Chicken Manchurian(Chicken Manjurian)

Chicken Manchurian(Chicken Manjurian)

1> Chicken Boneless - 2lb cut into small pieces
2> Corn Starch - 3/4 Cup + 1/4 Cup
3> Maida Powder - 1/2 Cup
4> Salt to taste
5> Ajinamoto - 1/2 spoon + 1/4 spoon
6> Soya Sauce - 3 spoons + 3 spoons
7> Tomato Ketchup - 1/2 cup
8> Coriander Leaves - 5 spoons finely chopped
9> green onion - 3 nos finely chopped
10> ginger -1 spoon finely crushed
11> garlic - 1 spoon finely crushed
12> Green Chillies - 3 finely chopped
13> Onion -1 Chopped Big(Not finely chopped)
14> Vinegar - 1 spoon + 1 spoon
15> Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 spoon
16> Chilli - 2 Chopped
17> White Pepper - 1 spoon + 1/2 spoon

For Batter
1> Clean and cut the chicken in to small pieces
2> Add One spoon of Ginger garlic paste and then add 1/4 cup corn starch along with 1/2 cup of maida , Salt , 1/2 spoon Ajinamoto , 1 spoon of white peper, 3 spoons of Soya Sauce , 1 spoon of Vinegar.Mix this well and let it be in fridge for 1/2 hr.
3> Fry this chicken in oil until they become yellowish.

For Manchurian
1> Fry Ginger(1 spoon finely crushed) , Garlic(1 spoon finsely crushed) followed by Onion and Chilli.Now add Vinegar(1 spoon) , Soyasauce(3 spoons) , Ajinamoto(1/4 spoon), White Pepper(1/2 spoon), Tomatto Ketchup , Salt and let it get cooked for 2 minutes.
2> In 1/2 glass of water dilute Corn Starch(1/4 cup).Add this to the gravy and let it get cooked for 2 minutes.Now add the Fryed chicken to this and let it get cooked for 3 minutes.Now add Coriander Leaves and Green Onions.Chicken Manchurian is ready.

Mutton Paya(Aatukal Paya)

Mutton Paya(Aatukal Paya)

Mutton Feet(Aatukal) - 2 pounds
Onion - 2 Big Finely Chopped
Tomatto - 2 Big Finely Chopped
Green Chillies - 2 Chopped
Red Chilli Powder - 1 spoon + 1 spoon
Salt to taste
Bay Leaves - 3
Cinamon Stick - 1/2
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 2
Curry Leaves - 20
Coriander Powder - 1 and 1/2 spoons
Coriander - 1/4 bunch finely chopped
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 and 1/2 spoon

Serves 2 to 3 people

Step 1
Clean Mutton with running water and turmeric powder.

Step 2
Pressure cook mutton along with salt , water and 1 spoon of Red Chilli Powder(1 spoon).Cook until 8 whistles

Step 3
In a Pan pour 5 spoons of oil and then add Bay Leaves , Cinamon Sticks , Cloves and Cardamom and fry.

Step 4
Add Ginger Garlic Paste and fry the same.Once this is fryed add Curry leaves , Onion , Tomatto , Green Chillies one by one and fry the same.

Step 5
Add Red Chilli Powder(1 spoon) , Coriander Powder and fry the same.Now add the Cooked mutton prepared in Step 2 to this add water if needed and salt to taste.Let it cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until you see that it has come to the boiling stage.Now add Coconut milk and let it boil for couple of minutes.Now add the finely chopped coriander leaves.Mutton Paya is read to be served.This goes well with Idiyappam or Idly or Parotta.

Mutton Brain Masala

Brain Masala

Serves - 2

1> Mutton Brain - 4 pcs
2> Onion medium size - 1 /2 Chopped
3> Green Chilli - 2 Chopped
4> Coriander Leaves - 6 Chopped
5> Red Chilli Powder - 2 pinch
6> Curry Leaves - 10
7> Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 spoon
8> Tomatto - 1/4 Chopped
9> Turmeric Powder - 2 pinch
10> Pepper Powder - 1/4 spoon
11> Salt to taste


Step 1 :
Clean Mutton Brain in running water.

Step 2 :
Grind Onion , Green Chilli , Coriander Leaves and Tomatto.Mix little bit of water and make it like a paste.

Step 3 :
Pour 5 spoons of oil in a pan and then Fry Ginger Garlic Paste and then add Curry leaves to it.Add the grinded stuff prepared above to the same.Once all this are fryed add Salt , Pepper Powder , Red Chilli Powder , Turmeric Powder.Add brain once this comes to boil state.Leave it to get cooked for 4 to 5 minutes.Brain Masala is ready.

Mutton Samoosa / Mutton Samosa

Mutton Samoosa

Filling
1> Grounded Mutton - 1 Pound
2> Onion Finely Chopped - 1/2 Big one
3> Ginger - 1 soon(Crushed)
4> Garlic - 1 spoon(Crushed)
5> Garam Masala Powder - 1 spoon
6> Red Chilli Powder - 1 spoon
7> Green Chilli - 2
8> Turmeric Powder - 1/4 spoon
9> Coriander Leaves(Finely Chopped) - 10 spoons
10> Mint(Finely Chopped) - 5 spoons
11> Salt to taste
12> Peas - 1/2 cup
13> Jeera - 1 spoon

Step 1:
Pressure cook Grounded Mutton and salt along with water for 1 minute.

Step 2:
In 3 spoons of oil fry Jeera followed by crushed Ginger , Garlic and then Onions.Once this is fryed add Green Chillies , Coriander leaves and Mint and fry the same.Add Turmeric Powder , Garam Masala , Salt ,Peas and Red Chilli Powder.Add Pressure cooked Mutton after draining water.Add 1/4 cup of water.Stir occasionally.Filling for Samoosa is ready.


Dough
Maida - 10 Spoons
Butter(Unsalted) - 4 spoons
Jeera - 1 spoon
Water - 2 spoons

Step 1:
Mix Maida,Butter,Jeera,Salt and water and make the dough.

Step 2
Keep the dough aside in a closed pan and let it be for an hour.

Step 3
Make the dough into small balls.Flatten the balls and make it like a circle.Cut the circle into two halfs and each half can be made as a cone.Pl make sure u coat the layer of the cone with water so that the filling will wont come out.


Frying

Step 1
From the cone which has been prepared fill the space with the filling prepared from the above steps and close the cone.

Step 2
Pour Oil in pan and fry the Samoosa.Now hot samosa is ready to be served along with chutney or sauce.