Kothu Chapathi( Minced Chapathi with spicy vegetables)

Ingredients

Chapati cooked- 8( Tear into pieces or chop into julienne with knife)

Carrot- 1( julienned)

Green beans( chopped)- 1cup

Cabbage( shredded)- 1cup

Garlic clove( crushed)- 2

Onion small( minced)- 1

Green chilli( slit)- 1

Tomato small( chopped)- 1

Ginger and Garlic paste- 1tsp

Curry leaves- few

Red chilli powder- 1 1/2tsp( +/-)

Coriander powder- 2tsp

Cumin powder/ Jeera powder- 1tsp

Garam masala- 2tsp

Salt to taste

Oil- 2tbsp

For tempering

Cinnamon- 2"

Cloves- 2

Green cardamom- 2

Bay leaf- 1

Method 

Heat oil in a pan, when oil is hot add the tempering ingredients and fry until the aroma of whole spices rise. Now add the chopped onions, slit green chilli and ginger garlic paste and fry until the onions turns brown. Add the carrot, green beans, cabbage and garlic, sauté until the vegetables are cooked. Add the tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are mashed. Next add the red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, Garam masala and required salt. Add little water and bring the vegetable mixture to boil, check the seasoning, add the curry leaves and chopped chapati. Mix well until the gravy is absorbed by the chapati and sauté until chapati is dry. Serve hot kothu chapati with raita or gravy of your choice.

( If preferred beaten egg, cooked and shredded chicken can be added to the above recipe for Egg Kothu Chapati and Chicken Kothu Chapati).

Indian Chicken lollipop with Hot garlic sauce

Ingredients
Chicken lollipop cuts- 8 piece
All purpose flour (Maida) - 1/4 cup
Fresh ginger- 2" piece
Garlic cloves- 6 nos
Green chilli- 3 nos
Soy sauce- 1 tsp
Garam masala powder- 2 tsp
Thick curd/ yogurt- 1/4 cup
Red food color- few drops
Pepper powder and Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry
Egg- 1 no

Method
In a mixer (blender) grind ginger piece, garlic cloves and green chilies to fine paste by adding very little water. 
Take large bowl, add ground ginger-garlic-green chilli paste, soy sauce, yogurt, Garam masala powder, food color and required salt, mix well to make smooth paste. 
Marinade the chicken lollipops in the above paste for at least 2 hours. 
Next in a medium bowl beat egg with pepper powder and pinch of salt.
Spread all purpose flour on a plate, take each marinated chicken lollipop and roll on all purpose flour.
Dip the flour coated chicken lollipops in beaten egg and once again roll in the flour (make sure the flour is well coated on the chicken lollipops). 
Heat oil in a pan to deep fry, when oil is hot, drop the prepared chicken lollipops into hot oil and fry till golden brown.

Hot Garlic Sauce recipe

Ingredients

Garlic clove- 4

Whole dry red chillis- 2

White vinegar- 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup- 1 cup

Oil- 1 tbsp

Method

Grind garlic cloves and red chilli in a mixer/ blender to a smooth paste adding vinegar. In a small pan add oil and fry the ground paste for few seconds. Remove pan from heat and allow to cool, add this mixture to tomato ketchup and mix well. Serve "Hot Garlic Sauce" with fried rice, noodles or serve a dip for chicken lollipop, cauliflower( gobi) pakora and with chips.