Sis's Sesame Chicken

I This recipe has an interesting story. I was talking to my sis and she said she made sesame chicken,one of the recipes I had shared with her long back. Because I hadn't made any sesame chicken in quite some time (I used to make one with Indian spices and another Chinese fusion) I asked her for the recipe and she said it was my fusion find. But surprisingly over the conversation I realized it's not both the recipes I usually make but she has came up with this recipe from three other recipes I have given her. We usually share recipes while talking over phone and she never jots down, just depends on her memory. No harm anyway this taste so good and so I named it so.

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb Chicken             

1/4 Cup Shallots              

5 Dried Red Chillies

2 Tblsp Caraway Seeds  

1 Tblsp  Ginger Paste      

1Tblsp Garlic  Paste       

1Tblsp Black Pepper     

1Tsp Garam Masala   

1Tblsp Yogurt                

1 Tsp Salt                     

2 Tblsp Sesame Seeds   

2 Sprigs Curry Leaves      

1/2 Cup Oil For Frying                

METHOD :

     Clean and cut the chicken into desired size pieces, preferably medium size. Pat dry.

Make a coarse marinade using all the ingredients except sesame seeds and curry leaves.

Reserve a tablespoon or two of the marinade and rub the remaining all over the chicken pieces and keep them well covered for 30 mins. Check and adjust your salt level.

Heat a pan with oil in medium high heat and shallow fry the chicken pieces and remove them to a plate lined with paper towel.

Once all the chicken are fried, heat two teaspoons of oil in a separate pan and add the reserved marinade and give it a stir. Then add the curry leaves and sesame seeds and fry them. Add the fried chicken pieces to this and saute them well until the chicken gets coated with the marinade and sesame seeds.

Sissy's sesame chicken is ready. Serve hot as a starter or side dish.