Chicken Weekend 16/17 July

Okay, I am not making desserts every weekend. Sometimes it could be something savory.

Yesterday, 16 th July, I was at a school to watch a badminton match which my office was playing. After two hours and many singles and doubles matches, I left the venue.

Took a bus to get my medical reports. The person asked me when I got my tests done and when I said 21st June, he was a bit stunned. After all, people were desperate for these. I could have at the least told him, I had seen the soft copies.

Anyway, from there, I walked. It was a good walk - probably 4 kilometers with a halt on the way for some chicken.

Got three chicken breasts and four whole legs.

The chicken breasts were washed and kept in the fridge.

The legs were cleans and marinated with ginger, garlic, yogurt, salt and chilly powder and kept in the fridge.

Evening, the breast was cut as small as possible, an egg, little cornflour, garlic, ginger, salt and soya sauce was added. Then balls were fried.

In a wok, some oil, onions, then capsicum, ginger, garlic, ketchup and soya sauce. When this was nice and thick, added some water and the fried chicken balls. Then little corn flour dissolved in water.

My version of chicken Manchurian.

Then today had homemade pizza (atta was kneaded with yeast, sugar and left aside overnight. Then rotis were made of this - this was the base) with cucumber, tomato, cheese and boiled egg. 220 degrees pre heated oven for 10 minutes. This was breakfast.

Lunch was the chicken legs. Roasted in the oven at 200 degrees pre heated oven for around 80 minutes.

Dinner?? - Will think of something.

Manihara - Movie

Saw this movie over the weekend. It was nice.

I had some reservations about redoing a classic - a classic short spooky story by Tagore. A story which was also the second film, Satyajit Ray's Teen Kanya.

Some changes had made been made to make the story modern. An industrialist's wife is missing when he comes home from a tour. The film has a detective (retd. CBI officer) investigating this. The investigating officer meets a person in a village where his car breaks down. In the conversation between the passenger and the investigating officer, the movie unfolds.

For people who know what happened in Manihara, there is not much of a suspense. Its a good thriller.

Some loose ends are there and too many characters. Biswanath is wasted, the comic relief was not really needed.

Overall a nice watch on a Saturday.

Work and Chicken

I got a call around 10:30. 10:25 to be exact.
Call from work on weekends are bad. And I was out in departmental store with Dad.
Got home and started around 12:30.

Boy O Boy. I wrapped this up around 9PM.
No lunch - nothing.
Dad also - he had biscuits / chips.

I had a break around 6:30 which meant get dinner ready.

In the morning I had got some chicken. Afternoon maid had chopped some onions.

So in a pan heated some mustard oil and ghee. Then added onions and ginger garlic paste.
Then chopped tomatoes and a chopped potato.

Added some turmeric, red pepper, shahi jeera, coriander powder and let it fry a bit.
Then added the chicken. Let that fry for a bit. Added the drumsticks which I had not added with the chicken and also added the liver.
2 minutes and I added salt and water.

When the water was boiling, added some garam masala and ghee and a chopped tomato, covered the pot and heat went to low. Told dad to stir it every 5 minutes and I was back in the call.

After 10 minutes I came and shut the gas.

Night it was Chicken and Rice. And it tasted good.