cup
Green peas- 1/2 cup
Red bell pepper(cut into stripes) - 1/2
Garam masala - 1 tsp


Method :-

Mix first four ingredients cover and keep aside.
Chop onions and keep aside.
Heat oil in a deep pan, put in cumin seeds and when it starts to make crackling sound add chopped onion and fry till it becomes translucent.
Then add ginger garlic paste and fry for another 2-3 minutes.  
Add marinated chicken to the pan and fry on high heat  for 4-5 minutes then lower the heat and  cover and cook chicken for 10-15 minutes depending on the size of the chicken pieces, stirring occasionally.
When chicken is almost cooked add french beans and tomato puree to it , mix well, cover and let it simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Remove the cover, add peas, bell pepper and garam masala, cook for another 2-3 minutes and turn off the heat. Serve with roti / paratha or rice.

Note:  I have not used any chili in this recipe but you may add as per taste and requirement.

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