Corn Fried Rice & Chicken Chili Dry

Ingredients for Chicken Chili Dry:

Chicken bones thinly sliced ½ kg
Soy sauce 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp heaped
White pepper 1 tsp
Chinese salt (optional) ¼ tsp
Onion 1 medium (sliced)
Green chilies 5-6 (sliced)
Garlic paste ½ tsp
Oil ¼ cup


Method:

1. Heat oil in a wok. Add garlic paste, stir, add the chicken, fry for around 5-6 minutes until it changes color and turns white. 
2. Add the rest of the seasoning. Cook on high flame. 
3. Put sliced onion and green chilies in the end. Toss for only 2 minutes. 
4. Serve immediately.

For Corn Fried Rice:

Rice boiled ½ kg 
Sweet corn 1 cup
Salt 1 tsp
Black pepper ½ tsp
Soy sauce 1 tbsp
Capsicum 2 (cut into cubes)
Coriander leaves ¼ cup
Oil 1 tbsp
Butter 2 tbsp


Method:

1. Heat oil and butter in a pan, add sweet corn, saute. 
2. Add boiled rice, rest of the ingredients including capsicum and coriander leaves. 
3. Mix well and serve! 

Chinese Cutlets

Ingredients:

Potatoes ½ kg (boiled and mashed)

Chicken 1 breast fillet boiled and shredded

Cabbage ¼ cup finely chopped

Carrot 1 small finely chopped

Noodles boiled ¼ cup

Salt 1½ tsp

White pepper ½ tsp

Green chilies 2 finely chopped

Tomato ketchup 3 tbsp

Chili garlic sauce 2 tbsp

Soy sauce 1 tsp

Red chili flakes ¼ tsp

Garam masala ¼ tsp

Egg beaten 2

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients in a clean bowl except eggs. 
2. Now, shape a handful of mixture into a cutlet. 
3. Dip each cutlet in beaten egg and shallow fry in preheated oil until they turn golden brown. 
4. Remove from heat and set aside on kitchen towel. Serve hot. 

Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken Chow Mein is a Chinese term for a dish of stir-fried egg noodles, of which there are many varieties. Tasty, versatile and easy to clean up afterwards. This is completely different from basic chow mein recipe, it's my innovation. 

Ingredients:

Chicken sliced 1 breast fillet 
Cabbage shredded 1 cup
Carrot shredded 1 cup
Onion sliced ½ cup
Egg noodles boiled ½ packet
Salt 1 tsp
Soy sauce 1 + 1 tbsp (add 1 tbsp in chicken marination and 1 while cooking)
Oil ¼ cup
Black pepper 1 tsp
Chili sauce 2 tbsp
Cornflour 1 tsp
Green chilies 2 chopped
Pounded red chili flakes ¼ tsp


Method:

1. Marinate chicken with cornflour, 1 tbsp soy sauce, a pinch of salt and black pepper.
2. Heat oil, add chicken pieces, fry until tender. Add shredded vegetables, stir fry on high flame for a minute. 
3. Add all the remaining seasoning and boiled egg noodles. Toss well to combine.
4. Serve! :D

* You can also use beef, shrimps or even paneer.

Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients:
Chicken stock 4 cups (I use Knorr chicken cubes to make stock)
Chicken sliced 1/2 cup (you can skip chicken if vegetarian)
Carrot julienne 1/2 cup
Cabbage julienne 1/2 cup
Green chillies finely chopped 2
Mushrooms sliced 3-4
Cottage cheese cubes 8-10
Salt to taste
Ajinomoto 1 tsp
White vinegar 1 tbsp
Sugar 2 tsp
Chili powder 1/4 tsp
Soy sauce 1 tbsp
Tomato ketchup 1/4 cup
Cornflour 3 tbsp dissolved in 1/2 cup of water
Egg (optional)




Method:
Heat chicken stock, add the sliced chicken and cook until tender. 


Add all the vegetables, mushrooms and cottage cheese, cook for 3-4 minutes.


Add all the seasoning given in ingredient column, stir well.


Add dissolved cornflour slowly and keep stirring until thick. 


Add beaten egg (if desired). 


Garnish with chopped parsley or coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Chicken Manchurian & Egg Fried Rice

You will fall in love with these two recipes. They're very easy to follow. A simple and great choice for emergencies like lack of time or tight schedule. Do try 'em and give me your feedback.


Egg Fried Rice
Ingredients:


Rice boiled 1/2 kg
Egg 4 (beaten with 1/2 tsp salt)
Spring Onions chopped 2 (green part only)
Carrots 2 medium chopped
Chinese Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Soy Sauce 1/4 cup
Oil 5-6 tbsp
Sesame oil 1 tbsp


Method:

1. Boil rice till 3/4 done. Keep aside and let them cool.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add beaten eggs and stir immediately to make it like scrambled eggs.
3. When done, add chopped carrots, all the above seasoning and add boiled rice. 
4. Add sesame oil, cook it for 2 minutes more, toss it well. And serve. 

Chicken Manchurian
Ingredients:



Column 1:
Chicken 1 cup boneless (cut into cubes)
Salt 1/2 tsp
Ginger Paste 1/2 tsp
Garlic Paste 1/2 tsp
Pounded Chili Flakes 1 tsp


Step 1: Marinate Chicken pieces with all the ingredients in column 1 and keep for an hour.


Column 2:
Oil 1/3 cup
Ginger & Garlic chopped 1 tsp each
Ketchup 3 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Chinese Salt 1 tsp
Chili Pounded Flakes 1 tsp
Cornflour 1 tbsp
Stock 1/2 cup
White Vinegar 1 tbsp
White Pepper 1/4 tsp
Sesame Oil 1 tsp


Method:

1. Heat oil, add chopped ginger and garlic, fry till golden brown. 
2. Add the marinated chicken fry well, when done, add the rest of the seasonings and stock.
3. Let it simmer than add dissolved cornflour. 
4. Cook until gravy is slightly thick. Add Sesame Oil, cook for another 2 minutes.
5. Remove from stove and serve on sizzler or individual.