How to Make Fried Chicken ( like KFC)

Filed Under (Poultry and Game) by admin on 27-02-2008

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Ingredients:

2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup flour
3/4 cup fine bread crumbs
1 tsp. Knorr chicken bouillon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder (not salt)
1/4 tsp. onion powder (not salt)
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/3 tsp. Bell Seasoning
1 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. Wondra flour
1/2 tsp. Monosodium Glutamate (optional)
additional flour for separate pre-coating
5-6 cups Crisco cooking oil
1 frying chicken, cut in pieces

Safety Warning:

A special pressure fryer is the only type of pressure cooker that you can fry in safely. Read your manufacturer’s instructions before frying in a pressure cooker. If you don’t have your instruction manual, then prepare this chicken in a deep fryer instead.
Pour the oil into the pressure fryer or deep pan suitable for frying, and then heat over medium heat to about 360 degrees.

In a small bowl beat the egg, milk, and soy sauce, then stir in 1/2 tsp. Knorr chicken bouillon (save the other 1/2). Put the garlic cloves through a garlic press and add into the egg mixture. Add half of the parsley and 1 tbsp. Wondra flour. Stir well.

In a separate bowl, combine the 1 cup flour and the bread crumbs, and the remaining ingredients. Mix well with a fork.

Put about 1/2 cup additional flour in a separate small bowl. Use this to dip each chicken piece, prior to dipping in the milk and seasonings.

Roll each piece of chicken around until well covered, first in plain flour, then in milk mixture, then in flour/bread crumbs mixture.

Gently lower the chicken pieces into the hot oil and allow to become a golden color (add the bigger pieces first).

Pressure Fryer:

If you are using a pressure fryer, place the lid on and lock it when the chicken is a very light golden color, usually about 3 minutes. Begin timing when the lid is locked and the gauge indicates a pressure of 5-6 pounds. Bring temperature up immediately and watch carefully (don’t walk away!).
Remove from heat after about 7 minutes and reduce pressure following manufacturer’s directions. Remove the chicken pieces and place on layers of paper towels. Return the pan to the stove and bring temperature back up and continue until all chicken pieces are fried. If your chicken was too brown, cook the next batch for a minute or so less, and vice versa if your chicken wasn’t browned enough. Do not overload the cooker with too many pieces, as it brings the temperature down too quickly and will cause the pieces to absorb more of the cooking oil than it otherwise would.

Regular Deep Frying:

Fry the chicken at 360-375 degrees, placing the larger pieces in when the temperature is slightly lower (temperature will drop when pieces are added). Put the smaller pieces in when the temperature is higher, and they will be cooked more quickly. Remove when chicken is golden brown and drain on paper towels.
 

TIP: To flavor the oil in this method, you can thickly slice a few large onions and add to the oil before the chicken - skim these out when they are browned, before adding the chicken. It will add an additional layer of flavor to the oil!

Tomato (Tamatur) Soup

Filed Under (Soups and Stews) by admin on 25-02-2008

Ingredients:
Red tomatoes 1 kg
Sweet corn 1 small tin
Black pepper 1 tsp
Molasses (gur) 1 tsp
Tomato ketchup ½ cup
Fresh cream 1 pkt
Corn flour 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
White flour / chicken stock cube mix 1 tbsp
Bread slices 3 cut in small squares
Water 4 cups

Method:
In a large pan boil the tomatoes with 3 to 4 cups of water. Cool and grind in food processor. Strain the ground tomatoes into another pan; add corn flour, (dissolved in tbsp water), molasses, salt, tomato ketchup and black pepper. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon till the soup thickens. Soup is now ready.
Fry the bread slices and drain on kitchen paper. Whip the cream. Before serving heat the soup. Serve in bowls with a tbsp of sweet corn, topped with fried slices of bread and a tsp of cream.
Serves: 6

European Soup

Filed Under (Soups and Stews) by admin on 25-02-2008

Ingredients:

Chicken 500 gm (1 kg small cube)
Lentils 1 cup (Soak the lentils for 1 hour then boil till well cooked)
Carrots 2
Potatoes 2
Onions 3 small cut in halves
Capsicums 2
Salt to taste
Chilies powder 1 tsp
Ground cumin 1 tsp
Oil 1 cup
Green chilies lightly crushed
Coriander leaves chopped ¼
Tomato puree 1 tbsp
Curry leaves 4 leaves
Water 3 cups

Method:
Heat half oil first fry chopped chicken in hot oil, fry until brown, pour water in it and cook for 15 minutes until stock remains 2 cups. In another pan, heat the remaining oil, fry all the vegetables then add curry leaves then chilies, salt, tomato puree, ginger and cumin then add cooked chicken and boiled lentils.
Cook at least 10 minutes, then pour chicken stock, crushed green chilies, and coriander leaves. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Delicious lentil hot pot is ready to serve with rice.

Desi Soup with Bones

Filed Under (Soups and Stews) by admin on 25-02-2008

Ingredients:

½ kg mutton bones
½ kg chicken (cut into pieces)
4 glasses of water
4-5 peppers
2-3 cloves
2-3 cardamoms
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp ginger/garlic paste
A pinch of turmeric powder
Salt as per taste

Method:
Put all the ingredients in a pan with water.
Cover the pan and boil on low heat for two to three hours till half the water is left and desirable stock is obtained.
Pour in a bowl and serve hot.

Crab Soup

Filed Under (Soups and Stews) by admin on 25-02-2008

Ingredients:
50 gms sweet corn
2 tbsp ginger
8 cloves of garlic
½ tsp of black pepper powder
1 tsp of lemon juice
1 carrot
1 tsp salt
250 gms of crabmeat
3 tbsp of corn-flour
4 cups of crab stock
2 beaten eggs
2 tbsp of oil
 
Method:
Dice the carrot into small pieces.
Fry crushed ginger and garlic in oil.
Add carrot, crabmeat, lemon juice, black pepper powder and salt.
Then add prepared stock and sweet corn into it and boil.
Mix the corn-flour in half cup of water and add to the boiling soup.
Add the beaten egg, stirring continuously.
Bring to a boil and remove from fire.