French fries

Ingrediants:

Potatoes - 5 large peeled and cut into long strips

Salt to taste

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Oil for Deep frying

Method:

Heat water in a sauce pan and add salt and chilli powder to it. Bring it to a rolling boil.

Now add in the potatoes in this and cook it for 3 mins.

Drain it in a colander and pat it dry.

Heat oil for deep frying over medium heat. Add in the potatoes. Fry it in few batches for 5 mins. Now crank the heat to a high and fry these potatoes  till they turn golden colour.

Drain in a paper towel and Sprinkle with some salt and chilli powder.

 Serve with ketchup.

KFC style fried chicken

Ingredients:
Chicken drumsticks/breast                             8 nos
Beaten egg                                            2nos
 
All purpose flour                                            50 gms
Bread crumps                                                 50 gms
Chilli powder                                                  1 tsp
White pepper powder                                     1 tsp
Onion dried and powdered                              1 tsp
Basil/Thulasi leaves dried and powdered           1 tsp
Oregano/Omam leaves dried and powdered     1 tsp
Green chillies chopped                                      1 no
Garlic dried and powdered                                1 tsp
Ginger dried and powdered                               1 tsp
Salt                                                                   to taste   
Oil                                                                    for frying
                             
Procedure:
1. Wash and clean chicken. Drain water well from chicken.
2. Add beaten egg, curd, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, salt to chicken and mix well. Marinade it for atleast 3 to 4 hrs.
3. Ground all purpose flour,green chillies,white pepper, oregano/omam, garlic, ginger,basil/thulasi, remaining chilli powder,salt.
4. Cover marinated chicken with ground spicy all purpose flour mix and then with bread crumps.
5. Heat oil in a thick bottom kadai and deep fry the chicken in a slow fire till it is cooked.
6. Serve hot with tomato ketchup.