Chicken Lollipop

Taking a break from the lunch menu list that I was to put up, I am posting a chicken recipe.  Was to do this last week but like I said, due to travelling I just couldn’t get myself to post this.  This is a chicken lollipop recipe with Chinese flavours.

 Serves: 3

Preparation time: 15 minutes + 2 hours marination time
Cooking time: 5 minutes + 10 minutes frying time

 INGREDIENTS:

Chicken lollipops	10 nos
Oil	To deep fry

 To Marinate:

Flour (maida)	½ cup
Cornflour	½ cup + 2 tbsp
Ginger paste	2 tbsp
Garlic paste	2 tbsp
Salt	2 tsp or more if required
Vinegar/ lemon juice	1 tbsp
Red chilli paste	2 tbsp

 To assemble the dish:

Spring onions with bulbs	2
Garlic	6-8 pods
Green chillies	1 finely chopped
Red chilli paste	1 tbsp
Soy sauce	1 tsp
Oil	1 tbsp
Cornflour	1 tbsp
Water	To mix the cornflour

METHOD:

1.      Wash the chicken well.  Marinate the chicken with the ingredients given under table (to marinate).  Rub the ingredients well so as to cover the chicken with the marinade.  Keep this in the fridge for an hour or two.

 

2.      After an hour or two, take out the marinated chicken, add cornflour if you feel it’s too wet.  Take oil in a deep vessel and deep fry them until cooked and crispy. (the cornflour on it will help it get crispiness)

3.      Chop the spring onion greens, as well as the onions and keep aside. Finely chop the green chilli. Peel and cut the garlic pods into fine pieces.

4.      In a wok pour a tbsp of oil.  Add the chopped onions, garlic and saute them till a mild flavour fills up the kitchen.

5.      Add red chilli paste and soy sauce, stirring all the time.  Add the cornflour mixed with water and mix well.  This should be done on medium flame.

6.      Add the fried chicken pieces to it.  Stir well so as to cover all the pieces with the prepared sauce.  Adjust salt.  Let this be done on high flame for two minutes.  Lastly add the greens of the spring onions.  Switch off flame.  Serve hot.

 

NOTES:

1.      You can marinate the chicken and keep it overnight too.  Will save you the time if you have a guest coming over.

2.      It can be shallow fried until crisp (like I did it considering the health reasons)

3.      I used olive oil here.  You could use the oil you prefer.

4.      For red chilli paste, I just soaked the red chillies in hot water for 20 minutes and ground them to a fine paste.

 

Murg Malai Kebab

Hi everyone.  Today’s post is a non veg recipe.  You can call it Sunday special.  I had made this a long time ago.  Will be updating a pic very soon.  But believe me, this recipe is mouth-watering.  I do not eat non veg.  I just prepare it.  So the question of whether it is good or not is what I hear only after my hubby tastes it.  Will be posting a gravy recipe too.  With the pics uploaded/updated later.  Here goes for a starter recipe for non-veg lovers.

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken pieces(small)	10	Lemon juice	2 tbsp
Sour cream/hung curd	1 cup	Cheese	2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste	1½  tsp	Cornflour	1 tbsp
Nutmeg powder	A pinch	Salt	To taste
Green elaichi powder	1 tsp
Black pepper powder	½ tsp
Cream/cream cheese	½  cup

METHOD:

1.       Preheat the oven at 180 degree Celsius. Place chicken pieces in a bowl.

2.       Add ginger, garlic paste, nutmeg powder, green cardamom powder, Pepper, salt and lemon juice. Mash the cream/cream cheese and mozzarella cheese, add corn flour and mix well.

3.        Add the chicken pieces to it and mix well. Add sour cream and mix lightly.  Marinate this for an hour.

4.        Line the chicken pieces onto skewers and place them on baking tray lined with aluminium foil.

5.      Drizzle the remaining marinade on them and drizzle little oil over the chicken.

6.       Now place the tray in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until evenly golden.

7.       Transfer the chicken onto the serving plate and serve with coriander or mint chutney.

NOTES:

1.       I have given a recipe that is made in the oven.  You can do this even over a gas stove top.  Line them on the skewers and place them over a wire mesh on the flame.

2.      Keep turning them now and then for even cooking.

3.      You can omit the cheese if doing them over the gas stove.

4.      Depending on the serving you would like to make increase the quantity.  This recipe gave me for 3 servings. 

Enjoy your Sunday with this lovely recipe.  Happy cooking and happy eating too.

P.S.  Don’t forget you will get the accolades for this yummy starter.