Kadai Chicken – take a kadai, add the remaining mustard oil, and let it heat on low flame, add the chopped onions and fry till it turns light brown. Then add the ginger and garlic paste and mix it well with the onions and let it cook for 2 more minutes. The add the tomato cubes, turmeric powder, red chili powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and biryani masala and mix it all well and let it cook unless it starts leaving oil.

Then add the marinated chicken, mix it well with all the ingredients, and cover the kadai with a lid and let it cook for 5 to 7 minutes. In the meantime add ½ cup water to the bowl used for marination and boil the water. Then add the water to the kadai and cover the lid. Keeping stirring in between and cook until the chicken turns tender.

Masala Prawns – take a wok, add the vegetable oil and let it heat on low flame. Now add a crushed garlic clove for flavour, then add the onion cubes, fry it until golden brown, then add the ginger garlic paste, green chilies, turmeric and red chili powder and let it cook for 2 minutes.

Now add the marinated prawns, sprinkle a pinch of salt and keep stirring. After cooking for 4 to 5 minutes your Masala Prawns are ready to be served.

P.S. serve both the dishes with hot steamed rice. Enjoy!