One Pot Beef Mince Stir-Fry

Ingredients

·  500g beef mince (you can use chicken/ pork / mutton mince)

·  1 tablespoon sunflower oil

·  2 tablespoon light soy sauce

·  1 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

·  Spices of your choice (I used ½ tsp. turmeric & ½ tsp. cinnamon)

·  1 teaspoon oregano/ Thyme/ Rosemary (any herb of your choice)

·  1 onion, chopped

·  1 tablespoon grated ginger

·  2 large garlic cloves, crushed

·  ¼ cabbage, finely shredded

·  1 cup cauliflower florets

·  1 green capsicum, cut into strips

·  Salt & Pepper to taste

·  ½ Lemon Juice

Method

1. Heat the oil in a wok or deep pan. Stir–fry mince beef for 2 minutes, (in batches if the pan is too small), breaking up lumps with a wooden spoon, until mixture is no longer pink. Add onion, garlic, ginger and stir–fry for another 2 minutes.
2. Add tomato paste and stir–fry for 30 seconds.
3. Add the spices & herbs.
4. Add the vegetables and stir–fry for another minute.
5. Stir through soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt & pepper powder. Simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Done.

Chicken Curry - In Coconut Milk

Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

Chicken breast – ½ Kg – cut into cubes

Onions – big 1 (small 4 or medium 2) – chopped

Garlic – 4 cloves – cut into tiny bits

Oil – 2 tbsp.

Tomato Paste – half pack (4 tbsp.)

Maggi Chicken Cubes - 2

Coriander powder – ½ tsp.

Cumin Powder – ½ tsp.

Pepper powder – 1 tsp.

Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp.

Chicken Masala Powder (mild) - ½ - 1 tsp.

Coconut milk powder – 7 tbsp. (heaped)

Water – 2 Cups (luke warm)

Fresh Coriander leaves – handful

Preparation:

1.       Heat oil in a curry pan, add onions & garlic fry for half a minute, add chicken and fry for 4 – 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and Maggi chicken cubes and fry again for a minute. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder & chicken masala and fry for another half minute.

2.      In a bowl add water & coconut milk powder and mix to prepare coconut milk.

3.      Add this coconut milk to the chicken mixture and boil it for 10 minutes.

4.      Add fresh coriander leaves just before you turn of the flame.

5.      Done.

Boiled Chicken

Ingredients:
1 whole Chicken (Skinless)
1 large Onion Cut into long slices (Add more Onions if you like)
1-2 tbls. Canola or Olive Oil
4 Cloves of Garlic crushed
2 Coins of Ginger (2 mm thickness)
2 Chicken Stock Cubes
5 Curry Leaves (Optional)
Potatoes Cut into Big Cubes (Optional)
1 Litre Water

Method of Preparation:
Clean the chicken and Cut it to 4 pieces (or as many as you wish).

Heat oil on the pan, add onion and fry it for two minutes. Then add Chicken to it fry it with onions stiring continuously for another 2 minutes.

Add Garlic, Ginger, Curry leaves, Chicken Stock Cubes and Potatoes. Stir it for another minute. Then add water (Approximately 1 Litre) Bring to Boil over high heat. Then reduce the heat, cover the pot and boil it for another 25 – 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender.

Check for salt and enjoy when it is still hot.