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Among the many reasons that make Indian food a popular cuisine across the globe, one is the use of aromatic spices that truly give our curries an additional edge. Indian cooking offers a beautiful mélange of herbs and spices, and if you are a fan of chicken, the you are in for a special treat. There are many lip-smacking options for you to go all out and indulge from a host of chicken dishes like the classic butter chicken to regional ones like chicken chettinad or chicken 65. The list is really endless, and we are not complaining. If you are wondering how to go about preparing mouth-watering Indian chicken dishes at home, we've got you covered with some of the best chicken recipes here.

1. Lasagna: 

Tender sheets of pasta, a creamy ricotta cheese filling, and a rich meaty tomato sauce are all topped with more cheese and baked until browned and bubbly.

While there are a few steps to this lasagna recipe, it’s easy to make and has so much flavor. This dish can be made ahead of time and freezes well either before or after baking!

Homemade lasagna may have a few steps, but each step is easy – and I assure you it’s worth the time; the perfect Italian meal!

The best lasagna recipe is made with ingredients that you know, and it’s not difficult at all! All you’ll need for this easy lasagna recipe is one pan, one bowl, and a 9×13 baking dish!

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  1. Cheese Filling: For this classic lasagna recipe, the filling contains ricotta and parmesan with seasonings and a couple of tablespoons of parsley. No ricotta? No problem, cottage cheese works just fine in this recipe!

• 2. Meat: I use both Italian sausage and ground beef for great flavor. If using all beef, add a ¼ teaspoon of fennel seeds and some Italian seasoning to the meat mixture for flavor.

• 3. Sauce: To keep this sauce quick, I use pasta sauce or marinara sauce (it’s easy to make from scratch with crushed tomatoes and canned tomatoes if you’d prefer).

2. Chicken Tortilla Wrap: 

Chicken wraps are one of the easiest and quickest meals that can be made for lunch or dinner. It is also one of the few recipes that can be prepared using leftover chicken. All you need is cooked chicken, some vegetables and spices, a favourite spread and a tortilla. The chicken wrap is ready in under 20 minutes. 

1. Take a pan and let it heat over medium flame. Put the tortilla on it and half cook it until it is slightly crispy. Set it aside.

2. Take a pan and heat some oil in it. When the oil is hot, add the chicken cubes or shredded chicken to the pan. Sauté them for a minute. Then add the powdered spices such as turmeric powder, red chilly powder, pepper powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt. Sprinkle water to cook the chicken.

3. Take the cooked tortilla and add the chicken mixture at the center. Then add the cucumber ranch, lettuce, onion and cucumber slices. Roll it tight in a foil and enjoy with ketchup or your favourite dip.

3. Chicken Tacos: 

Chicken Tacos is a quick way to get your midweek taco fix! Shredded Mexican chicken that comes with its own sauce, a homemade chicken taco seasoning does double duty to flavour the chicken AND make the taco sauce.

Tacos always seem to be pitched as a quick ‘n easy dinner. Though cooking the meat might be fast, we need to factor in the extra time to make all the taco fixings: pico de Gallo, guacamole or Avocado Sauce, pickled cabbage, taco sauce, cheese sauce...

1. No need to make a separate sauce of any kind. But if you’re so inclined, dig deep to find the strength to pull a tub of sour cream from the fridge...

2. Taco toppings can be kept simple. just chop a tomato, an onion, and some lettuce. 

4. Chicken Zinger Burger: 

The KFC-Style Crispy Fried Chicken Burger aka Zinger Burger is the ultimate comfort food. Ditch the restaurants and enjoy this utterly crunchy burger at your home. It's packed with loads of flavour, requires no fancy ingredient and is pretty easy to recreate.

A well-seasoned, crispy fried chicken fillet slathered with a special burger sauce, topped with a slice of Cheddar cheese, finished off with Romaine lettuce and put inside a soft Broiche bun; this is what dreams are made of.

1. Marinate the chicken. Add all the spices and sauces to the boneless fillets and leave to marinate for a couple of hours or overnight.

2. Prepare dry mix. Combine the dry ingredients together for dredging the chicken. For dipping the chicken make a thick batter with flour, milk and seasonings.

3. Coat the chicken. Dip the chicken fillets in the batter and then dredge in flour. Use a wide shallow bowl for your flour mix and while dredging the chicken with flour press hard to create flakiness. Drop these fillets in your pot of heated oil with flame on medium. Fry for total 15 mins or until cooked through.

5. Alfredo Pasta: 

Rich and creamy Fettuccine Alfredo is one of the easiest and most satisfying pasta dishes to make at home. Fresh cream is combined with parmesan cheese and butter to make a luscious Alfredo sauce in only minutes. It’s then tossed with your favorite past for a delicious and hearty vegetarian Italian dinner. 

 It’s interesting to know that Fettuccine Alfredo was originally invented by Alfredo Di Lelio in his mother’s restaurant in Italy in the mid-1900s. The original recipe was very simple and only included butter and cheese, and it wasn’t until much later than cream was added.

1. use whipping cream in this alfredo recipe. However, for a lighter dish you can use half and half or low fat/light cream or cooking cream.

2.  kept this vegetarian version of fettuccine alfredo super simple, but feel free to add your favorite cooked veggies. Sautéed or steamed broccoli, bell peppers, mushrooms, baby corn, carrots, asparagus, cauliflower, spinach – or any vegetables you like – are delicious to include when you toss together the alfredo sauce and cooked pasta.

3. Traditionally, alfredo sauce is served with fettuccine. But you really can use any pasta you prefer! Try this deliciously cheesy sauce with penne, pappardelle, macaroni, rigatoni, farfalle, or whatever you’ve got on hand.

6. Chicken Popcorn: 

Popcorn Chicken is one of those comfort foods that never gets old. While these crispy, juicy morsels are 100% kid-friendly, the adults in your life will enjoy them just as much. 

It’s likely that you first fell in love with popcorn chicken at KFC. If you’ve never tried it before, it features tender chunks of chicken breast that have been breaded and deep-fried to golden brown perfection. Unlike traditional fried chicken or Chicken Tenders, it comes in bite-sized pieces (hence the “popcorn” reference in the name).

1. It can be served as a snack or appetizer with your favorite dipping sauce, over salad, or with your favorite side for a complete meal. 

2. to ensure even cooking, slice the chicken into similar-sized pieces. 

3. If you’re feeling adventurous, add in a couple teaspoons of different spices into the flour mixture. Cayenne pepper, freshly cracked black pepper, and paprika are all great flavorings.

4.  If you like your chicken extra crispy, add in a couple of tablespoons of baking powder to the flour mixture. 

7. Chicken Nuggets: 

Chicken nuggets is a popular kids friendly recipe made using chicken. Kids favorite recipe which is popular all over the world and it was made popular from all the fast-food restaurants. It is crispy outside and juicy in the middle. So tasty and moist.

A chicken nugget is a food product consisting of a small piece of deboned chicken meat that is breaded or battered, then deep-fried or baked. Invented in the 1950s, chicken nuggets have become a very popular fast food restaurant item, as well as widely sold frozen for home use.

1. Take chicken and cut into cubes. Take it in a blender and pulse few times so it is minced. Now take this in a bowl. Add all the ingredients and give a good mix. Now you can use any cutters and shapes to shape the nuggets or just use your hands.

2. Now arrange the breading and dunking station. In a plate mix all purpose flour with little salt and pepper. In a bowl mix corn flour with salt and pepper and water and make it into a thin paste. Now in another plate mix breadcrumbs with some salt and pepper and set aside.

3. Now take the nuggets, coat in all-purpose flour, then dip in corn flour mix and coat in breadcrumbs. Set aside in a plate and chill this for 30 mins. Now heat oil for deep frying, drop nuggets in hot oil and fry till golden. Drain it and set aside. Serve with ketchup.