Drums of Heaven Chicken

Ingredients:

1. Chicken wings -12 Nos. made into lollipops
2. Soya Sauce- 2 Tbsp
3. Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 Tbsp
4. Red Chilli Powder/paste - 1/2 tsp
5. Black pepper Crushed - 1/4 tsp
6. Salt -3/4 tsp
7. Oil for deep frying

For Batter (Mix together)

1. Egg- 1 No.
2. Corn flour - 1 tbsp
3. Salt, Pepper, Orange red colour - 1/4 tsp each

Method:

1. Marinade the chicken wings with soya sauce, ginger garlic paste, chilli paste, pepper, salt for about 3 hours. Store in refrigerator.
2. at the time of serving, mix all the ingredients of the batter.
3. Heat oil in a wok/kadhai. Dip the chicken wings in the batter and fry in medium hot oil till golden and crisp.
4. serve hot wings with chilli sauce.

Enjoy !!!

Saucy Chicken Stir Fried

It makes an excellent snack for the parties
Ingredients:
1. Chicken- cut into 8 pieces (around 700 to 800 gram broiler)
2. Soya Sauce - 3 Tbsp
3. Worcestershire Sauce - 2 Tbsp
4. Tomato ketchup - 1 1/2 Tbsp
5. Crushed Black Pepper Coarse - 1/2 tsp
6. Salt to taste or 1/4 tsp
7. Crushed Garlic - 1 tbsp
8. 8 & 8 Sauce - 1 Tbsp

Method:
1. First marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients mentioned above for 10 to 15 min. Mix well.
2. Then heat 4 Tbsp cooking oil in the pressure cooker and pick up the chicken pieces from the marinade and slowly add to the oil. Leave the excess marinade behind in the bowl.
3. Then stir fry the chicken pieces on a high heat until brown on both the sides.
4. While frying keep them spread out or apart. Do not overlap the pieces.
5. Lower the heat, add 1/2 cup of water (100ml) and left over marinade in it. Give two whistles in the cooker. Remove from the heat immediately after the second whistle.
6. Then drop the pressure by putting cold water on the lid of the cooker. Finally dry the excess liquid by keeping it on fire.
7. Serve hot.

CHILLI CHICKEN

Ingredients: Boneless chicken, finger sized pieces 400 grams
Green chillies, chopped 6-8
Cornflour 2½ tablespoons
Salt to taste
Black peppercorns, crushed ½ teaspoon
Egg 1
Dark soya sauce 2 tablespoons
Oil 1 tablespoon + to deep fry
Garlic, chopped 8-10 cloves
Onion 2 medium
Green capsicums, seeded, thick strips 2 medium
Red chilli sauce 2 tablespoons
Chicken stock 1 cup
Vinegar 2 tablespoons

Method:
Take chicken pieces in a bowl.
Add half the cornflour, salt, crushed black peppercorns, egg and mix.
Add a little dark soya sauce and mix.
Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the chicken pieces till golden.
Take care not to overcook.
Drain and set aside.
Heat oil in another wok.
Add garlic and sauté for half a minute.
Add green chillies and continue to sauté.
Add onion, green capsicum and sauté.
Add the remaining dark soya sauce, red chilli sauce and stir.
Add a little chicken stock and bring the mixture to a boil.
Blend the remaining cornflour in a little stock.
Add fried chicken pieces to the wok and toss.
Add blended cornflour and mix then Add salt and cook for a minute.
Add vinegar and stir.
The starter is ready.
For gravy add some more stock and let it come to a boil. Serve hot.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Hi, This one is my personal best. What a perflect blend with Fried Rice and Noodles.
Really very easy to make, I am 100% sure it is a perfect family delight !!
A must Try !!

Ingredients:

For preparing Chicken:

Chicken 500 gms. (Chopped in small size pieces, You can take boneless or the
one with bones) (Chicken with bone tastes very well though)

2 tsp Soya Sauce

1 Egg

1 tsp Vinegar

2 to 3 tsp Maggie Tomato Ketchup

White Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp.

Salt to taste

Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp

Cornflour 2 tsp

For preparing Sweet and Sour Gravy:

Maggie Tomato Ketchup - 3 tbsp.
White Vinegar- 1 tbsp.
Sugar - 3 tbsp.
Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Ginger - one small piece 1/2 inch
Garlic - 2-3 flakes coarsly smashed
Salt to taste
Chilli Powder to taste
Water - 3 Tea Cups or 2 Large Cups

Refind/Vegetable Oil for frying - 2 tbsp.

Chop Carrot, French Beans, Capsicum, Onions Long thin stripes and fry them separately just for 2 -3 minutes each.

Method:

Lets first prepare the Gravy:
1. Take a Big Bowl, Mix together Sugar, Tomato Ketchup, Vinegar and Cornflour.
2. Mix it well.

3. Now Put it on high flame and let the whole thing start to boil.

4. Add 3 cups of water and keep stirring continuously, don't let the lumps form.

5. You will see small bubbles on the surface and then a glaze like gravy, there will be shiny surface in the gravy and thats when you have to add the crushed ginger and garlic to add a flavour to the gravy.

6. Now add all the fried veggies in this gravy while it is boiling.

To prepare chicken:

1. Mix together egg, cornflour, vinegar, soya sauce, chilli sauce, salt, chilli to a semi thick batter.

2. Add chicken pieces to it and let it marinate for at least an hour.

3. Take 1 tbsp. Refind Oil and heat it, then deep fry chicken pieces one by one in the oil and take it out.

4. Add the deep fried chicken pieces in the gravy that we have just made above and let it boil for 5 minutes on the gas.

5. Remove from heat and serve piping hot with fried rice or noodles by sprinkling some spring onions on the top.

** Important please note that the gravy should not be very thick, if you want please add some more water while it was boiling before adding the veggies and chicken.

Sounds Yummy !!! Don't forget to leave your comment.

Indian Chowmein / Indian Style Noodles

This one is dedicated to the new food variety popularly known as "Indo- Chinese" and people have become so innovated these days that some restaurants in Singapore have renamed this category as "Chindian Food" Anyways I'll go by the first discovery name From the Indo-Chinese Menu.

So please note the ingredients for a Veg Noodles Platter:

• 1 Packet (Plain Tops Noodles) or any other brand of your choice you can also pick up a new brand called Ching's noodles available in most asian grocery stores abroad.


• 1 Green Capsicum (Thin and long sliced)


• 1 Carrot ( Thin and Long sliced)


• 10 French Beans (Long Vertical Cut Thin)


• 1 Onion (Long sliced Cut)


• 1/2 Cabbage (Long and thin sliced)


• Salt to taste


• Chilli Powder to taste


• Soy Sauce - 1 - 3 tsp.


• Tomato Ketchup - 3 tsp.


• Chilli Sauce (Green ) - 2 tsp.


• Chilli Sauce (Red) - 1 tsp.


• Vinegar - 1-2 tsp.


• Spring Onions -2 tbsp. Finely Chopped


• Refind Oil - 4 tbsp.

Method:

1. First Boil eight cups of water and put the noodles packet after breaking them in half.


2. Let it boil for precisely 4 Minutes..Please be really cautious that you should not over cook the noodles else they loose their charm.


3. While they are boiling add 2 tsp. of Salt and 1 tsp of Refind Oil.


4. Now drain and wash them under Cold Tap water and let them stay for 2 minutes in a stainer.


5. Incase you feel that they are a little sticky you can add i tsp of vegetable cooking oil and with the help of your hand coat it on the Noodles.


6. Now take 2 tbsp Vegetable Refind Oil (Saffola Gold/Sunflower/Any Brand) in a Wok. Now You must be wondering what is a Wok..For those of you who don't know..Its a Chinese Style Non Stick Karai. Big and Deep.Perfect for making noodles. Incase you don't have , use an Indian Karai.


7. Now fry the Capsicum, Carrot, Cabbage (Very Little), Onions, French Beans all separately. Please do not over cook, they should be crunchy.so every veggie should be cooked for a minute or two really fast by stirring constantly.


8. Take out veggies and keep them together.


9. Now take 1 tsp of oil in the wok put all veggies and Noodles together and with very loose hand start mixing them gently.


10. Sprinkle Salt, Chiili Powder and Mix well so that it spredas evenly all over.


11. Add Tomato Ketchup (Maggie, Heinz, Any other), Chilli Sauce (Green One) (Sin Sin, Tops, Chings, Any other brand of your choice), Soya Sauce (1 tsp if using a dark soy sauce else 3 tsp if using a light soy sauce), Vinegar (2 tsp), Red Chilli Sauce - 1 tsp.


12. Mix well so that the noodles are evenly coated with multiple Sauce and flavours.


13. Let it cook for 2 minutes stirring gently.


14. Serve Hot with topping of Spring Onion sprinkled all over it.

Aaloo Manchurian

This recipe is also zara Hut ke...You must have tried Gobhi Manchurian..but try this one it tastes even better and yes..a further twist can be that you have a aalo manchurian and gobhi manchrian mixed and served!!! So try this innovative Indo Chinese Dish..you will not regret...
Ingredients:
3 large Potatoes (Aaloo)(Chop into wedges shape)
3/4 cup Flour (Maida)
1 tbsp Corn Flour
Salt to taste
1 Chopped green chili
11/2 tbsp Garlic Paste
11/2 tbsp Ginger Paste
1 cup thin sliced Chopped Onions
Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves
1/4th tsp Ajinomoto
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
2-3 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
2 tbsp Oil
2 Sprigs of Spring Onions finally chopped
Thai Sweet and Chilli Sauce (Optional)

Method:
1.Make a paste of maida, corn flour and salt using water.
2.Dip the Potato Wedges in the mixture and deep fry till golden brown.
3.Keep aside on a tissue paper.
4.Heat oil in another pan and add the ginger and garlic paste, let it saute for two minutes till light reddish brown.
5. Add thin sliced chopped onions and green chilis to it and saute for some more time.
6. Mix aginomoto, soya sauce and tomato sauce to it.You can also add green chilli sauce and thai sweet and chilli sauce to taste it even better.
7.Add fried Potato Wedges kept aside and mix well.
8. Let it cook for 5-7 minutes and the Garnish it with coriander leaves and spring onions.
9. Serve it hot with momos or noodles.

Its really really tasty tasty yummy yummy.