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Chicken Wings in Lemon Sauce


Ingredients
1kg        Chicken wings
60ml      Soya sauce
60ml      Water
5g          Ginger powder
2            Cloves garlic (crushed)
60ml       Lemon juice

Method

Place chicken wings in a 3-litre casserole dish. Mix together remaining ingredients and pour on chicken wings. Keep the marinated chicken in refrigerator for 45 minutes. Cook, covered on MEDIUM-HIGH in oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. Serve hot with rice.

Green Masala Chicken

Ingredients
1kg            Chicken boneless (cut into small pieces)
1 cup         Coriander leaves
10-12        Green Chilies
2               Small tomato
2               Small onion
1               Tsp ginger (chopped)
2               Tsp garlic (chopped)
1               Tbsp of garam masala powder
1               Lemon juice
1               Tsp salt
1/2            Cup yogurt
                 Oil for frying

Method

Grind all the ingredients except chicken and lemon. Let the ground paste be thick but not too much thin as well. Squeeze the water content from chicken pieces. Mix the ground masala to chicken . Add salt as per taste. Squeeze lemon. Keep the chicken fridge for marinating for about 5-6 hours for best result. Now deep fry the chicken in oil. In a deep pan add the leftover masala with little water and yogurt, boil it for 2 minutes. Once fried add all the chicken to the gravy serve hot with green salad and naan.

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GRILLED CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS:
1/2   KG  CHICKEN BREAST
 1     TSP MEAT TENDERIZER
 1     TSP PAPRIKA POWDER
1/2   TSP CHINESE SALT
 1     TBSP WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
 1     TBSP VINEGAR
1/2   TSP  BLACK PEPPER
 1     TSP  RED CHILLI POWDER
         SALT TO TASTE
  1    TBSP OIL

METHOD:
FIRST PRICK THE CHICKEN WITH FORK, SPRINKLE MEAT TENDERIZER AND SALT AND RUB WELL. NOW ADD ALL THE REMAINING INGREDIENTS WITH ONE TBSP OIL. MARINATE FOR 20 MINUTES. PLACE THE CHICKEN ON GREASED OVEN-TRAY OR PAN AND BAKE TILL DONE. NOW GRILL FOR A FEW MINUTES TILL IT IS GOLDEN. BRUSH WITH  GHEE OR BUTTER AND SERVE HOT WITH FRIES AND KETCHUP.

FRIED DRUMSTICK

INGREDIENTS:
1/2  KG CHICKEN DRUMSTICK
1     TSP GINGER/GARLIC PASTE
1/2  TSP  WHITE PEPPER
2     TBSPS CORN FLOUR
2     TBSPS  FLOUR
1      EGG
1     TSP BAKING POWDER SALT AND BLACK  PEPPER POWDER TO TASTE

METHOD:
MARINATE CHICKEN WITH GINGER/GARLIC PASTE, SALT, BLACK AND WHITE PEPPER CORN FLOUR, FLOUR BAKING POWDER AND EGG. MIX THEM ALL VERY WELL AND DEEP-FRY FOR 10 MINUTES TILL THEY TURN GOLDEN BROWN. RE-FRY FOR 5 MINUTES IN HOT OIL TILL CRISP AND SERVE.