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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Getting Ready for Our “Passport to Dry Creek Valley” Spring Break

My wife and I are right in the middle of preparing for a huge catering event this weekend in Sonoma. It’s called “Passport to Dry Creek Valley,” which is an annual event showing off the wines, and vineyards, of the beautiful Dry Creek Valley (photo from visitwineroad.com). We will be doing the food for our dear friend Bill Frick, at the amazing Frick Winery for the 12th straight year. Despite all the planning and prep work, its a lot of fun and we always look forward to it.

There are over 50 wineries involved in this event, and thousands of wine enthusiasts will be

eating and sipping their way through the valley. By the way, if you have a chance, check out the Frick Winery website. Bill produces some of the most delicious wine in California.

Due to the limited time to film clips and write articles, there will probably not be any new videos until after the weekend. I may do a couple posts before I leave, especially if any new About video recipes air, but no promises! This will be the perfect time to review your favorite recipes and make sure you havent missed any. Dont forget to use the google search box in the side bar to find the ingredients you are interested in. Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Chicken fry Dry chicken curry Andhra pradesh Style

Andhra Pradesh is one of the state in south India, the hot issue in this region is fight for separate state "Telangana". Considering fight of separate Telangana fight in AP, some readers have commented asking me to post on the name of Telangana Chicken Curry not Andhra. So, I have decided to neither post on Andhra/ Telangana Ill just post Andhra pradesh chicken fry. Few days back when I posted Chicken curry with coconut milk, Ramya requested me the recipe of Andhra chicken fry. Thank you Ramya for asking this delicious recipe. Im a vegetarian but my hubby is big fan of chicken. Every time Ill make chicken curry for him, this time I remembered Ramyas request and made this delicious dry curry for him, he just enjoyed it. The sesame seeds add extra flavor to this dish. Coming to recipe.

Ingredients:
Chicken----------------1/2KG
Whole garam masala spices- clove2, cardamom-2, cinnamon stick-1 inch)
Garlic minced-2 cloves
Sesame seeds-1/2tbsp
2 large onions chopped
Coconut milk-2 tbsp
chopped cilantro (Coriander/ Kothimera)---1 small bunch(20 springs)- washed and chopped
Cumin seeds--------1tbspCumin powder------1tbsp
Coriander powder--1tbsp
Garam masala------1/4tbsp
Dry coconut powder--2tbsp
Turmeric------------1/4tbsp
Salt-----------------To taste
Chili powder------1/2tbsp

Yogurt/curd-100grams

Procedure:

1. Take chicken cut it into medium size cubes by removing extra fat and wash it.

2. Take a pan heat it add oil. Add whole garam masala spices and saute till they are done.

3. Add cumin seeds, after they splutter add onions and little bit of salt which aids to cook onions faster.

4. After the onions are half cooked add gingergarlic paste and turmeric and cook it until raw flavor of garlic

5. Add chicken & garlic and cook it untill 80% done by stirring it in constant intervals. Do not cover with lid. Let the water that are naturally present in chicken evaporate.

6. Add sesame seeds (nuvvulu),red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder,Coconut milk, salt, dry coconut powder, curd and garam masala. Mix well and cook it under medium flame.

9. After the curry is cooked garnish with ciliantro and serve it...goes well with bagara/ plain rice/chapati.

Hope you like my recipe. Plz come back again:)