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)

Roti john

Roti John, essentially an omelette sandwich, is a popular Malay breakfast and snack item in Malaysia and Singapore. This is a healthier version.

Serve size: 260g
Calories per serving: 440kcal
Fat: 16g

Ingredients (serves 8):
1 French loaf, sliced thickly
400g minced beef or chicken or sardines
2 eggs, beaten
1 large onion, minced
2 green chillies, seeded and minced
2 tsp meat curry powder
1 tsp garlic, minced
1/2 tsp ginger, minced
salt and sugar to taste
2 fresh green chillies, chopped
sweet chilli sauce & ketchup
cucumber, sliced

Method:
1. Mix beaten egg, minced onion and meat together.
2. Add curry powder, garlic, ginger, salt and sugar. Mix in the chillies.
3. Spread the mixture onto thick slices of French loaf.
4. Heat a pan and coat thinly with oil. Shallow-fry the bread slices until the egg mixture becomes brown and sizzling and the bread is crispy.
5. Serve with cucumber slices, sweet chilli sauce and ketchup.

Tips:
If you can't fund lotus leaves, use a porcelain rice bowl as a mould.

Recipe source: Simply Her magazine (Aug 2006)