The No Effort Indo-chinese Spicy Chicken Fry

Ever had that feeling , when u really want to eat that spicy lip smacking chicken but you don't have the time to spend hours in the kitchen, making the masala, frying, refrying, cutting and chopping and the whole mess to clean after. That picture in your mind makes you not want to go there.

Well worry no more, I am here to recuse you :) This yummy lil quick fix will fulfil your craving and will leave you wanting more. It needs no chopping , no cutting no cleaning required , it's a one bowl , 15min recipe.

Its called the no effort chicken fry and it really needs no effort at all, well maybe a little, you have to get off that couch you know.

So here goes ,

The No Effort Indo-Chinese Spicy Chicken Fry ,

1kg of Chicken (with-or-without the skin)
1 cup curd
2tbs ginger garlic paste
4tbs of soya sauce
salt to taste
2tbs of aginomoto or MSG ( chinese salt) you can skip this and add a cube of chicken stock
15 curry leaves
Handful of coriander leaves
6tbs of oil
3tbs of red chilli powder

Method,

Wash the chicken well, add the curd, ginger garlic paste, soya sauce, aginomoto, chilli powder and salt.

Set aside for 20 mins if you have the time,

Heat a pan/wok and put the chicken in with out the oil on a low flame.

Leave it for 15 to 20 mins or until the chicken is done and the gravy becomes dry, stir occasionally, as we have curd in our mixture and it tends to stick tot he vessel.

Once the chicken is almost done and you have a dry masala, time to add the tadka.

Heat some oil in another pan, finely chop the coriander and wash the curry leaves. Add both to the oil and fry until fragrant and crisp.

While its hot transfer the tadka to the chicken and stir well. Give it a min or two and take off from heat.

And you are done.

Eat them as it is or with rice or chapathis :) enjoy.

The Fool Proof Chocolate Cake

We all have had our go's at the chocolate cake , and no matter how dry the cake turns out , or sinks at the bottom , we still eat it all up :P with lots of ice cream and cream :) why?? because its CHOCOLATE!! With this recipe I guarantee that you will never get a dry cake even if you try and it will not sink.

Like all my recipes, this can be made by anyone, in no time and with ingredients readily available in your kitchen cabinets. So here it is my fool proof chocolate cake.

 The Fool Proof Chocolate Cake (Recipe)

You will need,

1 cup of curd (yoghurt)
1 and 3/4th cup of Maida (flour)
1/2 cup of oil
3 tbs of coco powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 and 1/4th teaspoon of baking powder
3/4th cup of sugar
1tbs of vanilla essence
Nuts and choco chips optional

Method

In a bowl add curd, sugar and mix untill the sugar dissolves and the curd comes to a room temperature.

Next add the baking soda and baking powder to the curd mixture, mix and set aside for 5 min , or until it bubbles.

Now add the oil and the vanilla essence n mix. Take a sieve and sieve through the maida and the coco powder into the mixture (if u dont have a sieve , just make sure u mix all of the dry ingredients properly), mix all the ingredients properly , at this stage u can add nuts or choco chips.

Now place a tawa on the gas and turn on the heat to a low, grease your cake tin with oil or ghee (any vessel is ok , if it has a flat bottom) pour the mixture into the tin and place it on the tawa, now place another tawa to cover the tin (any heavy vessel that covers the tin is ok). Now let this cook on the lowest flame for 20mins, make sure you check it every 10 mins . This the only care you need to take. After 20 mins just stick a knife in the middle, if it comes out clean then its done . Take it off the gas and let it cool. You can eat it hot or cold. Enjoy .

Time for some tips:

1.Any type of curd is okay, home made or the one from market. Make sure its not spoilt
2.If you cant get any choco chips , you dont need to add them , you can chop up some chocolate.
3. You need to take care of the timing, you cannot just let it go in the kitchen, keep a timer, its just 20mins.
4. Try using brown sugar and let me know how it turns out :)
5. You can put any dry fruits of your choice.

Finally posted courtesy Mr. Mulagapathi Dilip, this one s for you :)