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Chicken Fry


Ingredients:
Chicken - 1 whole; sliced into 8 pieces (skinless)
Red Chilly Powder - 1 tbs
Black Pepper powder - 1/4 tbs
Kashmiri Red Chili Powder/ Paprika powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Garlic (3/4 flakes) - 1 tsp crushed
Oil - Enough for deep frying

Method:

Slice the chicken into 8 pieces and slit them on both sides of each piece. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Marinate the chicken pieces for 15 to 30 minutes.

In a large frying pan, heat up enough oil to fry the chicken pieces. Once the oil is hot, turn down the flame to medium high and add the chicken pieces. Fry till fully cooked and browned on all sides. Drain and let it cool slightly.

Serve with French fries and a salad. Makes a great quick easy meal.


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Duck Roast

Ingredients :
1. Duck - 1 kg
2. Cinnamon - 3, 1' inch pieces
3. Clove - 4 no's
4. Pepper - 1 tsp
5. Turmeric powder - a pinch
6. Water - 2 glass
7. Ghee - 2 tbs
Oil - 2 tbs
8. Tomatoes - 2 no
Potatoes - 1 or 2
Ladies Finger - a few

Method of Preparation :

Grind clove, cinnamon, pepper, turmeric powder and salt. Clean the duck. Marinate the duck both inside and outside with the ground masala for 1/2 an hour. Fry the duck in a pan in ghee and oil. Turn over the duck and fry till light brown. Boil water and pour it over the duck. Close the pan with a lid and cook till done. There should be enough gravy.

Fry the ladies finger and sliced potatoes in oil adding salt and a little gravy from the duck curry. Slice tomatoes breadth wise. Decorate the duck roast with the fried ladies finger, potatoes and tomatoes.