Showing posts with label chicken recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken recipes. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Easy to Make Healthy Recipes

         One thing’s for sure when you attend a potluck party and serving healthy meals – it will most likely be talked about.  Positively or negatively is another matter!  Other much talked about items could be the very delicious, decadent, fancy, healthy food gourmet and expensive dishes you can just buy from a restaurant or deli.


         To make an good and lasting impression regardless if it’s a potluck or a dinner party at home, you need not spend too much nor slave in the kitchen for hours.  Go for health!  But to ensure that you’ll be invited to future parties or have guests in your succeeding gatherings, make sure that your dishes are delicious!
         These healthy food recipes range from ultra simple dips that take mere minutes to prepare to international inspired fare.  Treat your guests to a food trip to the Mediterranean with Athenian pizza which is nothing more than store bought pizza bread slathered with instant pizza sauce and topped with pan-fried vegetables and pepperoni.  Yes, pepperoni!  Though somewhat high in fat, only a small amount is used and complemented with high-fiber and nutrient vegetables.  Another meat-vegetable dish is artichoke and beef fettucini.  Nutrify it more by using whole wheat noodles, grass fed beef and organic vegetables.
        Alsatian soup with usually contains bacon drippings is made heartier and sensible with the addition of mushrooms and turnips.  Half and half or milk replace heavy cream.  Cheese is done away with in this version.
        If you live in another part of the world where artichokes, basil or certain ingredients are difficult to come by, be creative and experiment with substitutions and just be inspired with the flavor profile of the dish you want to make.  Going local with your ingredient selection also guarantees you get food cheaper and at its freshest.

        Lastly. try to stay away from instant mixes that promise a lot of flavor in a tiny sachet.  More often than not, it’s just loaded with sodium, monosodium glutamate, artificial ingredients and preservatives!  And when counting calories, use lean cuts of meat, increase vegetables and limit deep fat frying.  Counting calories may not necessarily be the best way to view eating healthily.  For example, 300 calories from a wholesome Asian coleslaw with miso dressing is certainly more good for you than half the calories from a serving of French fried potatoes.





Sunday, January 19, 2014

How To Cook Awesome Curry Chicken Recipe

How To Cook Awesome Curry Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken thighs
1 chili
3 garlic cloves
2 tbsp. fresh minced ginger
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 cup coconut milk
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup yogurt
3 tbsp. olive oil
Curry Chicken Spice Mix:
1/2 tsp. cardamom
1/4 tsp. turmeric
2 tbsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garam marsala
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. cayenne powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

First of all you have to make the Curry Chicken spice mix:

Get a knife, press and chop the garlic and chili, cut the onion and chop the chicken thighs into small pieces.
Fry your spices in oil:

Put three tablespoons of olive oil in a high heated large saucepan and add the spice mixture as soon as the oil is hot.

Stir it until the spices become brown and roasted - usually it takes a minute.

Take care of your saucepan because it will burn!

As soon as the spice mixture got browned, put the onions, a teaspoon salt, pepper and ginger into it.

When the onion becomes darker add the garlic and cook it for one minute, but don't forget to take care of the garlic because if it burns it becomes bitter.

Now you should see a dark sauce with your ingredients.

Put the salted chicken into the saucepan and roast it and put enough oil into the pot if it's not enough.
When the chicken gets brown start carefully adding the wine.

Of course, the wine has an aroma, but you'll also notice all the brown bits on the bottom of the saucepan.
These little pieces are full of flavor, and you want them included in the final product.

So if you add the wine, use a spoon start scratching in the liquid.

When the wine starts to boil off reduce heat to medium.

Now add the coconut milk and put turn temperature to low, cover and cook for about 15 minutes.

Finally turn off the heat and stir in the yogurt.

Serve the Curry Chicken Recipe with rice.

I hope you enjoy this great Curry Chicken Recipe