Tuesday 16 October 2012

Chicken Italia

Chicken Italia


Ingredients: 

500 gms - boneless chicken cube, marinated overnight with hung curd and garlic paste 
4 slices - cheese 
10-12 - shallots 
1 small cup - sweet corn, 
1 cup - capsicum, cubed
2 tbsp - garlic paste
1 tsp - oregano 
1/2 tsp - red chili flakes
1 cup - tomato paste with red chilli 
Corn flour and all purpose flour for batter 
1 egg 
Ajinomoto/MSG (optional) 
Salt to taste 
1 tsp - red chilli garlic sauce 


Method
  1. Add corn flour and all purpose flour in the marinated chicken, add 2 slices of cheese, black pepper powder, 1 tbsp refined oil, egg, very little amount of salt as cheese is already salty.
  2. Mix well to a smooth and thick batter to coat chicken pieces properly.
  3. Now pour refined oil in a pan (preferably non stick) for deep frying.
  4. Reduce the flame at the time of dropping the chicken pieces in the oil; turn over and then increase the flame but take care that the texture should be whitish not brown.
  5. Take out the fried chicken pieces and add oil if needed.
  6. Now add garlic paste, fry for a few seconds then add shallot, capsicum cubes at the time into the pan.
  7. Stir on a high flame.
  8. Add tomato paste and keep on stirring.
  9. Now add red chilli garlic sauce, the other two cheese slices, the chicken pieces and check the seasoning.
  10. If required add salt.
  11. Add the sweetcorn blanched in hot water.
  12. Add a pinch of sugar.
  13. Now add 1 tsp cornflour mixed in 1 cup water to thicken.
  14. Finish with oregano, chilli flakes, MSG and crushed garlic.
  15. Serve hot.

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