Spicy Chicken Fry.

Ingredients

Chicken- 250gms

Onion medium( chopped)- 2

Ginger and Garlic paste- 2tbsp

Red chili powder- 2tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/2tsp

Oil- 5tbsp

Salt to taste

Roast and grind to fine powder

Black pepper corns- 1tsp( +/-)

Whole red chilis- 6( +/-)

Fennel seeds- 1tsp

Cloves- 4

Cinnamon stick- 1"

Green cardamon- 2

Kozhi Varuval

Method

Pressure cook chicken pieces with chopped onion, ginger and garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder and 1/4 cup of water for 10 mins. Heat oil in kadai( sauce pan), when hot pour the cooked chicken mixture and ground spice powder. Fry the chicken pieces till dry. Serve hot.

Schezwan Vegetables.

Ingredients

Mixed Vegetables- 2cups( chopped carrots, beans, broccoli)

Fresh green peas- 1cup

Sliced button mushrooms- 1cup

Onion small chopped- 1

Green chili chopped- 1

Garlic cloves minced- 4( +/-)

Chicken or Vegetable stock- 1/4cup

Fish sauce- 1tsp

Light soy sauce- 1tsp

Dynasty chili sauce- 2tbsp

Cornflour- 1tbsp( dilute with 2tbsp water)

Salt to taste

Oil- 2tsp

Method

Heat oil in a wok, when hot add the chopped onion, green chili and minced garlic. Stir fry for few seconds and add the mixed vegetables, fresh peas and mushrooms. Stir fry for 3 mins and reduce the heat. Now add the sauces one by one to the vegetables. Add the stock and salt. Bring the mixture to boil, when the stock reduces add the cornflour mixture and keep stirring. When gravy starts to thicken turn of the heat. Serve hot.