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.

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.