Andhra Chicken - 65

Ingredients for marination :-

Boneless chicken breast : 1 lb

salt : 1/2 tspn

chilly powder : 1/4 tspn

Coriander powder : 1/4 tspn

Garam masala powder : 1/8 tspn

Ginger garlic paste : 1/4 tspn

Black pepper powder : 1/8 tspn

Azinomoto : 1/4 tspn

Egg : 1

Cornflour : 5 tspns

Oil : Sufficient for deep frying

Ingredients for Tadka :-

Oil : 2 tspns

Garlic : 1 big pod

Ginger : equalent to garlic

Green chillies : 4

Ginger garlic paste : 1/4 tspn

Curry leaves : 2 sprigs

Black pepper powder : 1/8 tspn

Curd : 1/4 cup

MSG (Tasting salt) : 1/4 tspn

Coriander powder : 1/4 tspn

Salt: 1/4 tspn

Chilly powder : 1/8 tspn

Red food color : pinch

Coriander leaves : 5 sprigs

Preparation :-

• Clean and chop chicken into nice small cubes.
• To the cleaned chicken add salt , chilly powder , coriander powder , garam masala powder ,ginger garlic paste , black pepper powder and azinomoto /MSG . Mix them nicely and marinate for 15 minutes.
• To this add egg white and mix nicely and then add corn flour . Add cornflour till chicken is well coated . Dont add water at all.
• Pour oil sufficient for deep frying in a kadai and heat it putting in a medium high flame. Deep fry chicken pieces till golden brown and drain on a paper towel.
• Heat a flat pan add 2 tspns oil and when hot add slitted green chillies , finely chopped ginger and garlic pieces and when they are done add curry leaves.
• Add pepper powder and ginger garlic paste . Fry for a minute and then add curd.
• Add salt , chilly powder ,MSG , coriander powder and red food color mixed in little water.
• Let curd come to boil then add fried chicken and mix nicely . Increase flame and saute till dry . Finally add finely chopped coriander leaves and give a good mix and switch off stove . Squeeze juice of 1/4 lemon .
• Serve it hot with onions and lemon wedges.