Pickled Chicken

Serve 3-4
8” round, 3” deep dish with cover
300 gms chicken (boneless or with bones)
1 ½” pieces ginger – cut into long and thin strips
2 tbsp oil
½ tsp red chilli powder
4 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce
¼ tsp pepper
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp ajinomoto (optional)
1 tsp sherry (optional)
Little orange red colour
3 tsp (level) cornflour
GARNISHING
A faw ginger strips

1.In the dish, add oil, ginger and red chilli powder. Mix. Micro high uncovered 2 minutes.
2.Add chicken. Mix. Micro high covered 4 minutes.
3.Add all other ingredients including cornflour dissolved in 2 tbsp water. Mix well.
4.Micro high uncovered 2 minutes.
5.Let stand 1-2 minutes. Serve decorated with a few ginger strips.

Note :    instead of chicken, fish, prawns, mushrooms or paneer can be used.