Guest Post 2 ---- Chicken 65

This is my second guest post. My friend tulasi sent me this appetizer recipe to me and to my event. He is a really a great cook and prepares awesome dishes.

He is specialist in non-veg items. His culinary skills kicks in during parties and get together’s :-). 

Thank you Tulasi for this wonderful appetizer!!!

Recipe follows:

Ingredients:

To marinate

Bone less chicken - 1 lb cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces

Corn flour – 3-4 tsps

All purpose flour – 2 tsps

Egg - 1

Ginger garlic pate – 1-2 tsps

Garam Masala powder – 2 tsps

Salt As Required

Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli powder As Required

Chicken Masala – 2 tsps

Red Food Color – ¼ tsp

Yogurt – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 1 tsp

For seasoning

Capsicum (optional) – 1 no

Curry leaves – 3 -4 no

Onions chop length wise– 1 no

Green chillies chop length wise– 3 -4 no

Yogurt – 3-4 tsp

Corinder leaves chopped – 3 tsps

Oil – 1 tsp

Preparation

• Wash chicken pieces well and marinate it with all the above items in the Marinate Section except oil for 4-5 hrs
• Chop onions, green chillies and keep aside.
• After 5 hours heat oil in a vessel to deep fry the marinated chicken.
• When oil gets heated, add the chicken and deep fry atleast for 10-15 mins or till the oil is cooked in medium flame.
• Stir often and cook till the chicken turns crispy.
• Take them out on kitchen tissue to drain excess oil by spreading.
• In another pan heat oil and when heated add curry leaves, Fry for 30 sec.
• Add chopped onions, green chillies and fry till onions are half cooked.
• Add 2-3 tsps curd and add the fried chicken to it.
• Cook till the curd vanishes.
• Toss them well and add coriander leaves at the end.

Guest Post 1---- Red BellPepper Chutney/Red Capsicum Pachadi

I am so excited about my first guest post, Hurry!!!!!!. It makes me feel like a real blogger!!

My friend sirisha sent me this chutney recipe to me and to my event. She is a great cook and tries out new recipes. Her husband praises for her inventive breakfast recipes. She is expert in preparing all food items and I love her curiosity to make an effort on new recipes. 

Thank you Sirisha for this Delicious Chutney!!!!

Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

RedBell peppers -  4 no (medium)

Green chillies - 4 to 5 no(depending on spice level)

Tamarind - very small lemon sized

Garlic - 1 clove (small sized)

Jeera - 1 tsp

Peanuts - 1 tsp

Seasoning

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves   - 4 to 5

Red chill      - 1 no 

Hing(optional) – pinch

Preparation

• Cut the bell peppers into bite size pieces.
• Add a tablespoon of oil into the pan and fry the bell peppers till they are done and keep them aside. (Make sure that bell peppers are not watery as they give away lots of water)
• In a pan add 1 tsp oil, add peanuts and roast them. Keep the peanuts aside. In the same oil add jeera and green chillies and fry them for 4-5 seconds. 
• Let the bell peppers and peanuts cool.In a blender add garlic clove, soaked tamarind ,peanuts, jeera, green chillies, bellpeppers, salt and grind them.
• Take the chutney into a bowl

• For seasoning heat a tsp of oil and add mustard seeds,ural dal, jeera.After they splutter add red chillies,  curry leaves and hing and stir for 2-3 seconds.
• Add the seasoning to the grinded chutney and serve with rice or dosas or idlis.

This goes to my own event  CC - Roti Pachadi/Chutney