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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

A 15-minute meal - Recipe

Hello folks, being a student myself, I realize the importance of time (Not too many would agree with that) and hence I have discovered a great dish, which can be prepared within 20 minutes. Yes, I realize the title reads: "A 15-minute dish", but it was only meant to attract attention. I've been mimicing corporate advertising - a type of advertising cluttered with obvious lies and deceit, but one which stirs great hype and major revenues. Getting back to our quickly preparable recipe, I'd like to mention that I didn't actually invent it completely. A friend once cooked something similar to it, and I thought it could use a couple of more ingredients to make it taste even better. So here we are:

Ingredients:

2 pieces of whole chicken breast
1 packet of mixed vegetables (Peas, Corn and Carrot, for example)
1 packet of any Shan masala/spice (Preferably Meat and Vegetable masala/spice)
1 big pinch of ground black pepper
1/4 cup of oil (I prefer olive oil)
1/3 portion of a pita bread/arabic bread (Optional)
1/3 of your attention, at least (Mandatory)

Method of preparation:

Take a pan, a pot, a saucer, a cooker; basically whatever you have available, preferably a container made from some sort of conductive metal (No, clay is not a metal). Pour the oil in to the pan and place it on a medium-hot flame until it is sufficiently warm. Then, slide the chicken (Off the plate) in to the pan and let it fry for about 3 minutes while constantly stirring it. Make sure you don't burn the chicken. In fact, once the chicken has turned white, (from it's initial pink shade) add about 1/3 of the vegetables to the chicken. Next, add about 1/3 portion of the masala/spice (If you're using Shan Masala) along with some black pepper (Ideally, whatever suits your taste. Alternatively, you may call your mother and/or sister for advice.) to the chicken vegetable curry. Then, add 1/3 - 1/2 cup of water to the curry. Cover and cook on medium-high flame for about 8 - 10 minutes or until the water has mostly, but not completely evaporated.

If you plan on adding bits of pita bread to your delicious 'feast', add them right before most of the water has evaporated. Cover and let it cook for another 5 minutes on low flame until most of the water has evaporated, and voila! Your luncheon/dinner is ready to be consumed! You can also chop up some cucumbers and lettuce alongside to provide you with the extra nutritious and vital "raw-greens" for the day. I hope you guys will enjoy it as much as I did. It is a little dry, but it's healthy and can be prepared within no time at all. Bon appetitie!

P.S. I think it'll take you longer to read through my needless rambling than it will, to prepare the aforementioned dish.

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