What is it with these friends of mine, all they want me to do is cook. I am not complaining here but every time they want to catch up they are like make us something nice. One such friend messaged me on Tuesday and said exactly that. - "would you like to meet tomorrow evening ? Me - Ya sure , She - Make me something nice to eat and drink! " . So i made her the watermelon margarita that i have mentioned earlier. For food there was Chicken Pie and Oven baked chicken. I shall start with the oven baked chicken.
The cook and the Glutton :-P
Oven Baked Chicken in Fresh chilli marinade served over Snow Peas salad.
Chicken Breasts 2. ( when you divide it from between it become 4 big pieces. )
For the Marinade.
1 1/2 tbsp vinegar
2-3 Tbsp English mustard
10-12 garlic cloves
A small bunch of parsley.
a pinch of salt.
3 large Kashmiri red chillies.
A little Rosemary
A little thyme.
Olive oil / Vegetable oil
For the Salad
Snow peas 150 gms or as per your requirement - Blanched and sliced if large
Cilantro 1cup
Mint leaves 1cup
Spring onions 1
1 onion
I added some rockets (optional)
A fist full of sprouts.
Method:
Take the chicken breast and just beat on it lightly to flatten it a bit. You can use the back of your knife. Make 3 gashes on each of the 4 chicken breasts and season with pepper and salt.
In a blender mix all the ingredients except the chilli, and make a smooth paste. To this paste add four spoons of oil (olive preferably) and blend again. Now chop the red chillies very finely and add it to the paste in the blender, and run the blender only for say 20-30 seconds so that the chillies mix with the paste but is still in small little pieces and not a complete paste.
Now rub this paste well over the chicken, place the chicken in a bowl or place cover with a cellophane and leave in the fridge to marinate. I had all the time in the world so i left it over night. You will need 30 minutes to 1 hour. You will have the marinade paste left with you after coating the chicken. keep that you are going to need it.
While the chicken is marinating blanch your snow peas. (blanch - add the snowpeas to boiling water, leave it for a few minutes, then immediately use a strainer to strain the hot water and now add the snow peas to cold water to shock it. This will stop the cooking process due to the warmth and retain the crunchiness.). Chop all the ingredients mentioned above for salad and mix it all together in a bowl.
The chicken by now will be ready to cook. Grease your baking tray and place the chicken breasts on it. Drizzle the top with some oil. Pre heat the oven at 200 degrees, (or a convection microwave at 200 degrees) Place the tray in and cook for 25- 30 minutes.
Before plating, add the left over marinate to the salad and mix well, season with salt, pepper , olive oil and lemon. You can adjust the taste the way you like. Once the chicken is ready, let it rest for a few minutes, then chop it into 2 pieces and serve over the salad.
Enjoy.
Note: This recipe is by Donna Hay, but she used only fresh chilli and oil for the coating, and she makes another chicken with the mustard and and the other ingredients mentioned in the marinade . I mixed the two and tried. turned out pretty ok. You can simply try the recipes separately as well. If i do try will keep all of you posted.
Chicken pie is pending and i shall update on that soon.
Have fun...........................................:-)
The cook and the Glutton :-P
Oven Baked Chicken in Fresh chilli marinade served over Snow Peas salad.
Chicken Breasts 2. ( when you divide it from between it become 4 big pieces. )
For the Marinade.
1 1/2 tbsp vinegar
2-3 Tbsp English mustard
10-12 garlic cloves
A small bunch of parsley.
a pinch of salt.
3 large Kashmiri red chillies.
A little Rosemary
A little thyme.
Olive oil / Vegetable oil
For the Salad
Snow peas 150 gms or as per your requirement - Blanched and sliced if large
Cilantro 1cup
Mint leaves 1cup
Spring onions 1
1 onion
I added some rockets (optional)
A fist full of sprouts.
Method:
Take the chicken breast and just beat on it lightly to flatten it a bit. You can use the back of your knife. Make 3 gashes on each of the 4 chicken breasts and season with pepper and salt.
In a blender mix all the ingredients except the chilli, and make a smooth paste. To this paste add four spoons of oil (olive preferably) and blend again. Now chop the red chillies very finely and add it to the paste in the blender, and run the blender only for say 20-30 seconds so that the chillies mix with the paste but is still in small little pieces and not a complete paste.
Now rub this paste well over the chicken, place the chicken in a bowl or place cover with a cellophane and leave in the fridge to marinate. I had all the time in the world so i left it over night. You will need 30 minutes to 1 hour. You will have the marinade paste left with you after coating the chicken. keep that you are going to need it.
While the chicken is marinating blanch your snow peas. (blanch - add the snowpeas to boiling water, leave it for a few minutes, then immediately use a strainer to strain the hot water and now add the snow peas to cold water to shock it. This will stop the cooking process due to the warmth and retain the crunchiness.). Chop all the ingredients mentioned above for salad and mix it all together in a bowl.
The chicken by now will be ready to cook. Grease your baking tray and place the chicken breasts on it. Drizzle the top with some oil. Pre heat the oven at 200 degrees, (or a convection microwave at 200 degrees) Place the tray in and cook for 25- 30 minutes.
Before plating, add the left over marinate to the salad and mix well, season with salt, pepper , olive oil and lemon. You can adjust the taste the way you like. Once the chicken is ready, let it rest for a few minutes, then chop it into 2 pieces and serve over the salad.
Enjoy.
Note: This recipe is by Donna Hay, but she used only fresh chilli and oil for the coating, and she makes another chicken with the mustard and and the other ingredients mentioned in the marinade . I mixed the two and tried. turned out pretty ok. You can simply try the recipes separately as well. If i do try will keep all of you posted.
Chicken pie is pending and i shall update on that soon.
Have fun...........................................:-)
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