Baked Quail

This is the third quail recipe I'm trying out since last week. And this is the best one too.The longer it is marinated, the tastier it becomes.The long wait for it to be properly marinated becomes truly worth when the steaming baked quail is put before you on a plate. It tastes like heaven and all of us here are absolutely in love with this dish.

Ingredients

Salt as needed
Pepper as needed
1 tablespoon Chilly powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon Coriander powder
¼ cup olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 tablespoon curd
4 quail
Butter

Method

Rub the quails with the butter, salt, and pepper.  Keep aside for 10 minutes. Place in a frying pan just large enough to fit the quails. In a measuring cup, combine the olive oil, garam masala, coriander powder, chilly powder, ginger garlic paste, curd and lemon juice,
Pour this marinade over the quails and cover with plastic wrap. If you are doing this the day before, put in the fridge to marinate overnight.
When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 425F.
Remove quails to a baking dish (skin side up). Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, or until it is properly cooked.

Quail Roast (Kada Roast)

This is a very common quail recipe and very similar to a chicken roast. The prolonged exposure to heat over a fire helps in the perfect blending of all spices and masalas with the quail meat and hence the final product is too tasty for words.The gravy is very thick and hence it is a perfect side dish with chappathi and Nan.

Ingredients

Quail/Kaada - 1
Onion chopped - 1
Shallots chopped - 2 cup
Green chilis chopped - 4-5 nos
Ginger chopped - 1tsp
Garlic chopped - 2 tsp
Red Chili powder - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
Cinnamon- a small piece
Cloves- 3-4
Salt to taste
curry leaves
Oil

Method

Clean the Quail and marinate it with pepper powder and salt and set aside for 1/2 an hour
Heat oil in a pan and add dd cinnamon and cloves, fry for a minute and add chopped shallots& onions. Sauté it well for 10 minutes
Add chopped green chiles,ginger and garlic and cook for 5 minutes stirring continuously
Make a paste with red chile powder,garam masala and coriander powder by adding a little thin coconut milk
Stir in the paste and the quail and saute' well. Add salt and curry leaves
Stir fry this over a low heat for 15 minutes , covering the quail with masala
Add thin coconut milk and 1 cup water and Simmer for 20 minutes, or until the meat is tender and gravy is thick
Serve warm!

Quail Fry (Kada Fry)

We often buy quails egg at home because of its high nutritional value. But this is the first time i'm trying quails meat at home. It is the easiest and tastiest of all non-veg fry recipes.The flesh is a bit hard compared to that of chicken but the taste makes up for it.Nutritionally quail is lower in fat than chicken with a single serving providing just 2 gms and no saturated fat. Everyone liked it here. Try it out.

Ingredients

Quail/Kaada - 2
Red Chili powder - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
curry leaves
Oil for frying

Method

Clean the Quail and make incisions in it with a fork or a knife
Make a paste with all the powders and GGp and salt by adding a little water
Apply the marinade on the Quail and set aside for 2- 3 hours
Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves.
Deep fry the quail /Kaada and drain the excess oil in a paper towel
Serve Warm!!!!

Kadamutta Kilikkoodu (Quails Egg Nest)

I tried this recipe because of the visual impact it had on me. Yes, it really looks like the small birds nest that I used to find on the giant trees of my native place. My little boy was especially happy to see the dish and he liked it a lot. Everybody was all praises for the dish. A kilikkoodu is usually done as a vegetarian dish with potato stuffing and it is also made with Chicken. Here I am using a variety nonveg recipe of a Quails egg kilikkoodu. Try it out please. It is a very healthy and tasty dish for children.

Ingredients

1/2 cup quails egg, boiled and sliced.
1 cup potato, cooked
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 green chillies, chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp ginger- garlic paste
2 tbsp curry leaves, finely chopped
1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
1 egg
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1/2 tsp lemon juice
a pinch of garam masala
salt
oil
Vermicelli for coating

Preparation

Cook quails egg. Shred it and keep it aside.
Cook potatoes ,mash it and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add onions and saute till soft. Add green chillies, ginger- garlic paste, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, curry leaves and coriander leaves and saute well.
Add shredded quails egg, saute well and make small balls out of this mixture. If it us difficult to form balls, you can add some mashed potato to soften it.
Mix mashed potato with 1/2 tsp pepper powder, lemon juice ,garam masala and salt.
Cover each egg balls with mashed potato mix.
Beat egg in a bowl and dip each of the above prepared balls into this and roll it in vermicelli .
Heat oil in a pan, fry it till both sides turn golden brown...serve hot...