ORANGE CHICKEN

It has been so long that I haven't posted a Chinese recipe here.Today I am back with a Chinese Chicken recipe named Orange Chicken.Orange as well know is a citrus fruit that contains Vitamin C.We all have had orange flavor in many foods like smoothies,salads,cakes,cookies,dessert etc..Today's dish is prepared by adding orange juice and zest .So the chicken recipe will also have the orange taste.Friends give a try to this recipe and see for yourself the taste of Orange chicke.Now let us get started with the preparation.

                                                    INGREDIENTS

• Chicken boneless                     ..  450 gm cut into cubes
• Orange juice                            ..  1 cup
• Orange zest                              ..  1/ 2 tsp
• Pepper powder                         ..  1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Vinegar                                    ..  1 tbsp
• Soya sauce                               ..  1 tbsp
• Rice wine                                 ..  1 tbsp
• Sugar                                        ..  1 tsp
• Onion diced                             ..  1 tbsp
• Ginger julienne                        ..  1 tbsp
• Garlic julienne                         ..  1 tbsp
• Green chillies                          ..   3 chopped
• Red chilly flakes                     ..   1 tsp
• Cornflour                                 ..  2 tbsp
• Oil                                           ..   as required
• Yellow colour                         ..   few drops
• Coriander leaves to garnish.

                                                 METHOD

To Marinate:

Marinate the Chicken boneless with salt , pepper powder and 1/4 cup of orange juice for 1 hr.

• Heat a kadai and add some oil in it.

• Fry this marinated chicken in this oil.

• Take the Orange juice in a bowl.

• Take soya sauce.

• Keep ready vinegar.

• Keep ready rice wine.

• Mix the Orange zest with the soya sauce, vinegar, rice wine, and orange juice .Now keep it aside.

• Mix corn flour with little water and keep it aside.

• When the Chicken is cooked add 2 tsp of cornflour to it and saute well till it coats the chicken.Turn off the flame and keep it aside.

• In a clean pan add some oil and add the ginger juliennes.

• Saute the garlic juliennes.

• Now add the green chillies and onions to it.

• When it becomes translucent add the red chilly flakes to it.

• Saute it well for 1 min.

• Now add the mixed orange juice to it.Add salt .

• Add the fried chicken to it.

• Add sugar and combine well.

• Add the cornflour syrup and mix well. When the chicken gravy thickens, turn off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

• Serve it with rice, naan chapathi etc.

                                                               Enjoy!!!!!

PANI PURI

Golagappa or Pani Puri is one of the famous chats seen  in streets.This actually belongs to |North Indian snack item.But it has become widely popular in South India.To be frank I too love this a lot.The taste of spicy and sweet water varies in different places.I made this according to my taste so it's little spicy and sweet.Now a days ready to fry puri's are also available in market.I purchased ready made packet for puris.So let us watch how to prepare the spicy sweet pani and how to assemble this.

                                                              INGREDIENTS

1.Sweet  and Spicy Pani

• Dates                                         -  10 nos seedless
• Green chilies                           -   2 or 3
• Coriander leaves                     -   1/4 cup
• Mint leaves                              -   2.5 tb sp
• Sugar                                         -   2-3 tbsp
• Jeera powder                            -  1/4 tsp
• Salt                                           -   to taste
• Lemon juice                            -   1/2 of a lemon
• Panipuri masala                      -   1 tsp
• Water                                       -   600 ml

Grind everything together and add water to it.Strain this and refrigerate this.

 2.Potato Filling

Boil Potato with salt and add 1/2 tsp of  pani puri masala and mash this.Chop one onion and mix this together Keep this  aside.

3.Seva mixture

4.Masala Bhoondis

Sprinkle 2- 3 tsp on the top of the sweet and spicy water brfore use.

.Finally take ready to fry puris and fry this in hot oil.Keep this also aside.

                                                           METHOD

Make a hole in the top center of the puri with our finger. Fill a tsp of potato masala in it.After that add 1/2 tsp of seva mixture and serve.Immerse in the cool Sweet spicy pani and eat suddenly.

ENJOY!!!

FISH SALAD

Salad is one of the healthy dishes.As we all know people prepare this in different ways using different ingredients.There are people whose faces just become sad on hearing Salad.But to those people today I am preparing a tasty and simple Fish Salad.This can be served as a starter, snack or any time meal.We can use any type of flesh fish meat for this recipe.First we have to apply masala on fish and fry till crispy.While frying we have to crush it with the spatula.Then mix this fried fish with some chopped veggies and peanuts to make it more delicious.Let us move to the presentation now...

                                                           INGREDIENTS

• Fish meat.                                             -  200 gms
• Onions chopped                                   -   2 medium onions
• Green chilies                                       -   4 chopped
• Tomatoes chopped                               -   1 
• Ginger chopped                                   -    a pinch
• Carrot chopped                                    -   2 tbsp
• Vinegar                                                -   1 tsp or lemon juice
• Peanuts skin removed                          -    3 tbsp
• Salt to taste 
• Coriander leaves                                -   2 tbsp chopped
• Coconut oil                                        -   1 tsp + 2 tbsp
• Red chilly powder                             -   1.5 tsp
• Turmeric powder                               -   1/2 tsp
• Salt                                                    -   to taste
• Pepper powder                                  -   1/2 tsp

                                                           METHOD

• Clean the fish pieces and apply pepper powder, red chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.

•  Fry this in 2 tbsp of coconut oil till crispy.

•  While frying crush this with the spatula .

•  Take a bowl and add the chopped onions, green chillies ginger,tomato,and salt. Mix this well.

•  Add vinegar and add the peanuts to it.

•  Add the fried fish  to it.

•  Combine well.Add coriander leaves and Serve.

                                         

                                                 Enjoy the delicious Fish Salad!!!!!!

MACKEREL FISH MOLEE

Fish molee or Fish stew is an unique Kerala dish. This dish is not a spicy one.The fish is fried and cooked in coconut milk is the basic procedure.As in all fish dishes we are not using any cambogia or tamarind, instead of that I used tomatoes and vinegar here.This dish is an excellent combo with Rice, Bread, Appam,Naan, Puttu, etc.I am actually very happy to get appreciated by the film actor Charu Hasan for the same recipe.Long back he had visited my home and I had prepared the same fish recipe with Pearl Spot fish.So guys try this awesome recipe and enjoy..

                                                       INGREDIENTS

• Mackerel Fish                              -     8 tail part

  ( Marinate the fish with 2 tsp red chilly powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp vinegar little salt.. keep aside for 15 mins.)

• Onion Sliced                             -        2 
• Green chillies                            -        6-8 slit length wise
• Tomato                                      -        2 , slice it round 
• Garlic                                        -        15 cloves
• Ginger                                       -        3/4  piece chopped
• Turmeric powder                      -         1/2 tsp
• Mustard powder                       -         1/3 tsp
• Curry leaves                             -         2 sprigs
• Vinegar                                    -         1 tbsp or as required
• Coconut milk                           -         1.5 to 2 cups( Thick)
• Salt                                          -         to taste
• For Grinding  Masala             -         Take Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric powder, Mustard powder, along with 4 slice tomato in a mixer to a fine paste..

                                              METHOD

• First Heat the pan.Add 4-5 tbsp coconut oil and fry the fish.
•  When it is half done add the pasted masala and saute for few minites more.
• Now add the coconut milk ,vinegar, salt , fried fish and sliced tomato and allow it  to single boil  and switch off the flame.
• Closed the pan and keep it closed for 15 mins. After 15 mins its ready to serve.

                            

• In the same oil saute the sliced onion,and green chilies.

• When the onions becomes translucent add the grinded masala and saute till the raw smell is gone.

• Keep aside 5 slices of tomatoes and add the balance tomatoes to it.Saute till the oil appears in the sides.

• Now add the coconut milk.

• Add salt and vinegar.

• Add the sliced tomatoes and stir well.

• Add the fried fishes to it.

• When the gravy starts to boil  turn off the flame, add the curry leaves and close it with a lid. Let it stay for 15 mins. 

• Serve  when it is cool with Rice, chappathi, pathiri, parotta, bread, puttu etc and ENJOY!!!!!