The holy month of Ramzan is here and Reshma Aslam is sharing her favourite recipes with us.
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Ingredients:
- 500 gm boneless chicken (preferably breast pieces)
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tbsp red chilly paste
- 1 tsp red food colour
- 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tbsp maida (all purpose flour)
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying
- Samosa Pattis (I use Swift samosa pattis which are readily available in all general stores)
Method:
- Cut the chicken breast pieces into long strips around two inch long half inch wide.
- Wash and drain well. Squeeze with the palms of both hands to remove extra water. No water should remain in the chicken pieces.
- Place the chicken pieces in a bowl.
- Put salt, ginger garlic paste, chilly paste, red colour, vinegar in the bowl and mix it well.
- Keep the bowl containing chicken pieces in refrigerator for 4 to 5 hours so that the chicken pieces get properly marinated.
- On the other hand, take a plate and cut the samosa patties into long strip breadth wise. Thinner the strips the better will be the taste of the patties.
- Keep the cut samosa pattis in a plate, this will be used to coat the chicken pieces.
- After 4 to 5 hours remove the bowl from the refrigerator.
- Add maida to the bowl and mix it well.
- Now remove each chicken piece from the bowl and coat it with samosa pattis kept in the plate and heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the chicken until crisp and golden brown.
- After the pieces are deep fried, you can remove extra oil by placing them on tissue paper.
- Now the crispy thread chicken is ready for serving.
- Crispy thread chicken can be served schezwan sauce or any of the favourite sauce of choice.
Note: This recipe can be made with paneer, prawns and fish too.
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