White Tarka Chicken, Nutella Pizza And Chicken Sticks by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients For White Tarka Chicken:

• Chicken boneless 1 kg
• Fennel seeds 1 tbsp
• Dry ginger 1/2 tbsp
• Bay leaves  2-3
• Green cardamoms 3
• Cinnamon 2 inch piece
• Cloves  3
• Salt  to taste
• Yogurt  2 1/2 cups
• Flour  1 tsp
• Ghee 1 tbsp
• Caraway seeds 1 tsp

Method:

1. Place chicken cubes, fennel seeds powder, dry ginger powder, bay leaves, green cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a pan.
2. Add one cup of water and cook till chicken is tender and the liquid has dried up.
3. Whisk the yogurt with flour and add slowly to the chicken.
4. Stir constantly.
5. Simmer till gravy thickens.
6. Prepare a tempering or tarka with ghee and caraway seeds and pour over chicken.
7. Serve hot.

Ingredients For Nutella Pizza:

For Base:

• Butter 1/2 cup
• Cocoa powder 1/3 cup
• Caster sugar 1 cup
• Eggs 2
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Flour 3/4 cup
• Salt  1/4 tsp
• Walnut chopped 1/2 cup

To Decorate:

• Nutella/ Chocolate  1 cup
• Fruits sliced  as required
• Nuts chopped  as required
• Cream  to garnish

Method:

1. Melt butter add cocoa powder, remove from fire n cool.
2. Beat eggs add sugar, vanilla essence, flour and chopped walnuts, salt mix and pour in greased pizza pan or pie plate, bake for 20-25 min.
3. Cool and spread nutella on the top and then layer any fruit and nuts and decorate with cream and serve.

Ingredients For Chicken Sticks:

• Chicken boneless 1/2 kg
• Onion  half
• Garlic  2 cloves
• Ginger  1 tbsp
• Lemon 1
• Coriander  2 tbsp
• Cumin powder  1 tbsp
• Garam masala  1 tbsp
• Yogurt 1/2 cup
• Salt  1 tsp

Method:

1. Soak wooden skewers in water to prevent burning.
2. Mix garlic, onion, ginger, lemon juice, cumin powder, garam masala powder, coriander and salt and add in the yogurt.
3. Thread the chicken cubes on the skewers and dip the skewers in the yogurt marinate and let it be fridge for several hours.
4. BBQ or grill or bake till chicken is tender.