Spicy chicken sticks

Ingredients (serves 4):
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp vinegar
500g boneless chicken, cut into long strips
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
2 tsp chilli paste, or to taste
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
15 bamboo skewers
2-3 tbsp oil

Method:
1. Add salt and vinegar to chicken, mix well, and set aside for 20 minutes.
2. Wash the chicken thoroughly and drain. Dry on a kitchen towel.
3. In a dish, add all other ingredients (except the oil) to the chicken and set aside for 20 minutes.
4. Skewer the chicken pieces. Heat oil in a pan and cook on each side till the chicken is golden brown. Serve with tabasco sauce or chutney.

Tips:
Spice up the marinade with ginger paste, oregano flakes or mustard sauce.

Recipe source: Simply Her magazine (Oct 2007)

Spicy pasta

Ingredients:
300g pasta
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1 green capsicum, sliced
1 red capsicum, sliced
1 tbsp chilli paste
1 tsp salt
200ml Kara coconut cream

Method:
1. Cook pasta in boiling water until tender, drain then toss in 1 tbsp cooking oil and put aside.
2. Heat remaining oil in separate saucepan, fry onions until golden and add all the capsicums. Stir well.
3. Add chilli paste, Kara coconut cream, tomato and salt to taste. Allow to boil.
4. Toss in pasta and serve immediately.

Recipe source: Lifestyle magazine