Chicken Pakodas

Ingredients

For the marinade:

250 gm boneless chicken- cut into 3 cm cubes

6-7 garlic pods

2.5 cm ginger piece

1/4 tsp white pepper powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

1 tsp coriander powder

2 tsp lemon juice

For the batter:

1 egg

2 Tbsp refined flour

2 Tbsp gram flour

2 tsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

Oil to deep fry

Method

Marinate the chicken with ginger-garlic paste.

Moong Dal Pakori

Ingredients

1 cup soaked (for 3-4 hours) dhuli moong daal (husked green gram)

1 tsp salt or to taste

Hari mirch (green chillies), chopped fine to taste

1/4 cup methi (fenugreek) leaves, chopped fine

2 tsp adrak (ginger) chopped fine

Oil for deep-frying

Method

Grind the daal to a smooth consistency without using water.

Beat the daal till fluffy and mix in the rest of the ingredients.

Heat the oil and drop teaspoonfuls into the hot oil and fry, first lightly and then to a golden brown and serve.

Fruit Custard

Ingredients

4 egg yolks

3 Tbsp sugar

400 ml milk

100 ml cream

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

4 green cardamom cloves

1 Tbsp flour, to thicken

1 1/2 cups freshly cut fruits

Method

On a double boiler, whisk egg yolks and sugar.

In a pan, add milk, cream, vanilla essence and green cardamom.Mix them well and let them cool a bit.

Add egg mixture into the pan. Keep it in a slow fire and stir them slowly.

Spicy Kerala Roast Chicken

Ingredients

1 kg chicken

5 tsp coriander powder

3 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp pepper powder

Salt – as per taste

2 tsp garam masala

4 tsp ginger paste

4 tsp garlic paste

4 tomatoes

3 large onions

6 green chillies

3 Tbsp soya sauce

4 Tbsp oil

10 -13 curry leaves

Method

Clean the chicken and make a few slits in both sides.