Chicken Fry

I am so not a movie person .... I am pretty picky about the movies I watch. If the movie doesn't hold my attention for the first 15 minutes I simply choose to dump it.I don't care even if it's a Tom Hank's or Brad Pitt's movie. On the contrary, if I like something I never get bored of it and can watch it for ever !! I know some people think that's ridiculous but sorry that's how it is.

Of the few movies that could make their way to my good books is 'Julie n Julia'. I fell so much in love with the characters of the movie that I went ahead in buying the DVD. Thanks to J who persuaded me to watch it when I was so not in the mood for a movie.

Every time I watch the movie I step into the shoes of Julie Powell - She is a government employee by day who is not so happy with her job but has to keep it for the heck of it. She loves cooking, that is something where she finds true happiness and which is so much a stress buster at the end of a busy boring day. She jumps with joy with the little happiness she finds through her way to cooking and gets equally upset when things don't work out her way. She cries like a child when her Beef bourguignon gets burnt. Well I am so much like her in my real life. That's how I feel. And with J telling me the same I have started believing that.

Also did I mention that she blogs about food and jumps with excitement seeing the first comment on her post. Julie believes that the world would come to a stand still and her readers would terribly get upset if she doesn't write.

Today I was so not in the mood to post anything on my blog. But then there was this strange belief that my blog friends and readers would be waiting for my post. Not sure if that is true at all !! So here I am .... I have ignored the pile of clothes that are crying out to be folded and kept in the closet,given a blind eye to the dust that has set on the books and given a deaf ear to J's demand for pakodas on this rainy eve.

Not sure if any body out there is waiting to read my blog but here I am writing ......the truth being it brings solace to me.

Preparation Time - 40 minutes

Serves - 3

Ingredients

Boneless Chicken - 1/2 pound

Egg - 1

Corn Flour - 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilies - 2

Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp

Chopped Garlic - 1 tbsp

Chopped Ginger - 1/2 tbsp

Ginger Garlic Sauce - 1 tbsp

Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp

Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

Cashew Nuts - 1/3 cup

Salt per taste

Oil for cooking.

Method of Preparation

1 Cut the chicken into small bite size pieces. Wash and pat dry.

2 Add corn flour + 1/2 tsp red chili powder and egg to the chicken. Mix well to coat the chicken.

3 Heat some oil in a Kadhai and shallow fry the chicken. Remove to a paper towel and keep aside.

4 Take about 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan. When hot, break the dry red chilies and add to the oil. Add chopped garlic and ginger and fry on medium heat for 5 minutes. Next add the cumin powder and remaining red chili powder and mix well.

5 Add the fried chicken to it and mix well. Add the cashewnuts too. Add salt per taste.

6 Add the chili garlic sauce to it and stir well to coat the chicken pieces. If it is too dry, sprinkle a little water to it.

7 Saute till all the flavors mix and remove to a serving plate. Sprinkle lime juice on top of it and mix well.

Serving Tips

Serve as a starter at room temperature.

Notes

Do not over fry the chicken, else it may become rubbery.

Variation

You may increase or decrease the amount of chili garlic sauce to make it more / less spicy.

Adding cashew nuts is also optional.