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recipe
Chicken Chilli with Fried Rice
Ingredients:
Boneless chicken (julienne) 400g
Himalayan pink salt 2 tsp or to taste
Cornflour 3 tbsp
Red chilli powder 1 ½ tsp or to taste
Black pepper powder 2 tsp
Soy sauce 6 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Egg 1
Cooking oil 1 cup
Garlic (chopped) 2 tbsp
Ginger (julienne) 1-inch piece
Green chillies 3-4
Onion (sliced) 1 medium
Capsicum (julienne) 2 medium
Sugar (powdered) ¼ tsp
Chilli sauce 2 ½ tbsp
Dark soy sauce 1 tsp
Chicken stock ¼ cup
Eggs (whisked) 2
Carrot (julienne) ½ cup
Cabbage 1 cup
Rice (boiled) 2 cups
Chicken powder ½ tbsp
Vinegar ½ tbsp
Spring onion leaves handful
Directions:
• In a bowl, add chicken, pink salt, cornflour, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, soy sauce, ginger garlic paste, egg, mix well, cover and marinate for 15 minutes.
• In frying pan, add cooking oil, marinated chicken and fry on medium flame until golden and crispy.
• In same frying pan, add garlic, ginger, green chillies and mix well.
• Add onion, capsicum, mix well and cook on high flame for a minute.
• Add pink salt, red chilli powder, sugar, soy sauce, chilli sauce, dark soy sauce and mix well.
• Add fried chicken and mix well.
• In cornflour, add chicken stock and mix well.
• Now add dissolved cornflour, mix well and cook on high flame for a minute and set aside.
• In a wok, add cooking oil, eggs and cook until it crumbled.
• Add garlic and fry until light golden.
• Add carrot, capsicum, cabbage, mix well and cook on high flame for 1 minute.
• Add boiled rice, black pepper powder, pink salt, white pepper powder, chicken powder, soy sauce, chilli sauce, vinegar, mix well and cook for a minute.
• Add spring onion leaves and mix well.
• Garnish with green onion leaves and serve!
Recipe by Kanwal Mohsin
Ingredients:
Water as required
Egg yolks 4-5
Caster sugar ½ cup
Mascarpone cheese 300g
Ice cubes as required
Cream (chilled) 400ml
Icing sugar 5 tbsp
Vanilla essence 2 tsp
Instant coffee 2 tbsp
Ladyfinger biscuits 24 pieces (1 pack)
Cocoa powder as required
Directions:
• In a saucepan, add water and bring it to boil.
• In a bowl, add egg yolks, caster sugar and whisk well.
• Place the bowl on double boiler and cook on low flame until sugar is dissolved (6-7 minutes). Let it cool.
• In a bowl, add mascarpone cheese and beat well.
• Gradually add egg yolk mixture and beat until well combined.
• In a large bowl, add ice cubes and place a bowl on it. Add cream and beat well.
• Add icing sugar, vanilla essence and beat until soft peaks form.
• Add egg yolk and cheese mixture and beat until well combined, transfer to a piping bag and refrigerate until use.
• In a bowl, add water, instant coffee and mix well.
• Dip ladyfinger biscuits in dissolved coffee one at a time and assemble in a square dish.
• Pipe out prepared cream mixture, add coffee dipped ladyfinger biscuits one by one and add another layer of cream mixture, spread evenly and cover with cling film and refrigerate for 4 hours or until chilled.
• Sprinkle cocoa powder and serve!
Recipe by
Aisha Muddasser
Courtesy:
Food Fusion