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Zucchini and Mushroom Chicken Today's recipe is a copycat Panda Express style zucchini and mushroom chicken. It tastes almost like your favorite take out meal. Now, my friends, I am not claiming this is the exact spot on a recipe, but it tastes delicious and is your ticket to a tasty weekend meal in a jiffy. Your family will love this every time you make. My long time favorite had been Panda express Beijing beef, but sometimes I find it too sweet. This one is my recent favorite, simple and unassuming, with a balanced taste and a subtle peppery heat. The sauce is a light ginger-flavored sauce and it tastes delicious with steamed rice- delightfully crispy and delicious chicken bites with sauteed zucchini and mushrooms. The added benefit is that it has loads of veggies too. What you add to it is totally up to you. Here it is zucchini and mushrooms. Mushrooms add a depth of flavor and zucchini is crisp and tender. It is irresistibly appetizing. You'd be surprised at how simp...

Country Captain is an Anglo Indian chicken recipe, an adapted style of korma. It is very popular in club menu in Calcutta. The name is peculiar and may have come as it was a dish prepared for British officers when they were out of the country. It was a native curry adapted to European taste.There are different versions of this recipe in many countries especially in Southern American cuisine. To know more about this recipe check here . Recipe source-Simon Parkes and Udit Sarkhel, The Calcatta Kitchen , Interlink Books,2007. Ingredients Chicken- 1kg turmeric- 1/2 tsp salt as needed onion- 3 medium Broken cashew nuts- 1/2 cup Water- 2 1/2 cup Ginger- 1 inch Garlic- 6 cloves vegetable oil- 2 tsp Cumin seeds- 1/8 tsp Bay leaf-2 Paprika- 3/4 tsp Crisp fried onion- 1 cup Ground coriander- 1 tbs Heavy cream- 1/4 cup Saffron-  a pinch Mint- 2 springs Cilantro- 2 tbs chopped Garam masala- 1 tsp ( cinnamon, cardamon, clove and dried bay leaf) Garnish Ghee- 1 t...

Tomato Garlic Chicken Tomato Garlic chicken is a quick semi dry chicken recipe. It is tomato based chicken stir fry along with garlic and spicy chilly.I used Chinese chilly garlic sauce (Lee Kum Kee brand) to give it a bit of heat. If you do not like to add sauce you can make a  home made version equivalent to it y grinding chiles, garlic and vinegar. You can have this as a side dish for rice or fried rice. Ingredients Chicken - 1 lb Tomato-3 medium ( finely minced or make a puree) Shallots crushed or finely minced- 1/2 cup Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp Chilly garlic sauce- 1 1/2 tsp  (I used Lee Kum Kee brand) (If you like more spicy use Tuong ot toi Vietnam) Tomato paste- 1 tsp Soya sauce- 1 tsp pepper powder-1/3 tsp Turmeric powder- a pinch Ground cinnamon and cloves- 1/3 tsp Chopped coriander leaves Chopped spring onions for garnish Clean and cut chicken into small bite sized pieces. Marinate with a pinch of salt, 1/3 tsp of pepper and a p...