Juicy Chicken Lollypop

INGREDIENTS-

1)4 chicken wings-cut into lollypops
2)1 tbsp chilli-garlic sauce
3)2 tbsp soya sauce
4)1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
5)a pinch of ajinomoto
6)red color-optional
7)2 tbsp maida
8)1 tbsp cornflour
9)1 egg
10)salt-to taste

METHOD-

1)Marinade the chicken with chilli-garlic sauce, soya sauce, ginger-garlic paste, ajinomoto and red color.
2)Keep in the fridge till required
3)Just before frying, mix in the egg, maida and cornflour.
4)Season with salt.
5) Deep fry(Make sure the oil is not too hot so that the chicken inside cooks well)
6) Your chicken lollypop is made!!

Mashed Potato

Was absolutely yummy!! had it on tostadas with salsa and cream cheese!!!


INGREDIENTS-

1)Potato-5 nos
2)1 tbsp butter(or more if u want it to be richer!)
3)1/2 cup milk
4)1tbsp pepper or to taste
5)1 tbsp salt or to taste
6)8 garlic flakes(can be more or less depending on your taste

METHOD

1)Boil the potato and then dry off the excess water.Mash the potato well so that no lumps are left
2)Heat the butter and add the garlic to it..Keep cooking till you get the smell of garlic..Add the milk to the garlic butter and let boil
3)Immedeately add the hot milk mixture to the ashed potato and mix well with a wooden spoon..

YOUR Mashed potato is done!!!!

An alternative to heating the butter and milk is to mix ingredients 2-6 in a flat dish and heat it at HIGH power in the microwave for about 2 minutes.....This works fine too!!!

Tandoori Chicken

INGREDIENTS-

1)2 chicken thighs
2)4 tbsp Tandoori Chicken Masala
3)6tbsp curd(You can add some more for a better texture of marinade)
4)1-1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
5)Little kasuri methi
6)finely chopped cashew nuts
7)Juice of 1 lemon
8)Salt to taste

METHOD-

1)First make some slits deep into the chicken so that the marinade goes deep into the chicken.Keep aside.
2)Add the lemon and some salt to the chicken.Mix well.Refrigerate for approximately half an hour.
3)Make the marinade with the curd,tandoori powder, kasuri methi, chilli powder,little more salt, and cashew.Mix well. (Make sure the marinade salt is a bit on the higher side).You can add some garam masala too at this stage.
4)Put the chicken into the marinade and mix well making sure to put marinade into the slits too. Keep for approximately 2 hrs in the fridge.
5)Preheat the oven at 180C. Put the chicken in a dish and cook for 30 minutes(or till cooked properly).
Keep turning the chicken every 15 minutes.
6)When you are sure the chicken is done..You can put the chicken in the oven mode for around 2 minutes each side for a crunchy top layer....(Just a suggestion...Havent tried on this recipe though i have before...:))

YOUR TANDOORI CHICKEN IS READY!!
Hope you liked it...Any suggestions will be welcome..:)

Makkai Cakes

INGREDIENTS-

1)2 cups corn kernels
2)2 tbsp butter
3)750ml pints milk
4)1/2 tsp chilli powder
5)Salt to taste
6)pepper to taste
7)2tbsp dhania leaves
8)50 gms breadcrumbs

METHOD-

1)Grind the corn kernels coarsely.
2)Heat the butter in a saucepan and fry the ground corn for 2-3 minutes on medium heat.Add the milk and simmer till dry.
3)Add the chilli powder,salt,pepper and dhania leaves.
4)Add breadcrumbs and mix well.Divide mixture  into small patties.
5)Heat the butter in a frying pan.Shallow fry the patties till golden brown.



Note--- U can add small pieces of cheese in the centre of each patties.Adds to the richness...:)