Chocolate Chip Cookie

As i mentioned earlier in my sugar cookie recipe, the cookie that i love most is the chocolate chip cookie. I tried 3 different recipes and this by far is the one that i liked. Its crispy on the sides and soft in the middle. Exactly as any cookie would be. With this recipe, you get more than 50 cookies. So start baking. .. And enjoy it as it melts in your mouth.

21/4 cup all purpose flour
1tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar (if you r interested in baking, its a good idea to have a carton of brown sugar as most of the recipes calls in for it)
1tsp vanilla extract (i guess its ok to leave this )
1-2 cups chocolate chips (the actual recipe called in for 2 cups, i put 1 cup and still each cookie has more than 5 chips in it, so it actually depends on how sweet or chocolaty you want the cookies to be)
1 cup chopped nuts (optional, but i would highly recommend putting pecans , as it gave the cookies a crunchy taste)

Preheat oven to 375F. Add baking soda and salt to the flour and mix thoroughly. If you buy white lily self rising flour , they already have baking soda and salt mixed in it, so u need not add it. So pls check your all purpose flour ingredients. Soften butter(microwave would be a good choice) and add sugar,brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Now beat in eggs. Gradually add the flour mix and mix well. Finally stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
Take a baking pan, place a cookie sheet (i usually go for non stick al foil). Take a tablespoon and drop the cookie mix(c pic below) in the pan about an inch and half apart. Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until its lightly brown(c pic below). Remove from pan and let it cool on a wire rack /tissue paper. There you go, your own chocolate chip cookies. And dont think you r making 50-60 cookies, so it will last a long time...I can bet you that it wont last more a week..You just cant stop eating ...Enjoy...

Nadan Kozhi Curry / Chicken Curry

All Keralites know what a nadan kozhy curry is. Here is a easy enough recipe to make the same. I tried it and everyone home like it. The picture shows medium size chicken pieces. I would suggest you go for smaller pieces. And another thing, i forgot to put curry leaves.Oops..
2lbs Chicken (0r 1kg) I used a pack of boneless chicken breast.
1-2 medium onion
2tbsp ginger paste /chopped
1/2 tbsp garlic paste/ chopped
4 green chillies slit lengthwise
1/4-1/2 tsp turmeric pwd
1/2 - 1 tsp chilly powder
2 tbsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup coconut milk(canned)
2tsp lime juice
a few curry leaves
3tbsp oil
11/2 tsp garam masala (1tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp aniseeds, 5 cloves, 2 cardomom, 1" cinnamon powdered)

First clean the chicken, cut it to small pieces(the smaller the piece its better) and marinate it with 1tbsp salt and lime juice for half an hour. As usual with any chicken dish, the more time you marinate the more tasty it would be. Now make a paste of coriander,chilly and turmeric powder . Take a pan and add the oil. Add the chopped onion,ginger, garlic and chillies and saute. Once the onion is lightly brown, add the spice paste and saute for a minute. Now add the marinated chicken and fry for about 6-7 minutes. Add 2 cups of water and allow the chicken to cook. It takes about 1/2 and hour for the chicken to be done. Now add thick coconut milk and garam masala and curry leaves. And let the chicken cook in it for some more time, till you have a thick gravy. The curry is not too spicy, but has just the right taste . It goes grt with chappathis and bread and also with rice. Add more coconut milk if you need more gravy.