Chicken Lacha, Stuffed Tinday And Yakhni Ma Maash Ki Daal by Zubaida Tariq

Ingredients For Yakhni Main Mash Ki Daal:

• White lentil 1 cup
• Mint leaves chopped 1 bunch
• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped 2
• Green chilies chopped 3
• Turmeric 1 tsp
• All spice 1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
• Chili powder 1 tbsp
  
• Butter 1 tbsp
  
• Ginger chopped 2 tbsp
  
• Salt to taste
  

For Stock:

• Water 3 cups
  
• Ginger 1 piece
  
• Garlic 1 bunch
• Whole black pepper 4
  
• Salt a pinch
  
• Fennel seeds 1 tsp
  
• Whole coriander 1 tbsp

Method:

1. First add white lentil wash it with warm water and keep it in water.
2. Now for chicken stew add whole coriander, ginger, garlic, whole black pepper and salt boil it and filter.
3. Take a pan pour oil add chopped onions make it golden brown.
4. Then add ginger garlic paste, turmeric, add chopped red chilies and chopped garam masala roast it lightly, add white lentils.
5. Now roast it lightly again, add ready stew with salt and cover it.
6. When lentil water dries then add chopped mint, chopped green chilies, chopped ginger.
7. Then add butter simmer it well.
8. Add mint, green chilies, chopped ginger, onion and serve it hot with chapatti.
   

Ingredients For Stuffed Tinday:

• Medium round gourd 8
  
• Chopped onion 3
  
• Chopped green chilies 4
  
• Lemons 2
  
• Nigella seeds 1 tsp
  
• Coriander 1 tsp
  
• Red chili flakes 1 tbsp
  
• Crushed fennel seeds  1/2 tsp
• Crushed cumin 1/2 tsp
  
• Turmeric 1/2 tsp
  
• Crushed fenugreek seeds 6
  
• Oil to taste
  
• Salt  1 cup

Method:

1. First peel the skin of tinday, now cut it from its top then make it separate.
2. Put chopped piece.
3. Then give steam to gourd, dry its water.
4. Now take a pan, pour oil add chopped onions.
5. When onions becomes soft then remove it from stove.
6. Then add kalonji, coriander, chopped red chilies, chopped fennel, chopped cumin, turmeric, chopped fenugreek seeds and salt roast it well.
7. Now add lemon juice.
8. Then fill the tinday with mixture, cover and close it with toothpick.
9. Take a pan pour oil add tinday fry it on low temperature, add remaining masala in oil roast it, take it out in a dish garnish it with green coriander then serve.
   

Ingredients For Chicken Lacha:

• Chicken breast pieces 4
  
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
  
• Red chili powder 1 tbsp
  
• Tandoori Masala 1 tbsp
  
• Chopped green chilies 4
  
• Crushed black pepper 1 tsp
  
• White vinegar 1/2 cup
  
• Lemons  3
• Salt to taste
  
• Chopped onion 2
  
• Yogurt 1/2 cup
  
• Chopped green coriander 1 bunch
  
• Chopped ginger 2 tbsp
  
• Oil  as required

Method:

1. First add chicken breast add ginger garlic paste, salt and white vinegar.
2. Now take a frying pan add chicken pieces, dry its water make it cool, then separate the chicken.
3. After that take a bowl put lemon juice, tandori masala, chopped black pepper and chopped red chilies with chicken.
4. Now take a pan pour oil add chopped onions make them golden brown roast it lightly.
5. Add lemon juice, chopped ginger, green coriander, chopped green chilies and fried onions for serving.
6. Along naan.