This dish started out as a butter chicken, but as I read about the confusion of this dish with Chicken tikka masala, the only conclusion I could come to was that neither one was a traditional Indian dish before about sixty years ago. Both dishes were adaptations of traditional Indian dishes to British tastes. One origin story for chicken tikka masala is a chef in Scotland, although this is disputed in Punjab.
Category Archives: Poultry
Karl’s Greek Honey Lemon Chicken
Last year, I made a heavy chicken and “roasties” dinner that Jan had requested. For this weekday meal I wanted something similar, but much lighter. I am making a spinach and orzo salad, so I wanted just the chicken and the Greek flavors tonight.
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
Karl’s Lentil Soup with Chicken Sausage
Sometimes I have a derth of ideas for what to make for dinner. At times like this, I will type “dinner suggestions” into Google and see what comes up. This search produces lists of recipes with pictures that I can scroll through and think, “No, no, no…maybe?”
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Open-faced Chicken Salad Sandwiches on Pita Bread
I made chicken stock yesterday, which always leaves me with the problem of what to do with the chicken bits I pick off the neck and back bones. I know that the professional chefs consider this meat “used up” after they have made a stock. They simply discard it as being tough, flavorless, and too much trouble to pick off the bones. As a home cook, I cannot help but think this is wasteful.
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Salads
Karl’s Lemongrass Chicken Soup
When I join my wife for lunch at the university, we sometimes go to Café Pomegranate. While this is primarily a Persian restaurant, sometimes they go a bit wild with their soup of the day. Last week it was lemongrass soup. It was so good that I decided that I would have to deconstruct it.
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Soups
Karl’s Party Tandoori Chicken Meatballs
Miriam and Chris moved recently and they had a house-warming this weekend. A few weeks ago, I made Tandoori meatballs and I decided to make some “party-sized meatballs” for their gathering. This was made slightly more complicated by their request that these be carbohydrate-free.
Filed under California Fusion, Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry
Karl’s Teriyaki Chicken Wings
I was making salmon rice for lunch, but I had very little teriyaki salmon left. I decided that I would supplement the meal with some chicken wings. A simple teriyaki sauce and sometime in the oven and presto—lunch.
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Sauces and Spices
Karl’s Dan-Dan Chicken Wings with Noodles
I pack lunches for Jan and Eilene, so I am often end up making lunch just for myself. Usually this will be some variation of last night’s leftovers. Today’s leftover ingredient is one serving of cold pan fried noodles. Plain noodles beg to be topped with something.
Filed under Chicken, Chinese, Chinese-American, Main Dishes, Pasta, Poultry









