Chicken Shaslik by Chef shireen anwer

Chicken Shaslik

Ingredients :
Boneless chicken 1/2 kg , cubed
Salt 1/2 tsp
Black pepper 1/2 tsp , crushed
Ketchup 2 tbsp
Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp.
Ginger,garlic paste 1 tbsp
Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp
Capsicum 2
Onion 2
Tomato 2
Olive oil 1 tbsp

For BBQ Sauce:
Tomato paste 4 tbsp
Ketchup 4 tbsp
Vinegar 4 tbsp
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Chili Powder 1/2 tsp
Oil 2 tbsp

Uses:
grill pan


Method for skewers:

Cut chicken in to cube shapes.
Cut capsicum into half discard seeds and cut the flesh into 3 cm pieces.
Cut onion into quarters and separate the layers.
Cut tomato into half and discard seeds,cut flesh into 3 cm pieces.
In a bowl add chicken cubes, salt, red chilli powder, fresh crushed black pepper, tomato ketchup, worcestershire sauce, ginger, garlic paste and mix well.
Skew chicken and vegetables closely on shashlik skewers or bamboo skewers.
Then put the skewers in a grill pan and add olive oil for greeced.
When chicken begin to change its color mean while sprinkle worcestershire sauce on it.
To make BarBQ sauce:
In a bowl add in tomato paste, white vingar, ketchup, garlic paste, salt snd sugar mix well bbq sauce is ready.
Now brush or spread the BarBQ sauce all over the shashlik skewers, after 5 minutes change the side and also spread bbq sauce.
Fry skewers more 8-10 minutes or until chicken melts properly and the vegetables are soft.take off from stove.
Spread boiled rice in a tray and put shashlik skewers and garnish with lettuce,lemon and tomatoes.
Chef's tip;You can make this shashlik in grill pan or simple fry pan.
For faster melting chicken, always skew tomato piece after chciken piece.
Shashlik skewers

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Kollu Podi / Horse Gram Spice Powder | Side Dish for Idli Dosa

I can start this post saying horse gram (aka kollu in tamil) has numerous health benefits and is good for you. It is rich in protein like any other bean and has good amount of fiber. Kollu rasam/horse gram soup is good for cold and sinuses. But mind that too much of anything good is bad. Though horse gram taken in moderation is good for you, too much of it causes increase in body heat.
But I had actually thought of starting this post saying that the best side dish for idlis are podi. Podi popularly known as Idli podi is made of lentils and there are infinite combinations and recipes for making it. I have already made and blogged about Idli podi, Curry leaves podi earlier. Here is a healthy and tasty recipe for Idli podi with horse gram.

Ingredients:
Horse gram dhal / Kollu paruppu - 2 cups
White Sesame Seeds / Ellu - 1/4 cup
Dry red chillies - 20
Curry leaves - a few
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Method:
Dry roast all the ingredients one by one until toasted (except salt). Allow to cool on a plate and pound to a coarse powder in a blender / coffee grinder. Mix 
with gingelly oil and serve with idli/dosa.

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Spicy schezwan soup By Chef Shireen anwer

Spicy schezwan soup

Ingredients
Chicken boneless sliced 1 cup
Green chilies 2 chopped
Cabbage tiny cubes 1 cup

Coriander leaves chopped ½ cup
Soya sauce 4 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Vinegar ¼ cup
Carrot 1 cut in tiny cubes
Chicken stock 8 cups
Chili sauce 2 tbsp
Salt 1 ½ tsp
Corn flour 6 tbsp heaped dissolved in ½ cup water
Egg 1 beaten

Method
Heat chicken stock in a pan, add sliced chicken, cook for 5 minutes, add cabbage and carrots with salt, sugar, soya sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, green chilies, thickens soup with corn flour paste, lastly add beaten egg, stir well, before removing add coriander leaves.

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Schezwan chowmein By Chef Shireen anwer

Schezwan chowmein


Ingredients
Chicken boneless 1 cup thinly sliced
Salt 1 tsp + ½ tsp
Sugar ½ tsp + ½ tsp

Corn flour 1 tbsp
Beaten egg Half
White pepper ¼ tsp
Cabbage thinly sliced 2 cups
Capsicum 1 sliced
Egg noodles 1 packet boil for just 3 minutes
Chili sauce 2 tbsp
Soya sauce 2 tbsp
Crushed garlic 1 tsp
Onion 1 sliced
Carrot 1 thinly sliced
Spring onion leaves 2 inch long strips 1 cup
Oil ¼ cup
Ketchup ¼ cup

Method
Marinate chicken sliced with salt, white pepper, sugar, soya sauce, corn flour 1 tbsp, half beaten egg for 15 minutes, heat ¼ cup oil fry crushed garlic till light golden add sliced onion, add marinate chicken cook for 1 minute add in cabbage, carrot, capsicum with chili sauce, soya sauce, ketchup, salt and sugar add boiled noodles, toss well, lastly add spring onion leaves and remove.

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Dry chilli chicken By Chef Shireen anwer

Dry chili chicken

Ingredients
Chicken boneless sliced ½ kg
Salt ½ + 1 tsp
Soya sauce 1 + 2 tbsp

Sugar 1 + 1 tsp
Corn flour 2 tbsp heaped
Beaten egg half
Onion 2 cut in big square cubes
Crushed garlic 1 tbsp
Green chilies 6 to 8 sliced diagonally
Capsicum 1 sliced in Julian
Chopped ginger 1 tbsp
Oil ¼ cup

Method
Marinate boneless chicken slice with salt 1 tsp, soya sauce 1 tbsp, sugar 1 tsp, corn flour 2 tbsp and half beaten egg for 15 minutes, then deep fry for 5 minutes and remove, heat ¼ cup oil in a wok, add chopped ginger garlic, slightly brown add fried chicken with onion, green chilies, salt, sugar, soya sauce, capsicum, cook for 2 minutes, mix well and remove.

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Special hot ‘n’ sour soup By Chef Shireen anwer

Special hot ‘n’ sour soup


Ingredients
Chicken breast 1 thinly sliced
Prawns 8 to 10 (marinate chicken and prawns with salt and white pepper ½ tsp and ¼ cup water).
Chicken stock 8 cups

Sugar 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp heaped
White pepper ½ tsp
Vinegar ¼ cup
Cabbage 1 cup thinly sliced
Carrot 1 fine Julian
Beans sprouts ½ cup
Bean curd 2 pieces cut into tiny cubes
Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp heaped
Corn flour ¾ cup mixed with ½ cup water
Egg 1 beaten

Method
Cook stock add chicken and prawns, cook for 10 minutes, add in all the vegetables with seasonings, when soup boiling thicken with corn flour paste, lastly add beaten egg, coriander leaves and remove.

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Sizzling chicken By Chef Shireen anwer

Sizzling chicken

Ingredients
Chicken boneless cubes ½ kg
Salt ½ + ½ tsp
Sugar ½ + 1 tsp

White pepper ½ + ½ tsp
Corn flour 1 + 1 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 + 1 tbsp
Beaten egg half
Crushed garlic 1 tbsp
Capsicum 2 cut in square cubes
Tomatoes 2 seeds removed cut in squares
Onion 2 cut in squares
Green chilies 4 diagonally chopped
Chili oil ¼ cup
Stock 1 cup
Chilies from the chili oil 2 tsp

Method
Marinate chicken boneless cubes with salt and white pepper ½ tsp each, sugar 1 tsp, soya sauce 1 tbsp, corn flour 1 tbsp and ½ beaten egg, heat chili oil in a wok, fry crushed garlic, slightly brown, add marinated chicken, fry for 5 minutes, add all the chopped vegetables with 1 ½ cup stock, salt, white pepper, sugar, soya sauce, chilies from the chili oil, cook till boiling, lastly thicken gravy with corn flour paste, serve on a sizzler.

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