This recipe has been my children's favourite for a very long time. Everyone at home loves pasta especially this particular one which I use to prepare during special occasions.However I do not disappoint the children when they request for this dish once in a while. I have been making this with beef for quite sometime .So this festive season ( Eid) I decided to prepare this specialty using chicken.My Children refer to this as 'Mama's Macaroni'
Ingredients
A
packet of macaroni (500 gm packet)
1
1/2 lbs chicken (a little more or less will
not make a difference)
2
large onions chopped
4-5
green chilies (remove seeds if you prefer
less spicy)
A
small pod of garlic
1 inch
ginger (or a little more)
1-2
teaspoons of Cummin seeds
1-2
teaspoons of curry powder
1-2
teaspoons pepper or according to your palate
Salt
to taste
1
Maggie cube (chicken flavor tastes good)
Ghee/butter
1
cup thick Coconut Milk
For
garnishing;
Cheese
Coriander
leaves
Direction
Boil
the macaroni with a little salt (drain it
and set aside). Wash & cut the chicken into medium sized pieces. Boil the chicken with 2-3 cups of water- with a little pepper & salt. Once done, remove the bones and set
aside (don’t throw the excess liquid).
Pound
the ginger, garlic, green chilies & the cummin seeds (set aside).
In
a large pan, heat 2-3 tablespoon of ghee/butter, stir in the chopped onions and
when it begins to get soft & translucent, put in the rest of the pounded
ingredients (garlic, ginger, green chilies
& cummin seeds). Keep on stirring it you get that aroma (don’t let it brown).
Put
in the curry powder and the pepper and give it a good stir. Add the boiled chicken with the excess liquid into this sautéed mixture and cover the pan with a lid
& cook for 10 minutes. Next add the boiled macaroni. Mix in the Maggie cube.
Cover and cook for further 10-15 minutes. Pour in, the cup of coconut milk and
add salt. (Remember the Maggie cube is
already salty, so add salt only if it’s necessary) Let it simmer for a while .
Then transfer this
cooked pasta into a baking dish.Grate a small tin of cheese on top of the pasta
and bake in a hot oven until the cheese begins to melt.Remove from oven & garnish with chopped coriander leaves (optional)
(P.S.
You can adjust the spices according to your taste bud.)
Serves about 6-8 persons
