Baked Yoghurt Curry-Flavoured Chicken

I dislike frying chicken or anything that needs deep-frying. It makes a HUGE mess and I use tons and tons of kitchen papers. Very stressful. That's why I resort to baking whenever I can. Haha! These baked ones were so yummy that my princess had 2 big drumsticks. However, her brother thought otherwise. Not even half a drumstick. 

Marinate them well!

Use a piece of foil underneath to collect the drips 

Looks not too bad, aren't they?

Ingredients

100ml of plain yoghurt

2 cloves of garlic

1 piece of 2 cm ginger

1 tbsp of curry powder (I have used one that has turmeric)

1 tsp of paprika

2 tbsps of Babas meat curry powder 

1 tsp of salt

1 tbsp of soya sauce

2 tsps of sugar

Method

1. Crush garlic and ginger into a paste or you can use the blender.
2. Mix all the spices and yoghurt to form a paste.
3. Marinate the chicken well with the ingredients.
4. Leave overnight or for at least 4 hours.
5. Bake them at the lowest rack, at 200 degrees for about 40-50 minutes, depending on the cuts/sizes of your chicken pieces.
6. Serve them with rice or other main courses. Enjoy!

Pan-fried Pork Chops with Tzatziki Dip

Not in the mood to cook anything fancy over the weekend. I call it the lazy bug. Some pan-fried pork chops, homemade tzatziki dip, bulgur and some vegetables were in for a dinner plate. Nobody complained, so guess that was acceptable. ;)

Ingredients

Tzatziki Dip

300 ml of natural yoghurt 

2 cloves of minced/crushed garlic

2 tbsps of olive oil

a pinch of salt and pepper

Half a cucumber (shredded)

Bulgur

Cooking directions as stated in the package

Vegetables

Blanch the desired vegetables

Pork Chops

Few slices of pork chops

2 tbsps oil

1 meat stock cube 

1 tsp salt

3 tbsps honey

Method

1. Make tzatziki dip as directed in the pictures.
2. Crush n dissolve cube with oil, salt and honey in a bowl. 
3. Mix well till combined.
4. Marinate mixture with slices of pork chops for at least 3 hours or overnight.
5. Pan fried each slice of pork chop till cooked. About 3 mins on each side.  This depends on the thickness of your meat.
6. Prepare others as accordingly.
7. Enjoy!

Strain yoghurt for a couple of hours (till it's dry)

Mix crushed/minced garlic, pepper, salt, olive oil and yoghurt

Add in shredded cucumber and mix well

Voila!