Fried Garlic Chicken

I believe men are great cooks as I have seen my father cook awesome non-vegetarian stuff at home since my childhood... non-veg at home meant non-veg cooked by Dad. He loves to cook it in different styles. He always told me to be patient in the kitchen, never cook in a hurry and is very particular about the balance of ingredients in the recipe. Fried Garlic Chicken is one of his recipes that I simply love...The marination in this recipe is the most important aspect to make it yummy .... 

                                                     This one's for u Papa !!!!

Ingredients :

Chicken - 12 pieces (with bone), 900 gms approx.
Garlic Paste - 5 Tbsp
Ginger Paste - 2 Tbsp
Green Chili - 4
Coriander - 15 Sprigs
Dry mango powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Black Pepper - to taste
Chat Masala (an Indian spice mix) - to taste
Onion - 1
Lemon - 1 wedge
Oil for frying


Pre-Preparation :

1. Make a fine paste of green chilies and coriander with a bit of water, in a blender.
2. Cut the onion into fine rings.
3. Make small slits on the chicken pieces.

For The Marination -

1. In a bowl add chicken, garlic paste, ginger paste, green chili and coriander paste, dry mango powder and season with salt and black pepper.
2. Mix it well and keep it for at least 2-3 hrs (if you keep the marinated chicken overnight in a refrigerator, taste will be greatly enhanced).

  

Preparation :

1. In a wok, add a good amount of oil, so that the chicken can be deep fried.
2. Heat the oil but make sure that it's not smoking hot else chicken would not be cooked properly.
3. Deep fry the chicken on medium heat till it's cooked and golden brown from all sides.

4. Take out the chicken on a kitchen tissue to remove the excess oil.
5. Sprinkle some chat masala on top of the chicken pieces.

Serving Suggestion :

Plate it with onion rings and a lemon wedge, and enjoy it hot!!

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Poached Fish in Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce

Last Sunday evening, when I thought of cooking something new, I came across fish fillets in the freezer, so I tried out this recipe which requires less effort and tastes yummy.....poached fish in lemon butter garlic sauce. Poaching is cooking anything in a boiling or simmering liquid.

Fish is anyways a healthy option and this preparation is really light too...except for the lemon butter garlic sauce :) ...of course we don't mind a bit of butter on Sundays !!! All the spices really enhance the flavor in the fish.
This one was an instant hit with my hubby...hope you folks like it too !!!

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Ingredients :

Fish Fillet - 1 (I have used a frozen Basa fish)

For the Poaching Liquid :
Star Anise - 2
Bay Leaf - 2
Black Peppercorns - 6-8
Mace (Javitri) - 1/2 flower
Cinnamon (Dalchini) - 1 inch stick
Garlic - 3 cloves
Green Coriander Stems - 6
Onion - 1 small sized
Water - 6 cups
Salt - to taste

For the Sauce :
Butter - 2 Tbsp
Garlic - 4 cloves
Lemon juice - 1 Tbsp
Salt - to taste
Pepper - to taste
Parsley - few sprigs

Pre-Preparation :

For the Poaching Liquid :
1. Finely slice the onion.
2. Remove leaves from coriander stem

For the Sauce :
1. Finely chop the garlic.

Preparation :

1. In a pan, add water and bring it to boil.
2. Throw in the spices, garlic, onion, coriander stems and cover the pan with a lid.
3. Let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
4. Season with salt.

5. Reduce the heat to low, add fish fillet, cover the pan and cook till the fish is well done. Remember that fish cooks really fast, so keep a check on it. Do not overcook the fish.

6. In another pan, add butter and garlic and sauté for a min , or till the garlic turns golden brown.
7. Now, add the fish fillet and cook it on both sides so that it's properly coated with the butter garlic sauce.

8. Season with salt and freshly crushed pepper.
9. Add lemon juice and switch off the heat.

Serving suggestion :

1. Garnish with parsley.
2. Put a Star Anise on top to make it look nicer.
3. Serve it with a drink of your choice. 
4. Enjoy !!!!

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