Chicken Schnitzels

Anecdote

Kavi has always surprised me. She defies so many stereotypes but does not appear to be a maverick at all.

Kavita urf Kavi is a member of the spice girls that I have referred to earlier. When we started out in 1994, two things happened. I found one of my best friends ever. India business environment inadvertently found one of its best investments.   

She sings Carnatic music beautifully, does weights almost for a living, goes ballistic when she sees cars and dogs, travels the world, earns mega bucks and takes down recipes even before sampling the food.

I have spent some of the craziest and funnest times of my life with her. She is one hell of a lady at everything she does, especially in being my all time well-wisher. A vegetarian by birth and family practice, she shares a very easy-to-do chicken schnitzel recipe.

Stuff that you must have:

Chicken breast pieces
Salt
Chlli powder
Pepper  powder
Eggs
Bread Crumbs

What to do:

Make 2 fine fillets out of each breast piece. Pound the fillet flat, care do not damage the meat. Marinate the flattened fillets in salt , pepper powder and chilli powder to taste. Dip in egg (both white and yellow ) beaten well. Roll in bread crumbs. Deep fry in oil (ensure it is hot).

How to serve:

Serve with fried egg or omlette, mashed potatoes, German potato salad or French fries.

Trivia:

The schnitzel is originally an Austrian dish if made with veal most popularly in Vienna or a German dish if made with pork. However when made with chicken, it is most well known in Australia. In UK, the chicken schnitzel is referred to as the escalope.