Dimer Chop ( Egg Chop)

I had egg chops at my sister in law Bubundidi's place. Myself and my husband loved it and so I made these the following weekend. I found them very easy but equally delicious. Here's how :
Eggs : 2 (for 4 chops), hard boiled
Potatoes: 4 medium, Boiled and mashed
Tomato Ketchup:2 tbs
Salt: to taste
Red chilly powder: 1/2 tsp
Roasted Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp
Bread Crumbs: 1 cup approx
Corn Flour: 2Tbs
Oil: 4 tbs
First cut the boiled eggs into halves. Next mix the mashed potatoes with tomato Ketchup , salt, cumin powder, red chilly powder and a little of the  bread crumbs. Cover the eggs with this and form chops.Now make a batter of cornflour and dip the chops first  into cornflour and next into bread crumbs.Repeat this step again.Now the chops are ready to be fried.
Heat oil in a wok and deep fry them. Serve with hot with tomato or mustard sauce.This makes a very good evening snack.
Hope you liked the chops. Till our next post, bye and have a nice time. Moushumi.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chinese Food is very often improvised to suit the Indian taste in many parts of India. In Bengal too Chinese food is very popular and cooked up even in the roadside kiosks as it is very popular among the people. I too used one of my mom in laws recipes of sweet and sour chicken . For this the boneless chicken pieces were first fried in a batter and the sauce prepared separately before they were amalgamated .

Chicken: 500 grams boneless
Green Bell pepper: 2 medium, roughly chopped
Pineapple: 1 can
Onions: 2 medium roughly chopped
Spring Onions: A few strands
Vegetable oil

For the batter:
Flour: 3/4 cup
Cornstarch: 1/4 cup
Egg:1
Water:3/4 Th cup
 Salt
Pepper

For the Sauce:
Vinegar: 1/2 cup
Salt: to taste
Pepper: 1/2 tsp
Tomato ketchup: 4 tbs
Soy Sauce: 1tbs
Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
Sugar: 1 Tbs/ to taste
Cornflour: 1Tbs approx

 Cube the chicken pieces. Now make a batter of Flour, cornstarch, salt, egg , pepper and a little water. Coat the chicken pieces with them and deep fry till golden.
Now add a little oil in a wok and lightly toss the onion pieces. Add a little garlic paste and saute for a minute. Add onion pieces and saute till transparent. Add the  tomato and capsicum pieces,  and the diced carrots and fry for a couple of minutes.Now add water, Vinegar,Soy Sauce, Tomato Ketchup, Sugar, Salt, Pepper and bring the mixture to a boil.Add the fried pieces of chicken at this stage. Now mix the cornflour with water so that there are no lumps. Add this to the wok stirring continuously. The mixture will thicken . Now in a serving bowl place pieces of pineapple and cucumber and pour the hot mixture over it. Sprinkle spring onions. The sweet and sour chicken is now ready to be served.
Hope you liked the recipe. Happy cooking. I also have a post on Minced meat Manchurian. Do have a look.  Bye till we meet. Moushumi.