Barbecued chicken

1 chicken, jointed, washed and wiped dry

1 cup tomato sauce

2/3 cup water

2 tbsp black treacle

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp vinegar

1 small onion, finely chopped

1/2 tsp pepper

A few drops of Tabasco sauce

Oil

In a heavy sauce pan, mix together tomato sauce, water, treacle, butter, vinegar, onion, pepper and Tabasco sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes. Apply a dash of salt and pepper on the chicken and grill on a charcoal grill. Turn and grill for  another 15 minutes. Brush with the sauce and continue grilling for about 15 minutes turning the chicken occasionally and basting with the sauce.

Sweet and sour chicken

250 gm chicken, boneless,diced

1 cup vinegar

4 tbsp sugar

100 gm peas

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tomato, sliced

2 tsp cornflour

1 egg

2 tbsp flour

1 cup oil or ghee

Salt and pepper

Sprinkle salt and pepper on the chicken and mix well. Heat ghee and fry the chicken till golden brown. For the sauce boil vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt. Blend the cornflour with a little water or stock and make a smooth paste. Add this to the vinegar mixture, stirring all the time. Boil and cook till slightly thick. Add the tomato and green peas to the sauce and simmer until the peas is done. Keep aside. Beat the egg and mix in the flour. Dip the chicken pieces into this and fry again until brown. Place in a serving dish and pour the sauce over the chicken pieces. Serve hot with boiled rice.