Fried Chicken with Creamy Gravy

Ingredients:

1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
3 cups vegetable oil
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup milk

Method:

In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup milk and egg. In a resealable plastic bag, mix together the flour, garlic salt, paprika, pepper and poultry seasoning. Place chicken in bag, seal, and shake to coat. Dip chicken in milk and egg mixture, then once more in flour mixture. Reserve any remaining flour mixture.
In a large skillet, heat oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Place coated chicken in the hot oil, and brown on all sides. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking chicken until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet, and drain on paper towels.
Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the frying oil. Over low heat, stir in 2 tablespoons of the reserved flour mixture. Stirring constantly, cook about 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken stock, scraping browned bits off bottom of skillet. Stir in 1 cup milk, and bring all to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Serve immediately with the chicken.

Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

30 saltine crackers
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons dry potato flakes
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Method:

Place crackers in a large resealable plastic bag; seal bag and crush crackers until they are coarse crumbs. Add flour, potato flakes, seasoned salt, and pepper to bag and mix well.
Beat egg in a shallow dish or bowl; heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
One by one, dredge chicken pieces in egg beat, then place in bag with crumb mixture, seal bag and shake to coat.
Reduce heat to medium and cook coated chicken in skillet for 15 to 20 minutes, turning frequently, until golden brown and juices run clear.

Buttermilk Potato Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup dry potato flakes
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Method:

Rinse chicken pieces and pat dry. In a shallow dish or bowl, pour buttermilk and add chicken pieces. Place in refrigerator and marinate chicken in buttermilk overnight.
When ready to prepare, mix potato flakes, flour, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Dredge marinated chicken in potato/flour mixture to coat.
In a large skillet, heat oil until hot. Fry chicken slowly over medium heat until golden brown and juices run clear.

Awesome Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

1 (4 pound) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1 quart butter milk
1 tablespoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
oil for frying

Preparation:

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine chicken, buttermilk and salt. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a large resealable plastic bag, combine flour, Italian dressing mix, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Remove chicken from buttermilk, and coat well with flour mixture. Let set on a plate for about 10 minutes.
Fry in hot oil until meat is no longer pink, and breading is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

Grilled Egg Sandwich

Ingredients

4 hard boiled eggs,
shelled and julienned1 spring onion,
chopped fine1 tomato,
chopped fine1 capsicum,
chopped fine3 green chillies chopped finely(optional),
50ml mayonnaise,
20g fried onions,
8 slices bread,
100g butter,
coriander leaves finely chopped,
salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Mix egg with all the chopped vegetables,mayonnaise,fried onions,coriander leaves and seasoning.
2. Butter the bread slices on both sides.
3. Put the filling on four breads and cover them each with the remaining four breads.
4. Grill the breads on high till golden brown.
5. Remove and cut into two pieces.
6. Serve with potato wafers and tomato ketchup.

Tips Do not stuff a lot of filling on the bread,it can drip while eating.

Coconut Kadhi

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups coconut milk
2 tablespoons Bengal gram flour (besan)
3/4 cup fresh curds
2 cardamoms (elaichi)
2 cloves
25 mm. (1") stick cinnamon
1 bay leaf
6 curry leaves
1 teaspoon ginger, grated
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh red chilli, sliced
1 teaspoon oil
salt to taste

Method

1.Add the gram flour to the curds, mix well and keep aside.
2.Heat the oil in a pan and add the cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and curry leaves.
3.When the curry leaves splutter, add the ginger and red chilli and stir for a few seconds.
4.Add the coconut milk and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil, while stirring continuously.
5.Add the gram flour-curds mixture and salt and mix well. Simmer on a slow flame till the kadhi thickens while stirring constantly. Keep aside.

Chicken Chili

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

150g chicken (boneless)
1/4 tablespoon salt
1/4 tablespoon red chilli powder
1/4 tablespoon pepper powder
1 tablespoon Worcester shire sauce
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
1/2 egg white
40g capsicum
40 g cucumber
40g onion
1 tablespoon oil
(For sauce) 1/2 tablespoon garlic (chopped), 1/2 tablespoon vinegar, 2 tablespoon water, 1/2 tablespoon arrowroot powder, 1/3 tablespoon salt, 1/3 tablespoon sugar 1/2 tablespoon soya sauce, 1/4 tablespoon pepper powder

Method:

Take the chicken and wash it properly. Now let it dry.
Add salt and chilli powder along with Worcester/shire sauce to the chicken and leave aside for half an hour.
Mix arrowroot powder with egg white and marinate the chicken with this paste.
Set the oven at a temperature of 400' F and roast the chicken for about 40 minutes or till the chicken gets completely cooked.
Heat oil and saute all the vegetables. Add a little sauce.
In that mixture, add chicken and all the sauce ingredients and stir properly.
Simmer for about 10 minutes, till the sauce coats the chicken pieces well.

Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

6 cups All purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cup white sugar
2 cup butter or margarine
2 egg
6 tablespoons cream
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Making:

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Mix well.
Add the butter.
Add egg, cream and vanilla extract thoroughly.
Wrap this dough into a foil and refrigerate for at least 24 hrs.
Reheat the oven for 400 degrees.
Now roll the dough into a crust which is 1/4 to 1/8 thick.
Now with the help of a cookie cutter, cut the cookies.
Lastly place them on a greased tray and bake them at 400 degrees for 5 - 8 minutes.

French Bread

Ingredients:

6 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 Cup Yogurt
1 tblsp Dry Yeast
1/2 Cup Water (warm)
1 1/2 Cup Water (hot)
1 tblsp Salt Cornmeal

Making:

Put yeast in warm water.
Let it dissolve in warm water for 5 minutes, set aside.
In a big jar mix hot water, salt and yogurt.
Combine yeast and 4 cup flour.
In a mixer at low speed mix it for 7 minutes.
Mix remaining flour and knead for 10 minutes.
Combine more flour if dough is sticky type.
Place the prepared dough in an oiled bowl and coat the dough from both the sides.
Let it rise in warm place until doubled in size.
Make two long loaves for the dough.
Place it on a lubricated baking sheet.
Drizzle it with cornmeal.
Let it rise in warm place for 30 minutes.
Cut the top of the loaves with a knife and spray it with water.
Bake it in a preheated oven to 400 F till it appears to be brownish, it will take about for 30-40 minutes.