Chicken Momos / Dumplings with Hot Salsa Sauce

INGREDIENTS:
For Dumplings:

250 gms plain flour(Maida)
4 tbl sp Refined Oil

For the Stuffing:

250gms Chicken Mince
2 Red Onions
4-5 Garlic Cloves
1 inch Ginger
3-4 Green Chillies
2 tsp Soy Sauce
Salt to taste

For Salsa Sauce:

2 Red Onions chopped
2-3 Tomatoes roughly chopped
2-3 Garlic Cloves
4-5 Green Chillies
1 tsp red chilli flakes
2 tsp Tobasco Sauce
Salt to taste
Freshly crushed pepper corns

Method :

Knead the flour with oil and lukewarm water and keep aside for half an hour. Put onions, garlic, ginger and green chillies chop finely in a chopper, Mix with chicken, add salt and soy sauce. Now Roll the dough into large chapatis and cut 2and 1/2 inch diameter circles. Now pick each circle and stuff with a spoonful of chicken mix. Fold and close into semi circles and arrange in a steamer. Steam for 20 minutes.

For the Salsa Sauce:

Finely chop ginger and green chillies, Heat oil and add garlic and green chillies, add onions and sauté , now add tomatoes , cook till tomatoes are cooked, add red chilli flakes, freshly crushed pepper corns,salt and tobasco sauce.Garnish with freshly chopped coriander.

Serve the Momos/Dumplings steaming hot with the salsa sauce.

Chicken Chinese Chilli with Egg Fried Rice

INGREDIENTS (Serves Two):

For the Chicken :

250 gms Chicken Breast Diced
2 Red Onions Diced
1 bowl Mixed Peppers diced
100 gms Baby Corn boiled & Sliced diagonally
4-5 Garlic Cloves Sliced diagonally
4-5 green Chillies Sliced diagonally
1 Inch Piece of Ginger julienned
1 tsp Chinese Five Spice Powder
1 Egg beaten with a pinch of chinese five spice powder
Self Raising Flour
Freshly Crushed Pepper
1tsp Soy Sauce
1tsp Red Chilli Flakes
1 packet Chinese Chili Meal Mix by Knorr
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

For the Egg Rice:

250gms Rice (cooked and refrigerated over night)
5-6 Spring Onions sliced
1 large carrot finely diced
Half Cup Beans, finely chopped
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp roasted sesame oil
1 tsp Soy Sauce
freshly crushed pepper
Salt to taste
2 tbl spoon refined oil

Method:
For the Chicken:

Boil diced Chicken till 3/4th cooked. Drain and keep aside, mix salt and Chinese five spice powder with self raising flour.Fold the chicken pieces in beaten egg and then into the flour and spice mix and deep fry.Keep aside. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped garlic, green chillies diced onions and julienne ginger, saute for a minute and add rest of the diced peppers and baby corn, sauté and now add chicken and red chilli flakes. Mix Knorr Chinese Chilli mix with water and add, Cook till thick consistency.

TIP : Add a few drops of Tobasco and garnish with freshly chopped coriander.

For the Egg Rice:

Beat two eggs with a teaspoon of toasted sesame oil and freshly crushed pepper corns and keep aside. Heat oil in a wok , add rice and sauté, now add the sliced spring onions, carrots and beans. Add freshly crushed pepper and salt.
Now move rice to one side of the wok and pour the beaten eggs on the other, leave for 30 sec and start mixing the egg with a chopstick.Now mix with the rice . Add soy sauce.

Serve both side by side in a pasta bowl.

Kaleji (Chicken Liver) Masala Fry

Kaleji(Chicken Liver) Masala Fry is majorly eaten in south-west parts of India.

Ingredients

500gms Kaleji (Chicken Liver)
3 Medium sized Red Onions finely sliced
4 medium sized garlic cloves
1 inch piece of ginger
3 Green Chilies
1 tblsp Coriander Powder
1 tblsp Meat Masala (MDH)
1/2 tblsp Red Chili Powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
Salt to taste
Finely Chopped Fresh Coriander leaves

Whole Garam Masala (which includes)
2-3 Bay Leaves
4-5 Green Cardamoms
1/2 inch stick of Cinnamon (Dalchini)
4-5 Cloves
8-9 Black peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

Method

Wash the Chicken Livers and pat dry. Grind Ginger,Garlic and Green Chillies and Keep aside. Heat Oil in a pan and crackle the whole garam masala, add onions and saute for 2-3 min, now add the ginger-garlic-green chili paste and fry till onion is golden brown, add all the dried spices and saute for 1 minute. Add the chicken livers and fry on medium flame till cooked.Add salt and Garnish with finely Chopped Fresh Coriander leaves

Serve hot with Garlic & Coriander Naan and Onion Salad

Matar Mushroom

Ingredients
1 bowl matar (Green Peas)
1 pack of mushrooms , washed and sliced
2 tbl spoon ginger, garlic and green chili paste
1 bowl tomato puree
1 spoon kasooori methi
pinch of sugar
1/2 cup double cream
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
freshly chopped coriander
2 tbl spoon salted butter

Method
Heat butter in a pan, add ginger, garlic & Chili paste, saute for a minute and then add tomato puree, add 2 cups of water and bring to boil, add matar and mushrooms , crush the kasoori methi with hands and sprinkle, now add sugar, salt, chili powder and garam masala. Cook till tender, now add cream and boil to thick consistency. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander.

Serve with Naan Bread or Lachcha Paratha

Kashmiri Rajma

Ingredients:-

1 bowl boiled Rajma (Red Kidney Beans)
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 Tbs. fennel seeds (saunf)
1 tsp. shahjeera (cumin seed)
6 garlic cloves
4 whole dried red chilies
2 cinnamon sticks
6 cardamoms
6 cloves
1 bay leaf (Indian tez patta)
salt to taste
1 tsp. saffron
100 gms kaju paste (Cashewnuts)
1 C. dahi (yoghurt),
1/2 cup cream
100 gms ghee (purified butter)
1 piece hing (asafoetida)
finely chopped coriander to garnish.

Method:-

Grind all the spices along with the garlic cloves. Soak saffron in the yoghurt and keep aside.Heat ghee and fry the lump of hing. Add rajma and sear on all sides, add kaju paste. Pour in the dahi and fry until liquid is absorbed. Add a glassful of water and the spices.Reduce heat and simmer. Add Cream and boil to thick consistency. Remove cover and cook until liquid is gone.Garnish with fresh and finely chopped coriander.

Serve with Steamed Rice, Naan Bread or Lachcha paratha

Frittata

Frittata is an egg-based dish similar to an omelette or quiche, enriched with additional ingredient such as cheeses, vegetables,spices and herbs.


Ingredients

4 free range eggs
1/2 cup full fat milk
1 red onion finely copped
1 cup mixed vegetables (peas, beans, diced carrots and sweet corn)
1 cup Mixed Bell Peppers (Red, Green &Yellow)
1 small potato peeled and finely sliced
1 finely chopped green chili
finely chopped coriander
freshly crushed pepper
freshly grated pinch of nutmeg
1 cup mixed cheese (mature cheddar & mozzarella)
1tbl spoon salted butter
Salt to taste


Method

Preheat the oven at 190 Deg Celsius, Grease a bread tin. Beat the eggs slightly then add milk and beat once more.Mix rest of the ingredients together and transfer the mixture to the bread tin. Cook in the oven for 30-35 minutes till fluffy and golden brown.

Serve with fried frankfurters in brown gravy.

Brown Gravy

Ingredients

1 large onion finely sliced
1 crushed garlic
1 finely chopped green chili
1 chicken stock cube
1 tsp gravy browning
freshly crushed pepper
finely chopped flat leaf parsley

Method

Heat Oil in a pan, saute the crushed garlic and green chili and sliced onion till golden brown. Add 1/d cup water and the chicken stock cube. Allow the stock to melt completely and add 1 tea spoon of gravy browning. Boil to a thick consistency. garnish with finely chopped parsley.

Serve hot with pan fried frankfurters or chicken sausages.