Capsicum rice

Ingredients:

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Capsicum -2
coriander seeds- 4 tsp
Split urad dhall - 2 tsp
Dry chillies - 6
Cinnamom- 1"
Cloves - 3
Bengal Gram - 1 tbsp
Oil
Salt
Cooked rice - 1 cup

Method:
Finely chop the capsicum.
Heat a tsp of oil and roast coriander seeds,urad dhall,bengal gram,cinnamom,cloves,dry red chillies and grind them into a powder.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,allow them to pop and add chopped capsicums and fry for 3-4 mins.
Add salt.
Add the ground powder and fry for 5 mins.
Add this mixture to the cooked rice and mix well.

Kungpao Chicken

Ingredients

• Boneless Chicken(Diced) - 150gm
• Egg (Beaten) - 1 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tsp
• dry red chillies -2
• Green chillies - 1 to 2
• Ginger - 1" (finely chopped)
• Garlic -1 pod (finely chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• onion -1
• green pepper(small) -1
• Sugar - a pinch
• spring onion - 2 tbsp (chopped)
• cornflour - 1 tsp
• dark soy sauce - 4 tsp
• cashewnuts/peanuts - 2 tsp
• Oil
• Salt

Method:
Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste,pepper powder,egg, 1 tsp soy sauce and 1tsp cornflour for 30 mins and deep fry in oil
Heat oil in a wok add red chillies,slit green chillies,garlic and ginger chopped .Fry for a few secs
Add onion and green peppers and fry till onions are translucent
Add 3tsp soy sauce,sugar and cornflour dissolved in water
Add fried chicken and garnish with spring onions/cashews/peanuts.
Serve immediately with fried rice.