And the Celebration continues….
It is a special week.
A simple man with simple needs. He loves gadgets, teaches the boys ‘Raspberry Pi'(I thought that was such a funny name for a computer). He smiles when I get mad at him. I don’t remember him getting mad with either of us, the boys or me. He is so good at surprises.
A couple of years ago, he had a limo pick us up and we went on a surprise tour around San Francisco in a Helicopter, and I fell in love with the city and my Hubby all over again.
With a calm demeanor, a smile always, ability to make anyone feel better and an immense talent to make me feel good when I am low, all comes natural to him. A private person, so you can imagine his embarrassment when he reads this post..:).Happy Birthday Hon!!
When I ask him what he wants for his birthday dinner, it’s always his mom’s Chicken and Puri. It is by the way the easiest chicken to make and so tasty. Has 5 ingredients and I can make in a jiffy, but that’s for another post. For now, this is a curry we all love.
A dish which is simmered in spices and tastes like no other Indian curry. I use my home made garlic pickle, but you could use store bought ones, which are great too. It is cooked in spices that are used for Indian pickle. A very fragrant and spicy dish. If you love heat and want to eat something unique, this is for you.
- 2 lbs whole chicken,cut into pieces bone in and skinless. Wash and pat dry.
- 2 large red onions finely chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh ginger-garlic paste
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 3 tomatoes pureed
- ½ cup chopped cilantro/coriander
- 2 tsp garlic pickle with oil(you could use store bought or make your own)
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- Salt to taste
- Water
- 1 tsp fennel
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp meethi/fenugreek seeds
- 1 tsp cumin/jeera seeds
- 4 cloves
- 3 cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon stick.
- 10 dried red chillies
- In a flat heavy bottomed pan , dry roast the spices for the dry spice mixture on a very low flame. Once you smell the spices and it's browned a little, turn of the heat and let cool. Powder it and keep aside.
- In a thick pan, add vegetable oil. Add the onions and fry on medium heat for 2 minutes. Then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry it until the onions are golden brown and add the chicken and brown it.
- Add some salt to the chicken after browning, add turmeric and tomato paste. Let it bubble.
- Add the ground spice mixture and 2-3 cups of water and cover and let cook on low heat.
- Once the chicken is cooked add the pickle and chopped cilantro and let it simmer for another 5 minutes. The whole process takes around 30-40 minutes. If you want your curry to be more liquidy, add more water, for a drier curry add less. It is totally up to you.
- Serve with rice, roti or Naan.
You could leave the pickle out if you want.
Adjust the spice to your liking.
Double the spice mixture and you can keep it in a airtight jar and use whenever you want it. Goes so good with vegetarian dishes too.
The GARLIC pickle I made has 3 ingredients. Garlic+Tomato puree+Oil. Simmer everything with plain red chilly powder and salt for 1 hour and you have your home made pickle.
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I’m in love that you just referenced Raspberry Pi in your post!
I know what you mean…:)
Aww you two sound adorable together! Happy Birthday to you hon!! 😀
what a lovely dish for your hubby 🙂 I bet he enjoyed it. I am having a good week so far but as always ready for the weekend! I am certainly going to try this chicken..what type of pickle should I get? Does it have to be garlic one or anything will do?
Aww…I love this post, Asha! No wonder you fell in love with your hubby again. (Isn’t it magical?) He sounds like a wonderful man, husband and father. You are truly blessed, my dear! Thanks for sharing his favorite recipe with us and please give my heartfelt birthday wishes to him. Hugs to you both! xo
I love reading your post! Happy birthday to your better half. Isn’t it funny that they always demand their mom’s chicken recipe on birthdays – no matter how many years you’re married!
I love the idea of putting garlic pickle in the curry- I never tried this way but I am surely going to cook your recipe and surprise my husband with better curry than his mom!
@Dixya- you can use any kind of pickle you like. I believe the garlic in oil,priya brand from an Indian store is good. Try it out and and let me know.
@Stacy- it is magical my dear, feel lucky too. Thanks for the wishes and will definitely let him know. xoxo
@Medha-thank you. It is funny right, always moms dishes..Give it a shot, this might be the dish..(no..mom’s rock always)..:)
i always love indian chicken dish, kickin spice jazz up the boring flavour of the chicken…..
Btw, never had a pickled garlic in olive oil before, is’t it the same like pickled garlic in vinegar ???
i saw garlic in olive oil once, but it’s garlic confit…
tempting to give it a try……
i always love indian chicken dish, kickin spice jazz up the boring flavour of the chicken…..
Btw, never had a pickled garlic in olive oil before, is’t it the same like pickled garlic in vinegar ???
i saw garlic in olive oil once, but it’s garlic confit…
tempting to give it a try……
Happy Birthday to you husband. This chicken looks divine..Made my stomach growl… love easy recipes!
Happy Birthday to your wonderful hubby!!!!
I am fascinated with SF and we are seriously looking at it for our 2015 vacation.
Cheers to you from Newfoundland, Canada!!!
Happy Birthday to your dearest. Enjoy every moment of being together.
I am truly a big fan of Indian cuisine, simply love spices and gravies. As such, the curry is so lovely and has all the elements I am tempted over. But its such a torture looking at the pictures because I am feeling so hungry now. Just started my day and without any food in my stomach.
Happy birthday to your sweet husband..he sounds like a keeper! And your curry looks scrumptious!
This looks delicious! I wish my husband and daughter liked curry so I could try this. My son and I both do but my son doesn’t live at home anymore. So I avoid making anything with curry and just have it when we eat out. Lovely recipe and I’m certain it’s very tasty.
What a delicious dish. I like all the achari curries. Love the image of chili seeds and water drops. Happy birthday to your husband.
Happy Birthday to your hubs — what a delicious treat!! I’m hungry at 11pm, this is not cool 😉
This looks really delicious with that creamy spiced gravy, Asha.
Happy b-day to G. Lovely and delicious treat.
Happy birthday to your husband Asha! And once more, loved your recipe and photos! Another job WELL done! Bravo!
Wow – Asha I lurrve Indian curries – and this one looks awesome!Your photos and ingredient list are tantalizing my tastebuds ths morn! 🙂
Happy birthday to your sweet husband – and looking forward to the 5 ingredient chicken curry too!
I’ve never had Achari chicken before, sounds awesome.
Anyway, your curry recipes are always a winner and this one is no different from the others…
Great job!
Asha really I love this chicken, look delicious!!
what time is the dinner , i am coming over.
Lovely chicken. Love the colour.
I’m going to try this one. It’s a bit like a spiced up Filipino Adobo with Tomatoes. To me that is a win/win/win. GREG
Looks delish Asha.. made something similar without the achar.. I guess that would make it achari. Yummy!
I’ll remember to add it next time. As always gorgeous pics Asha.
Such a delicious chicken recipe, I love the idea of pickling spices! So innovative!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Looks delicious.. beautiful clicks 🙂
Happy birthday to your hubby!! I hope he had a great day.
I love achar and achari anything so I love this already. I haven’t made it in a while so thank you for emending me!
Looks so good 🙂
Happy birthday to your husband! He sounds like such a great guy. No wonder you made this fabulous meal for him!
Hi Ash,
Happy Birthday to your hubby. This chicken looks gorgeous! I have always wanted to make an achari chicken. I am loving all the flavors here.
Yes and I do love that is so easy to make. Going to make it and will keep you posted on how it turns out. Yummy!
Happy birthday to your husband! What a fantastic meal to make for him. I need to make this for my boyfriend and I one day. It looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Happy birthday to your husband! My better half has a birthday coming up, too. : ) And this curry looks simply sensational. What a wonderful meal.
I love when a person has a special dish they like and always request for their special occasion. It becomes a ritual, and this one looks soooo delicious!
Happy Birthday to Hon! This looks like the perfect dish to celebrate such an special occasion. It sounds delish 🙂 x
Happy Birthday to your hubby! What a great dish this is – love the idea of the garlic pickle. I love any and all curries, and this one has such nice flavor. Really good recipe – thanks so much.
That’s so sweet and I’m a little jealous of the good whether you’re having in SF 🙂 and the dish looks seriously delicious!
Thanks so much all.
I really appreciate all the wishes, I did pass them to hubs.
I think I heard a collective “Awwww” around the world at this beautiful tribute. You’re both very lucky to have found each other and isn’t it good that you don’t take each other for granted.
Making his favorite meal won’t be forgotten!
It looks delicious.
Belated wishes to you hubby 🙂 the curry looks so dekicious. This is in chicken curry I have not tasted yet and hope to make it soon. The pics looks awesome 🙂 thank you for the recipe Ash
What a lovely birthday post for your husband, Ash! Happy belated birthday to him. This meal looks fit for a king, and I’m sure you make him feel that way often. This dish looks fabulous!
belated wishes to your husband 🙂 i just love this curry with naan dear..
What an interesting chicken dish, I really need to try making this!
Happy birthday to your “hon!” This looks amazing, fit for a birthday meal, for sure! =)
I love curry of any kind and this one sure looks awesome. I have been trying to use my slow cooker for a few of them lately and I know this one would be a great contender.
Happy birthday to your husband Ash and I must tell you that he, too, is lucky for having someone like you to love him, acknowledge him and make him happy with such delicious treats!
Looks fabulous. I need more detail on how to make the garlic pickle. Do you use the whole cloves or do you mince it? If whole, do I just add it like that?
Looks so mouthwatering! I just love Achari Chicken… Btw, Belated birthday wishes for your hubby…!! Hope you guys had a fun time…
Belated birthday wishes to your hubby. This chicken looks spicy and very nice Asha.
What a lovely post! Sadly, the only achar chicken I’ve ever had was one where the spice mix came from a mix. Yours sounds (and looks) much better!
That was such a nice surprise he did for you, happy birthday to him! I am really digging this recipe. Why? because it does not require a lot of ingredients and I have a lot of these at home. I will make this during winter break, so don’t be scared when you see a million e-mails from me asking for help. 🙂
That’s very thoughtful of your husband, I know what you mean about how you can fall in love all over again by those gestures.. makes a world of difference.
Absolutely tempting and irresistible. Craving for it now 🙂
I still remember tasting Achari chicken for the first time when I just started working in bangalore and went out for my first date with my now hus …Lol. It was superb and I bet your recipe is gonna help me recreate the memories…And wishing your adorable hus a very happy b’day from the Pillai family… 🙂 (ppst: I still keep my own surname, but he prefers we call us Pillai family after his surname)
Did you say curry? Please, sign me in…I am crazy for it!!!
Tried this dish so many times in restaurants; but making it home can be equally tasty and gorgeous…your post proved that 🙂
Gost dish to die for, mourn for :)Picture perfect curry to drool over 🙂
Happy Birthday to Jamai babu.
This dish is packed with flavors and I love how easy it is to prepare. My only request? I will need an extra bowl of rice please. 🙂 How lovely you have someone who can cheer you up so naturally. You guys are meant for each other, for sure!
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@ Tara- my lovely friend, try it out soooon,…call me, I am next door. xx
@ Manju- Thanks a ton for sharing the sweet memory. I can imagine how your hubby falling in love with those big beautiful eyes of yours.
@Nusrat- thank you, thank you..Jamai raaja ne thanks bola.
@ Amy- thanks love.
@ Amy- thanks love.
I just love achari chicken, your clicks made it looks so tempting 🙂
I’m very late but happy birthday to your sweet husband! Homemade Achari Chicken must be so delicious. Your family is so lucky!
@Muna- thanks for stopping by.
@Nami- thanks for your wishes darlin.
i always love indian chicken dish, kickin spice jazz up the boring flavour of the chicken…..
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Delicious, delicious! In love with this curry!
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