Mint flavoured baked Chicken (and potatoes)

Ok this started off as Mono's receipe...but since i worked hard on it I will put it up as mine...

I used

1.Chicken...drumsticks without the skin will be good.however we used all parts of chicken that had meat in it :)...about 3/4 kgs

For the seasoning

mint...about 3 fistful of leaves

coriander....about 1 fistful

half an onion

about 2 inch long ginger

4 big garlic cloves

salt to taste

make a paste of the seasoning stuff. coat the chicken with it.leave it in the fridge for about 15 minutes.then bake it at 350 degrees for 30 minutes (of course after pre-heating the oven). after 30 minutes..remove turn the chicken around and then bake it again for 20 minutes.thats it...the chicken was YUMMY...we dipped it in curd while having it.

ps: after we coated the chicken with the sauce we had some left over sauce...i had a bright idea of cutting large potatoes into 4 long pieces (with the skin) and baking that too...baking takes only about 30 minutes.these were equally heavenly...no marination was needed.

ps : note that no oil was used in the cooking process (apart from the little that was used to line the baking pan)....so that means this food was low cal.....yahoooooo

Hot Toddy

I am back....after a long long long time.

Now today i plan to put up around 5 receipes...i will not guarantee pictures in all 5 :)

The first one was something simple....for all people who suffer (i mean this word..real suffering involved) from common colds frequently

You need :

1 cup bourbon/rum...get prepared to be drunk cuz this goes in neat,

1 tablesppon honey

1 teaspoon lemon juice

skin of a lemon,,,the size of a 2 rupee indian coin

1 clove

put the liquids in a saucepan.heat it.pierce the skin of the lemon with the clove and put it in the saucepan.make the drink HOT.be careful though....it didnt happen in my case but since there it alcohol in the saucepan it MAY flame up.dont let that happen.

drink it.and go off to sleep.

mono swears by this drink..the morning after he always says "honey it really works....see there i am cured" (this is usually followed by a deep 'nasal' inhalation.....which is clear surprisingly)...i do think he exaggerates a little cuz it involves alcohol.....men will afterall always be men :D