Capsicum Chicken In Hot Garlic Masala

Capsicum chicken is the fusion of Indo-Chinese and tastes very delicious. Its easy
to make and is served as side dish. The capsicum gives unique flavor to this chicken
curry. If you're looking for a spicy and chilly chicken, try this recipe.


Category:         Side dish
Cooking time:  30 minutes
Serves:             4


Ingredients:

For tempering:

3-4 cloves

1 1/2 cinnamon stick

1 large cardamom

5-6 black pepper corns

2 bay leaves

4 whole red chillies


1 kg chicken (cut in medium pieces)

6-8 medium size onions (finely chopped)

2 large capsicum (de-seedes and cut)

4 tomatoes (finely chopped)

few pieces of ginger (grated)

3 big pods or 5 small pods garlic (crushed)

5 green chillies (slitted)

1 cup coriander leaves (finely chopped)

1/4 cup rum (optional)

3/4 cup oil (preferably mustard)

3 cups water


Powdered condiments:

1 tsp turmeric powder

3-4 tsp coriander powder

2 tsp chilly powder

1 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

salt to taste


Method:

1. Heat oil in a flat bottom pan and add the tempering.

2. When the tempering starts spluttering, add the green chillies, grated ginger and
    crushed garlic and fry them till they turn light brown.

3. Then add the onions and fry till golden brown.

4. Add the chicken once the onion turns brown and the oil leaves the sides of the pan.

5. Keep cooking the chicken on medium flame for 10 minutes.

6. Then add the dry powdered condiments and keep frying the chicken without closing
    the lid till it becomes soft.

7. Then add chopped tomatoes, capsicum and half the quantity of coriander mentioned,
    rum and cook till the oil don't stick on the side of the pan.

8. Keep frying for five minutes on high flame for the chicken to get little crispy.

9. Then add water and cook for further eight minutes.

10. Remove it from flame, and garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it with naan
      or roti.

Mushroom Manchuria

Category:          Starter/side dish
Cooking time:   45 minutes
Serves:             4


Mushroom manchuria is one of the popular Indo-Chinese starter recipe served with
fried rice. Its tempting and tastes delicious.


Ingredients

1/2 kg mushrooms

1 cup corn flour

1 cup maida

1 tsp chilli powder

A pinch red colour

2 tbsp chopped ginger

2 tbsp chopped garlic

2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

10 chopped green chillis

1/2 cup tomato sauce

2 tsp soya sauce

1 tsp white venegar

2 tbsp chopped spring onions

Oil for frying

Salt to taste.


Method:

1. Mix corn flour and maida with some water and make a thick batter.

2. Heat oil in a heavy pan.

3. Dip the mushrooms in the thick batter, fry them and keep aside.

4. After a minute put the fried mushrooms in a frying pan and fry them for a couple
    of minutes and strain.

5. Add ginger garlic paste, chopped ginger, chopped garlic, chopped chillies and
    fry on medium flame till the raw smell goes. Do not brown them.

6. Now add all the sauces and salt together and boil it just for a second and remove
    from the flame.

7. Add it to the fried mushrooms and garnish with chopped spring onions.

8. Serve hot.

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Shahi Fish

Category:          Side dish
Cooking time:   45 minutes
Serves:              2

Shahi fish is a royal, popular and a delicious Indian recipe served as a side dish. Fish pieces
are fried golden brown and then added to dish at the end.


Ingredients:

2 fish (preferably pomfret)

2 onions chopped finely

6 garlic flakes

5 tbsp oil

1 tbsp fresh cream

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Salt to taste

Oil for frying.


For paste:

1 ginger

1/2 tbsp poppy seeds

7 cashew nuts

1/2 dry coconut

For powder:

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp red chilli powder

2 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp cumin seeds powder.


Method:

1. Remove the head and tail of fish and cut them into pieces.

2. Wash and dry the fish pieces.

3. Heat oil for frying. Fry the pieces till they turn golden brown and keep them aside.

4. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan, fry the onions till they turn golden brown.

5. Remove and keep them aside.

6. In the remaining oil in a pan add cumin seeds and let them crackle.

7. Put the paste made earlier and allow it simmer for 3 minutes adding 2 spoons of water.

8. Now add the powder and salt. Fry on a low flame till oil starts simmering on top.

9. Simmer for another 3 minutes and put the fish pieces.

10. Add cream and mix well. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes and then its ready to serve.

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Sesame And Fresh Garlic Beans

Category:         Side Dish
Cooking time:  20 minutes
Serves:             4


Ingredients:

400 grams beans

2 tbsp sesame seeds

2 tbsp oil

50 grams fresh green garlic (or) 2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp pepper powder

Salt to taste.


Method:

1. Thread the beans and cut into diagonal pieces.

2. Chop the garlic with the green portion, into tiny pieces.

3. Heat the oil, stir-fry the beans foe 3 minutes. Lower the flame, and cover with a lid.

4. Cook til the beans are tender.

5. Remove from fire and keep aside.

6. To the same oil, add the chopped garlic or garlic powder.

7. Add the sesame seeds allow them to splutter for 30 seconds.

8. Mix in the cooked beans and toss.

9. Tastes best with rice or noodles.

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