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Crispy Bun Sandwich

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Preparation time : 25 minutes
Cooking time      : 20 minutes
Serves                : 4 members

Description

The mighty buns always bring in an nostalgic warmth to me. It was always fed to me as a sick little girl dunked into hot tea or sweet milk. I remember hesitating to eat it from any one other than my dad. He would make sure to feed me and then go for work. Every night before he is home myself and my brother would be in deep sleep. He would check us and then tuck in our bed sheets over us properly and then go to bed. This was a regular thing every night. Oops… my mind seems to be taking me away from the main content the bun here. I had a lot of left over buns at home. Here only my daughter enjoys eating them soaked in hot firni. Wanting to use them up in a different way.. my mind went to the cliche burgers .. then an idea popped up.. why not deep fry the buns. There I got hold of a good twist to be done. I did so and served it as an evening snack. They vanished with in seconds. Crispy crust with a soft inside along side the spicy filling with a slight burn on the tongue was a perfect like a match made in heaven. There after when ever I serve these buns.. I sure have raised eye brows following with a recipe please.

Ingredients for the filling

Ingredients
Quantity
Chicken or meat minceboiled 1/4 kg boiled
Ginger garlic paste1/8 teaspoon each
Saltto taste
Turmeric powder1/4 teaspoon
Onions5 big chopped
Green chillies4 chopped
Mixed vegetablesCarrots , beans , cabbage , green peas , capsicum ( red , green , yellow )
Mushrooms chopped and boiled in water with salt3 cups
CeleryChopped 1 teaspoon
Tomato sauce1 teaspoon
Light soya sauce1/4 teaspoon
Vinegar1/4 teaspoon
Red and green chilli sauce1/4 teaspoon each
Pepper powderto taste
Red chilli flakesto taste
Oil2 tablespoons

Method for  filling

  • Heat oil in a non stick pan. Add onions and fry to translucent.
  • Add green chilies, boiled chicken or minced meat, boiled chopped mixed vegetables, celery, salt, chilli flakes and pepper to taste.
  • Add all the sauces and vinegar.
  • Mix well and keep stirring for 3 minutes letting all the flavours infuse together.
  • Remove from heat, cool and set aside.

Other ingredients

Ingredients
Quantity
Buns4
Eggs2 beaten
Saltto taste
Pepperto taste
Bread crumbs1 cup
Butter3 tablespoons
Oilto deep fry

Method

  • Beat eggs with salt and pepper to taste. Dip the buns into beaten eggs and coat over bread crumbs making sure it’s coated well all around. Do the same to all the buns.
  • Heat oil to deep fry. Deep fry the bread crumbs coated buns in medium hot oil to crisp and golden. Strain and cool.
  • Cut the crispy, cooled deep fried buns into two equal halves horizontally. Spread butter on the inside cut parts. Spread 2 tablespoons of filling inside and close the bun. Insert a tooth prick in the center.
  • Decorate with a carrot slice on top of the tooth prick and serve warm with tomato sauce.

Chicken Nuggets

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Preparation time : 15 minutes + 1 hour marinating time
Cooking time      : 20 minutes
Serves                : 6 members

Description

Men and cooking in our family are far apart from one another. I have never ever seen a single male member in our family do any thing related to food but I was surprised to have a chicken nuggets made by hubby dears uncle ( his dad’s younger brother ) once. The chicken was moist and juicy with a crispy crust and seasoned perfectly well. I kept asking repeatedly more than thrice if this was made by his uncle for sure as it was top notch in all means. His uncle is no more but those chicken nuggets still keep popping up in my mind. In remembrance of him, I tried replicating the same but with a healthy twist of baking the chicken nuggets instead of deep frying them. I just went ahead with my gut instincts with the recipe. The results were awesome with being nearly close to what he made. I guess his pinch of love for food was missing through my hands. I am sure he must be quietly taking note of my experiment from above with pride and his signature naive smile. my crazy mind has to relate with any thing and every thing through food alone. Crazy breed me.

Ingredients

Ingredients
Quantity
Boneless chicken cubes1/2 kg
Green chillies6 crushed
Dried herbs basil + oregano1/2 teaspoon each
Saltto taste
Pepper powderto taste
Garlic1 flake crushed
Egg1 beaten
Corn flakes1 cup crushed
Oats1 cup
Butterto grease

Method

  • Marinated boneless chicken with green chillies, garlic, salt, pepper and dried herbs for one hour.
  • Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for ten minutes. Grease a baking tray with butter.
  • Beat egg with salt and pepper to taste. Mix cornflakes and oats together. Dip each marinated chicken piece into beaten eggs and then roll over cornflakes and oats mixture making sure the chicken is coated well all around. Do the same to all the chicken pieces.
  • Place the coated chicken pieces over the greased baking tray, bake in the middle rack for twenty minutes until cooked through and has a crispy golden crust. Serve hot with dips of your choice.