Chicken Sticks, Mocaha Truffle Cookies And Baked French Fries by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients for Chicken Sticks:

• Chicken boneless 500 gm
• Ginger paste 1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste 1/2 tsp
• Tamarind juice 1 tsp
• Cumin powder  1/2 tsp
• Black pepper  1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder  1/2 tsp
• Soya sauce  1 tsp
• Curry powder  1/2 tsp
• Salt  to taste
• Egg  1
• Bread crumbs  1 cup
• Wooden skewers  as required
• Oil  for frying

Method:

1. In a  large bowl, add chicken boneless cubes, ginger paste, garlic paste, soya sauce, red chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, black pepper powder, tamarind juice, salt, and curry powder mix well.
2. Marinate for 30-35 minutes in refrigerator.
3. Now add egg and bread crumbs in chicken.
4. Thread the chicken into wood sticks.
5. Heat oil in a large pan.
6. Add chicken sticks in the pan.
7. Fry until golden brown on each side.
8. Chicken sticks are ready to serve.

Ingredients for Mocaha Truffle Cookies:

• Butter  1/2 cup
• Chocolate chips 1 1/2 cup
• Coffee  1 tbsp
• Eggs   2
• Caster sugar  3/4 cup
• Brown sugar  3/4 cup
• Vanilla essence  1 tbsp
• Flour  2 cups
• Cocoa powder 1/3 cup
• Baking powder  1/2 tsp
• Salt  1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Melt butter and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
2. Stir till smooth and add the coffee and let cool.
3. Stir in egg, brown sugar, caster sugar and vanilla essence.
4. Combine flour baking powder, cocoa and salt fold into the chocolate mixture along with the remaining chips and drop by teaspoon fulls 2 inch apart onto greased baking sheets.
5. Bake at 180 degrees C for 9-11 minutes or until tops appear cracked.
6. Cool on wire racks.

Ingredients for Baked French Fries:

• Potato  1 large
• Olive oil 1 tbsp
• Paprika 1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste 1/2 tsp
• Chili powder 1/2 tsp
• Onion chopped 1 tsp

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 230 degree C.
2. Cut potato into wedges.
3. Mix olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder and onion powder together.
4. Coat potatoes with oil, spice mixture and place on a baking sheet.
5. Bake for 45 minutes in preheated oven.