Chicken Piccata

Ingredients
2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts cut to make 4 pieces
Salt to taste and freshly ground black pepper
3-4 tablespoons unsalted butter
5-6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/3 cup white wine (optional)
1/3 cup brined capers
1/3 cup fresh parsley
Beans whole
Capsicum (red and yellow) cut to stripes
1 cup sliced Mushroom
1/3 cup finely chopped Onion
3 garlic cloves

Preparation:
1. Season chicken with salt and pepper and keep aside.
2. In a pan over medium high heat, take 2 tablespoons olive oil(enough to saute, we are not frying the chicken).
3. Add 2 chicken pieces and cook for 3 minutes.
4. When chicken is browned, flip and cook other side for 3 minutes.
5. Remove and transfer to plate.
6. Repeat the process with the other 2 pieces of chicken and brown both sides in same manner.
7. Remove pan from heat and add chicken to the plate.
8. Into the pan add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the onion and saute till translucent followed by garlic.
9. Then add the lemon juice, stock, wine(optional) and bring to boil.
10. Add capers and check for seasoning.
11. Return all the chicken to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
12. Remove chicken to platter.
13. Add 3-4 tablespoons butter to sauce and whisk vigorously and then add parsley.
14. Pour sauce over the chicken.

For vegetables:
1. Boil the beans and half boil the capsicum.
2. In a pan take 1 tablespoon oilve oil and melt 1 tablespoons of butter. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add the beans followed by capsicum, mushroom.
3. Season with salt and pepper.

4. In the serving plate transfer the vegetable and lay the chicken on top of it.
5. Pour the sauce and garnish with finely chopped parsley.



Note:
In the above pictures posted I did not use wine as this food was meant for my child also.
I did not have beans handly, so instead added peas and also 1 potato.
You can serve Chicken Piccata with Pasta or with any seasonal vegetables of your choice to make a healthy diet.
Capers is the main ingredient for this dish. If you do not have them the real essense of the dish is not achieved.
Incase you wish to try this dish out and cant get capers around, you could probably add small green figs dipped in lemon juice and salt (overnight) - and drained; or even olives(this will leave a tangy sour taste)

Turkey breast with Noodles

Noodles:
This is a typical easy to cook ready-made stuff available in the market.

Ingredients:
Boneless Turkey breast or if not available take Chicken breast.
300 gms Noodles
Olive oil 4-5 Tablespoon
Butter
2-3 Nos. Spring Onions, thinly sliced like strips
1/2 Capsicum (red, yellow, green) each, thinly sliced like strips
2 Carrots, thinly sliced like strips or grate on a thinker blade
1 Cup Mushrooms, chopped
1 Tablespoon Ginger, thinly sliced like strips
1 Tablespoon Garlic, thinly sliced like strips
Salt to taste
Freshly crushed pepper.
2 Tablespoon lemon juice
Chicken Stock 1 cup

Preparation:
1. Cook the noodles as per instructions in the packet.
2. Most of them ask you to boil them in salted water with a few drops of oil
3. Drain and keep aside after brushing with olive oil or take a tbsp oil and toss the noodles.

1. Heat 2 Tablespoon olive oil in a wok and add Onions and saute it till translucent
2. Add Garlic, Ginger, Capsicum, Mushrooms and Carrot and cook.
3. Add Salt to taste and freshly crushed pepper.
4. Add the boiled Noodles and stir for 1 min.
5. Transfer on the serving plate.

For Turkey / Chicken:
1. Season the Breast pieces with olive oil, salt and pepper and set aside for half an hour.
2. In a skillet melt 1 teaspoon butter and 1 Tablespoon Olive oil in medium heat.
3. When the butter and oil sizzles add the breast pieces and cook for 3 min in low heat.
4. Once the side the browned, flip abd cook the otherside for 3 min or till its done.
5. Remove and transfer to a plate to soak the excess oil.
6. Into the pan add the lemon juice and stock.
7. Return to stove and bring to boil scrapping up the brown bits for extra flavor.
8. Check for seasoning.
9. Return the breast pieces to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.

10. Place the breast piece on the noodles.
11. Add 2 tbspn butter to the sauce and whisk vigorously.
12. Pour the sauce on the turkey and garnish with spring onion and coriander leaves.

Note:
The above recipe for Turkey can be baked in oven too instead of saute on stove.
Guten Appetit!!!