Chilli Chicken

This is another recipe I learnt from my Mum!. It's very simple and really tasty :)


Ingredients:

* Chicken - 750gms
* 1 Onion
* 3 dry red chillies (Kashmiri Chillies)
* 4 or 5 tsps of Soy sauce
* 2 tsp ginger paste
* 2-4 tsps garlic paste (the more the garlic the better the taste!)
* 2 Green chillies
* 2 tsps of Garam Masala
* Salt to taste

Preparation:

Dice the chicken and marinate it in soy sauce for about 30 to 45 minutes.
Grind the onions, green chillies and kashmiri chillies.
In a pan add Sesame (til) oil and the onion chilli paste.
When it turns light golden brown in colour add the ginger and garlic paste. Cook for 5 minutes. Stir well and then add the marinated chicken with salt and the garam masala.

Cover it and let it cook on a low flame for about 30 minutes.Add water if you'd like some gravy. I think this taste best left in a semi dry state!.

Kaddu ki Sabzi (Indian style pumpkin)

The slightly sweet flavor of the pumpkin is offset by the heat from the chillies . Serve it with hot Chapatis (Indian flatbread).

Ingredients:

• 750 gms pumpkin seeds removed, cut into 1" cubes (I prefer Jap pumpkin)
• 2 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
• 3 dry red chillies (Kashmiri chillies)
• 4-5 curry leaves (Karripatta)
  
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp sugar (if required)
• 2-3 tsp Coriander powder (Dhania powder)
  
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Heat the oil in a flat pan and add the cumin and curry leaves and fry till spluttering stops.
• Add the dry red chillies and fry for half a minute.
• Add the ginger, tumeric powder and chilli powder and fry for about 2 minutes.
• Add the pumpkin, coriander powder and season with salt. Cover the pan with a lid.
• Cook till the pumpkin is soft. Sprinkle with a little water only if needed.
• Serve with hot Chapatis (Indian flatbread).