Chili Fish

Chili Fish

Ingredients:

• Basa fish fillet : 500 gm ( You can use any

           Other fish) cut into medium size cubes

• Ginger paste : 1/2 tbsp
• Garlic : (1 tsp Paste & 2 tbsp finely chopped)
• Soya sauce : 1 + 2 tbsp
• Red chili sauce: (1+2 tbsp)
• Tomato ketchup : (2+2 tbsp)
• Chings szechuan Sauce : (1+1tbsp)
• Chili vinegar: 1&1/2 tbsp
• Cornflour : 2 tbsp
• Honey : 1 tbsp
• Green chilli : 5-6 cut length wise
• Onion :  1 cup cut in large cubes
• Capsicum: 1 cup cut in large cubes
• Egg : 1
• Soyabean oil / any other white oil : 1 cup
• Spring onion : 1 tbsp ( green leaves) finely chopped 

Procedure :
      1)  Take a mixing bowl and put fish , egg,1/2 tbsp
           ginger paste,1 tsp garlic paste, 1 tbsp soya sauce,
           1 tbsp red chili sauce, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup,
           szechuan sauce 1 tbsp and chili vinegar 1 tbsp.
           Mix them well and keep it aside for atleast an
           hour.
     2)  Take another bowl and take out fish from the
           marinated sauce and put it in the 2nd bowl and
           add 2 tbsp corn flour.Mix it well. And keep the
           marinated sauce aside for further use.
     3)  Now heat a frying pan. Add a cup of oil.Wait till
           oil becomes hot. Add fish pieces one by one ,
           spread it so that they don’t stick with one
          another. Fry them in medium heat. Fry them in
          batches. Take them out and keep it aside.
     4)  Now a non-stick  pan or a kadai . Add 2 -3 tbsp
          oil. You can use the frying oil.Heat it. Add
          chopped garlic. Fry till garlic’s colour changes
          to golden brown.
     5)  Then add green chilies. Fry it and then add
          chopped onion and chopped capsicum. I use
          green bell pepper. You can use other colour
          bell peppers.Fry it till they are almost soft.
     6)  Now add all sauces(tomato ketchup 2 tbsp,
          red chili sauce 2 tbsp, szcheuan sauce 1 tbsp)
         and 1/2 tbsp vinegar.Mix them well and cook
         for 2 minutes. Cook in medium heat.
     7)  Add marinated sauce , mix them well and
          cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add honey ,
          mix them well and cook for a minute.
     8)  Finally add fried fish . Mix them gently with
          gravy.Cook for few more minutes .Add a tbsp
         of finely chopped spring onion. I didn’t add
         spring onion as I don’t have it. Turn off the
         heat. Pour it in a serving dish.
          Our Chili Fish is done.


          Serve it hot. You can have it with fried rice.
          Happy Cooking!!
         

Lahori Chicken Curry

Lahori Chicken Curry

  

 Ingredients:

• Chicken: 500 gm/ 6 drumsticks
• Onion : 1 cup finely chopped
• Garlic : 3 tbsp finely chopped
• Ginger : 1 tbsp finely chopped
• Tejpatta/ bay leaf: 2
• Whole Jeera : 1/2 tsp
• Green chillies: 5-6 chopped
• Tomato puree : 3 tbsp
• Jeera /cumin powder: 1 tsp
• Coriander/dhania powder : 1tsp
• Haldi/ turmeric powder :1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Kashmiri red chili powder: 2-3 tsp
• Garam masala powder :1 tsp
• Ginger -garlic paste: 2 tbsp
• Sugar to taste (optional)
• Fried brown onion : 1 cup medium slice 
• Soyabean oil: 4-5 tbsp
• Water : 1 &1/2 cup

   Procedure:

1)  First take a kadai or a non stick pan ,heat it with oil.

     After oil becomes hot ,temper it with whole jeera 

     and bay leafs.let aroma to come out.

2)  Now add chopped garlic ,chopped ginger and 

     chopped green chili and fry it till garlic changes 

     to light brown.At this time add chopped onion and 

     cook till it becomes light golden.

3)  Now add chicken pieces and fry it for 3-4 minutes.

4)  After few minutes add kashmiri red chili powder,

     turmeric powder,jeera powder,coriander powder 

     and salt-sugar. mix them well.Cover and cook 

     it in low heat for 3-4 minutes.Give a stir in between.

     If reqiured add very little water.

5)  Open the lid and add ginger garlic paste .Mix it 

     well and stir it for a minute.Again cover and 

     cook for 5-6 minutes. In between add garam masala 

     powder and  give a very good mix. cook till raw

     smell of ginger goes away.

6)  Remove the lid after 5-6 minutes and at this time 

      add tomato puree and mix it well and stir it 

      for few minutes and again cover the lid.All the 

      steps must be done in medium low heat otherwise 

      masala will get burnt.Cook till chicken becomes 

      soft.

7)  Now add fried onion ,mix them well .Stir it 

     well for another few minutes and again cover and 

     cook for 5 minutes.

8)  Lastly add water ,mix well with all masalas 

     and chicken.Cover and cook for another 5 minutes.

     Now our chicken is almost done, remove the lid ,

     stir the chicken .just wait for a minute and turn off the

     heat.


        We are done!!
        Serve with hot steam rice or pulao or roti,naan.
        Happy Cooking!!