Chinese Lemon chicken with an addictive sweet and tangy sauce. An easy weeknight dinner much better than takeout! Happy New Year! I am sharing one of my favorite recipes to whip up for a weeknight meal Chinese Lemon Chicken. This recipe is a keeper because it requires a handful of ingredients and absolutely no chopping. Crispy pieces of succulent chicken tossed in a slighlty sweet and tangy sauce, what's not to like ? It is simple, easy, and scrumptious and that’s exactly ...
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Tandoori Chicken Tikka (easy summer dinner)
Tandoori Chicken Tikka is a popular North Indian dish consisting of succulent pieces of marinated chicken thighs that are skewered and then cooked in a tandoor. Chicken tikka is very easy to cook, it is healthy and makes for a perfect summer meal. What is a tandoor? Tandoor is a cylindrical shaped oven made of clay. Traditionally they are built into the ground with the top of the oven curving inward. Wood or charcoal is often used to build the fire at the bottom of the oven and the top of ...
Parsi Chicken Cutlets
India is one of the most ethnically diverse country in the world. There are twenty-two official languages spoken in India and more than one thousand dialects. It is also a land of many religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and so many more. The way of dressing, the food, and the ethnicity also differs from region to region. There are many ethnic groups who migrated to India over the centuries, one such group is known as Parsee or Parsi. Parsis ...
Spice crusted chicken schnitzel (Gluten-free)
A traditional schnitzel is usually made with veal or pork, but I prefer a chicken schnitzel. Schnitzel is a quintessential German dish, made of meat that is pounded thinly, dipped in flour, beaten eggs, bread crumbs, and then deep-fried. It is an absolute delicious dish to eat, but it’s not the most figure friendly. Since, I like to enjoy a delectable plate of schnitzel without feeling like a baby elephant afterwards, I lightened up the recipe. I replaced the flour with cornstarch, the bread ...
Deliciously Easy Chicken enchiladas
Last week on the blog, I shared a recipe for an authentic homemade red enchilada sauce. Today I will being sharing how to use that special sauce to make a deliciously easy chicken enchiladas. Over the years I have made many versions of enchiladas, each time tweaking and improving my technique. These easy chicken enchiladas are my best version ever and they are an absolute hit in my house. I was planning on sharing this recipe sooner, but I got busy with the holiday season. For the past two ...
Asian fusion weeknight chicken stir-fry
Towards the end of the week, I often find myself in a dilemma as to what to cook for dinner. Groceries at home are usually running low, the motivation to cook is just as low, and all I can find are odds and ends in the refrigerator. I always think to myself, “let’s just get take out and call it a night”, but then I struggle with the fact that I’m letting those last few vegetables and meat still left in the refrigerator just go to waste. The solution to my end of week cooking dilemma is a ...
Mom’s Simple Chicken curry
Growing up my parents, who are phenomenal cooks, fed us all kinds of delicious food, especially mouthwatering Indian food. The house was always filled with the aroma of Indian spices. Since I lived there, my senses were immune to these smells, but my friends would often tell me that coming over to my house would make them instantly crave chicken curry. Speaking about curry, I often hear this phrase “I love curry”. The word curry in India translates to any dish with sauce. We always use a ...
Za’atar chicken skewers with spicy tahini sauce
I live by simple rules in life, one of them is that weeknight meals should be hassle free and delicious. I love cooking, but I don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen especially on weeknights. If I am home alone then I usually don’t even bother cooking, I simply just eat leftovers. But when the husband is home I stick to making simple, nutritious and flavor packed meals. One of the husband’s favorite proteins to consume is chicken (especially chicken thighs), he could eat chicken every single ...