Chinese-styled chicken
Ingredients
Chicken ½ kg
With summer here, you need to spend less time slaving in the hot kitchen and eat lighter, healthier meals that don’t make you feel heavy and bloated. Here is a fish recipe, a Chinese-styled chicken and an easy quiche that make a light luncheon when teamed with a nutritious salad, and also provide a great lunch box option to take to work or school
White pepper powder ¼ tsp
Black pepper powder ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Ginger-garlic paste 1tbsp
Worcestershire sauce 1tbsp
Oyster sauce 1tbsp
Honey ¼ cup
Cornflour 4tbsp
Egg 1
Green onion 1
Oil for frying
Oil 3tbsp
Water ½ cup
Method
Cut chicken into four pieces. Marinate chicken with salt, pepper and cornflour. Deep-fry the marinated chicken and set aside.
Fry ginger-garlic paste in another pan. As the ginger-garlic turns golden, add honey, Worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, salt, black pepper, white pepper and water. Now add the deep fried chicken to this sauce and let it cook with the lid on. After six to eight minutes, thicken the gravy with cornflour. Lastly, add chopped green onion and serve with plain rice.
Fish steak with mustard sauce
Ingredients
Fish (surmai) ½ kilo
Salt to taste
Garlic paste 1tsp
White pepper powder ½tsp
Black pepper powder ½tsp
Mustard paste 1tbsp
Lemon juice 2tbsp
Flour 4tbsp
Oil 2tbsp
Mustard paste 1tbsp
Vinegar 2tbsp
Flour 2tbsp
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder ½tsp
Sugar 1tsp
Oil 2tbsp
Method
Marinate fish pieces with a mixture of salt, lemon juice, white pepper, black pepper, mustard paste, garlic paste, four tablespoon of flour and two tablespoons of oil. Leave to rest for 30 minuts. Fry fish in hot oil.
In a hot pan, put two tablespoon oil, add flour and mix well. Next, add red chilli, salt and mix it well. Add half a cup of water: when it becomes thick, add mustard paste, vinegar, sugar and mix well. Put mustard sauce on fish and serve.
Herb and cheese quiche
Ingredients
Cream cheese ½ cup
Flour 1cup
Baking powder 1tsp
Egg 2
Milk ½ cup
Almond 100g
Black pepper 2tsp
Chopped red capsicum 1
Oregano 1tbsp
Butter 1tbsp
Cheddar cheese 100g
Chopped parsley ½ bunch
Salt to taste
Method
Take one cup of butter, add baking powder and cream cheese, and mix well. Add flour and salt. When the dough is ready, spread it on a tray. Now, in a bowl add chopped red capsicum, chopped parsley, cheddar cheese, egg, milk, almond powder, oregano and black pepper, and mix well. When the mixture is ready spread it on the tray, and put it in the oven for 20 minutes on 180 degree. When it turns golden brown, the dish is ready.
Published in Dawn, Sunday Magazine, April 17th, 2016
