Sanghai Chicken

sanghai chicken

Preparation Time : 5 minutes + marination time
Cooking Time : 30-35 minutes

Ingredients :

• Chicken : 500 gm boneless cut into cubes
• Onion : 1/2 cup chopped
• Egg : 1 
• Salt to taste
• Cornflour/ corn starch : 1+ 2 tbsp
• Vegetable oil :2 tbsp + oil for deep frying
• Garlic : 1 tbsp  grated
• Ginger : 1tbsp  grated
• Green chillies :  5-6 cut length wise
• Soy sauce : 4 tbsp
• Tomato ketchup : 4 tbsp
• Vinegar : 1 tbsp
• Brown sugar : 1 tsp
• Carrot diced: 3-4 tbsp
• Cabbage : 1/2 cup diced
• Green peas : 1/4 cup boiled
• Spring onions : 1/4 cup chopped
• Roasted peanuts : 2 tbsp
• Cashew nuts : 1 tbsp for garnishing

Procedure :

1) Take a bowl and put chicken pieces,egg,salt,1 tbsp soya sauce and corn flour
     and mix them well.Keep aside for atleast half an hour.
2) Heat sufficient oil in a deep frying pan, and fry the chicken cubes till golden
     and crisp.Fry them in batches.Drain on paper towel and keep aside.
3) Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pan or kadai .Add grated garlic and grated ginger
    and fry it in medium heat till fragrant comes out.
4) In a small bowl put 2 tbsp soya sauce,4 tbsp tomato ketchup, 1 tbsp vinegar and
    1 tsp brown sugar.Mix them well.
5) Now add slited green chillies and the mixture of sauces .Stir it for 3-4 minutes.
6) Now add chopped vegetables (carrot, cabbage, green peas, spring onions) and
    peanuts and toss to mix. Cook till all the vegetables becomes soft.
7) Add the fried chicken cubes, salt and mix well. Cook for another 3-4 minutes.
    Stir continuously.You can serve it as a dried Sanghai chicken for snacks.Also you
    can make little gravy.
8) For gravy take a small bowl, put 1/2 cup of water and 1 tbsp of  corn flour in it .
     Mix them well and pour it in the chicken. Stir continuously for 2- 3 minutes to
    avoid lumps.You can add more or less water mixed with cornflour as per your
    likings.Taste the seasoning. Put it in a serving dish and add few cashew nuts
    over it for garnishing.Turn off the heat.

    Serve hot with chinese fried rice.

Fish chop

fish chop

Preparation Time : 30 minutes -1 hour
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serves  : 4-5

Ingredients:

• Tuna fish : 1 can
• Potato : 1 large boiled
• Onion : 1/2 cup finely chopped
• Garlic : 3-4 chopped/ crushed
• Ginger : 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder :1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder: 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Green chilies : 3 chopped
• Bread crumb : 1 cup
• Egg : 1
• Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp
• Kashmiri red chili powder : 1/2 tsp
• Sugar :1/2 tsp
• Cilantro : 1 tbsp finely chopped
• Vegetable oil for deep frying

Procedure :

1) Drain water from caned tuna and keep it aside.

2) In a kadai add 2 tbsp oil ,heat it.Then add finely chopped onion , crushed garlic
    and chopped green chilies.Fry it for 1-2 minutes.
3) Now add ginger paste,cumin powder,coriander powder,kashmiri red chili
     powder and very little  salt as caned fish contains salt .Mix them together and
     fry for 3-4 minutes.
4) Now add fish and smashed potato .mix them very well with fried masala.Cook
     for 5-7 minutes in medium-high heat .
5) Add little sugar ,chopped cilantro,garam masala powder .Stir them well and
    cook for another 2-3 minutes.Adjust the salt.
6) Cook till all the masala and fish mixed properly.Keep them in a plate. Let
     it cool down and keep it in a refrigerator for atleast an hour.
7) Take a small portion of mixture and give it shape(round ,flat like patties or
     cylindrical) and keep aside.
8)  Now take a bowl and beat an egg with pinch of salt.
9) Take some bread crumb in a flat plate.
10) Dip chop in egg and then roll it in crumb.
11) Then deep fry it in medium flame till chop becomes crispy and its colour
      changes to golden brown. Take them out from oil and put it over a kitchen
      paper napkin to soak the excess oil.
   
       Serve hot with salads and ketchup.