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Dragon Chicken with Vegetables

This Indo-Chinese dish is a very popular chicken starter and can be served as a side dish along with fried rice .

For this recipe I have used boneless thigh pieces .First clean chicken pieces and cut into thin stripes.You can also use breast pieces to make dragon chicken .

While making Chinese dishes I always mix sauces in a separate bowl .It helps me to get an idea how the sauces taste.While cooking ,you can also adjust the sauce level before adding chicken .

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INGREDIENTS

  • Boneless Chicken – 500 g, cut into thin stripes
  • Butter – 1 Tbsp
  • Oil(fry)
  • Sesame oil -1 tsp
  • Sesame (white)-garnish
  • Spring onion(garnish)

for marination

  • Ginger garlic paste – 2 Tbsp
  • Soya sauce ( all purpose) – 2 Tbsp(If using dark soya sauce ,you can use 3/4 tbsp)
  • Chilly Paste (home made)- 2 tsp
  • Pepper powder – 1 tsp
  • Egg white – of 1 egg
  • All purpose flour(Maida)- 2 Tbsp
  • Wheat flour – 2 Tbsp
  • Cornflour – 3 Tbsp
  • Kashmiri chilly powder- 1 tsp
  • Hot & Sweet tomato sauce (home made) – 1 Spoon
  • Salt to taste

for the sauce

In a separate bowl mix the sauces well and check the taste .If required add more sauces and mix according to your taste .For this recipe I had used home made chilly paste and hot and sweet sauce .

Be careful while adding salt .

  • Tomato ketchup – 1 Tbsp +1 spoon
  • Hot & Sweet Tomato Sauce ( home made ) – 2 Tbsp
  • Chilly Paste -2 Tbsp
  • Soya Sauce(all purpose)- 3 Tbsp (If using dark Soya sauce ,you can use 1- 1 1/2 tbsp)
  • Sugar – 1 1/2 tsp
  • Salt to taste

for making gravy

  • Dried red chillies – 2 nos
  • Ginger finely chopped – 1 Tbsp
  • Garlic finely chopped -1 1/2 Tbsp
  • Onion sliced – 1 small
  • Celery (small cubes)- 2 tbsp
  • Spring onion (white part)-2 Tbsp
  • Carrot(stripes) – 1/4 cup
  • Broccoli -1/2 cup
  • Green Capsicum(thinly sliced) – around 1/4 cup
  • Orange Capsicum (thinly sliced )-around 1/4 cup
  • Red Capsicum (thinly sliced )-around 1/4 cup
  • Spring onion
  • Roasted Cashew nuts-1/4 cup

PREPARATION

  • Marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients given under for marination . Set aside for minimum 15 minutes
  • Heat a non-stick pan and add little oil and 1 tbsp butter (optional). On medium heat add marinated chicken pieces (two batches) and shallow fry until golden and crispy.When done,transfer it to a plate and set aside
  • Heat pan and pour 2-3 tbsp of chicken fried oil
  • Add dried red chillies and fry until crisp
  • Saute ginger and garlic chopped till light golden
  • Add onion sliced and saute for 1 minute(no need to change color)
  • Add 2 tbsp celery and white part of spring onion ,saute
  • Add carrots and saute till it turns soft
  • Add broccoli ,saute
  • Mix in the sauce mixture,check for salt
  • Mix sauce well,if required add more sauce and adjust the sauce according to your taste
  • When the sauce starts to boil ,add the fried chicken pieces to it.
  • Cook for few minutes until everything is well combined(If you need little more gravy, mix in some cornflour and water and add to the chicken)
  • Add orange,red and green capsicum .Mix Well
  • Add 1 tsp sesame oil
  • Add Roasted Cashew nuts
  • Add spring onion and mix well
  • Finally garnish dragon chicken using some sesame seeds and spring onion

Now the delicious hot and spicy dragon chicken is ready

Dragon Chicken

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Mango Frooti- Fresh and Juicy

Lets see how to make mango frooti at home without any preservatives .

For this recipe I have used 2 sweet mangoes .I prefer to use good variety mangoes which has less fibers like alphonso. Since its not available in my place ,here I am using best available sweet mango for this recipe.Taste may vary as per your choice of mango .

I have added half cup of raw mango,to balance the texture and enhance the taste .If you prefer not to use raw mangoes you wont get authentic frooti taste.

For this recipe I have added sugar directly to the mango mixture ,If you need you can make separate sugar syrup by melting sugar and water.

First you need to wash and peel the skin of mangoes and chop mangoes into small cubes.Discard the seeds.

Lets get started…

Ingredients

  • Ripened mango (chopped )- 2 cups
  • Raw mango (chopped) – 1/2 cup
  • Sugar – 1/2 cup(according to your taste)
  • water -5 cups(as required )

Method

Take a deep pan

Add chopped ripe mangoes and raw mangoes to it.

Add 2 cups water and mix well .

Cover the lid and cook on medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes or till the mangoes become soft.(Method 2: Add chopped mangoes and add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles)

Once mango become soft add sugar and mix well(depending on the sourness of mangoes increase or decrease the amount of sugar)

Cover pan with the lid and cook for 2 more minutes till the sugar gets dissolved

Turn off the flame and wait for 3 minutes

Strain mango water and keep it aside (don’t discard water)

Allow cooked mangoes to slightly cool down before grinding

Now transfer it to a blender add little strained mango water and blend it into a smooth puree

Strain the puree through a sieve to remove fiber or any big lumps

Add mango water to the strained mango pulp and mix well

If required strain the mango pulp one more time

Add 3 cups cold water and mix well

Adjust the water level as per the required consistency

Check sugar level ,if needed make some sugar syrup .Let it cool and add to the mango juice.

Refrigerate for minimum 4-6 hours before serving

Mango frooti is ready .Serve Chilled

Mango Frooti

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