Grilled Chicken in Yoghurt

I had a joke with hayati the other day that all his dishes seem the same, cooked the same way..in tomato sauce & masala. That conversation ended with a promise that the next dish he’s going to prepare will be somewhat different from what he previously cooked.

Well, let’s see if this recipe is really unalike from hayati’s previous dishes.

He marinated 6 pieces chicken legs (skin discarded) into a mixture of:

• 1 cup plain yoghurt
• 1/2 teaspoon masala
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• juice of 1 medium size lemon

Just combine all the above ingredients, pour into the chicken pieces in a foil, seal and marinate for an hour or preferably longer.

Cook in a 250 degree oven for about 20 minutes just to tenderize the chicken. Then grill for about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook 2 cups basmati rice as per the package direction. Sauté onion in a 2 tablespoons canola oil, drop 1/2 cup chickpeas, season with salt & pepper, plus he added a yellow coloring for the rice. Combine with the fluffy basmati rice.

Serve with the grilled chicken.

Stewy Wednesday (Bulalo is in the house)

Here's my own way of cooking this hearty, warm & comfy stew (popular as bulalo in Tagalog).

This dish is quite easy and simple to make that even a novice like me :) surely can prepare.

 

A couple of ingredients needed:

• 1/2 kg veal feet (I'm using this instead of the commonly used beef shank)
• 1 head onion, sliced
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut
• 1 stalk of celery, cut roughly
• Chinese cabbage (you may use pechay or just the regular cabbage), wash, just split leaves into two.
• Salt
• Pepper corns

 

My way:

• The veal feet that I bought is already cut into serving portion so I just washed it.
• In a pressure cooker, add water & the veal. Cook for about 30 minutes or until the meat is tender.
• Transfer the tenderized meat in a casserole. Add some more water enough to cover the meat, drop the onion, pepper corns, celery, carrots and continue to boil. While simmering, some scum might float in which you need to scoop out. I also removed some of the oil accumulating just to reduce the fats in the dish.
• Add the cabbage (a good source of Vitamin C and Calcium). Dash some salt to taste. Cook till just the cabbage has wilted.
• Serve hot!

I always prepare a fish sauce (patis) with lemon juice, to go on the side of this dish, for buddies that have more salty taste preference.