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Crispy crunchy Tortilla Chips served with tangy Tomato Salsa is a perfect Mexican appetizer to start a meal. Tortillas are Mexican flat bread made of wheat flour or corn flour. These crispy chips can be either deep fried or baked. These baked tortillas are similar in taste to Gujarati Khakras.  Ingredients: Wheat Flour Tortillas - 6 Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Tomatoes (Roma) - 4 medium Onion - 1 small Jalapenos Peppers/Chilies - 2 Garlic - 2 big cloves Cilantro/Coriander Leaves - few sprigs Lemon Juice - about 2 tbsp Salt Oil How to bake Tortilla Chips and make Tomato Salsa: Cut each round tortilla into 4 quarters and each quarter into 2 parts. You will get 8 triangles per tortilla.  Lay them on a baking dish. Drizzle about 1 tbsp of olive oil, little salt and black pepper powder. Mix well and spread them. Alternatively, you can brush each triangle with butter or oil. Preheat the oven at 400 deg. F and bake the chips for 4 - 5 minutes...

Vegetable Manchurian is an Indo Chinese recipe of deep fried veggie balls/koftas in a spicy sauce.  It is served as a side dish with fried rice and/or noodles or as an appetizer.

Sesame Chicken is one of the popular Chinese chicken recipes which is generally deep fried.  This recipe is a healthier baked version. Ingredients: Chicken Breasts - 2 (about 400 gms) Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp Vinegar - 1 tbsp Honey - 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper/Red Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 tsp Chipotle Seasoning - 1 tsp (optional) Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp All Purpose Flour or Corn Flour - 1/2 cup White Sesame Seeds/Til - 1 1/2 tbsp Black Pepper Powder/Miri - 1/4 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Oil preferably Olive oil - 4 tbsp

An Indo Chinese recipe of Chicken. Ingredients: Chicken - 350 gms Capsicum/Bell Peppers - 1/2 cup Spring/Green Onions - 1/2 cup Onion - 1 medium Tomato - 1 big Garlic - 5 big cloves Ginger - 1/2 inch piece Red Chilli Powder/Cayenne Pepper - 1 1/2 tbsp Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp Vinegar - 1/2 tbsp Salt Oil Method: 1. Grind roughly diced tomato, ginger, garlic, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, soy sauce, vinegar, salt to a fine puree.  Marinate washed chicken pieces in this marinade for 2 - 3 hours.  Keep it covered and preferably refrigerated. 2. Finely chop onions and spring onions.  Dice green capsicum or coloured bell peppers into cubes. 3. Heat 1 - 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add finely chopped onions.  Saute till onions turn soft.  Add the marinated chicken pieces and saute for 2 - 3 minutes. 4. Cook it covered for 5 - 10 minutes.  When chicken is cooked, add diced bell peppers and spring o...

A flavorful Indo Chinese appetizer.