PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Heeellloooo,

M back after a pretty long time. Was occupied with work. But anyways, now I'm back; and I'm back with a chicken recipe for the first time. Had a lovely cousin coming for dinner, who demanded a nice chicken curry. And since her father hasn't been keeping well, so I had to keep the chicken light and healthy as much as possible, so that even he could take a bite. So, I came up with this simple, light and easy chicken recipe, which has a sweet and sour taste, with predominant flavors of pineapple and fresh coriander. And yes, especially with the mercury soaring high these days, this is one chicken recipe you can vouch for this summer. So, here comes my "PINEAPPLE CHICKEN". Enjoy! :-)

Ingredients:

600gm Chicken, 1 cup Pineapple Pulp, 3 big slices of Pineapple, 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste, 2 medium Onions, a bunch of fresh Coriander leaves, 1 tbsp chopped Ginger, 1 cup fresh Tomato puree, 1 tbsp Vinegar/Lemon juice, 1 tbsp Sugar, 1 tbsp Green chili paste, 1 tsp Black Pepper powder, 3 tbsp Refined Oil, 1 tbsp Olive Oil, Salt to taste, a couple of extra slices of Pineapple for garnishing.

Procedure:

Cut the chicken into desired pieces, and thoroughly wash it. Add ½ cup of pineapple pulp, the ginger-garlic paste, vinegar/lemon juice, green chili paste and salt, and marinate for half an hour. Meanwhile cut each onion into four pieces. Heat refined oil on a pan. Saute the onions. Drop in the chopped ginger, followed by the tomato puree. Fry for 2 mins. Now add the marinated chicken and stir so that the masala gets mixed with the chicken. Add  some more salt and lemon juice only if you require. Cover it with a lid, and allow it to cook on medium heat for around 10-12 mins. Meanwhile, cut the 3 slices of pineapple into small cubes as seen in the picture below.

Check if the chicken is cooked after 10 mins by pricking it with a fork.  If you find the chicken turning tender, add the remaining pineapple pulp and saute for another one minute. Now add 2 cups of hot water, and cook on high flame for 5-8 mins. Once it comes to a boil, add 1 tbsp sugar, and drop the pineapple cubes. Just before removing from heat, sprinkle black pepper powder, chopped coriander leaves and drizzle some olive oil. Garnish with pineapple slices and coriander. This recipe goes fantastic with fried rice or lemon-flavored rice.

PS: You can also add thin slices of carrots in this recipe. I used carrots the second time I prepared this dish. Unfortunately, I couldn't take a snap of it.