Chilli Chicken
Servings: 3 -4
How to make the most favorite Indo Chinese recipe of Chilli Chicken. A simple & easy recipe. Great on its own or as a side for fried rice & noodles.
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Ingredients
- 450 gms Chicken cut into thin strips (I used boneless)
For marination:
- 1.5 tbsp Chopped Ginger & garlic each
- 3 Green chilli
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp Pepper powder
- 1 Egg white beaten
- 2 tbsp Cornflour
- 1.5 tbsp Soya sauce
- Salt refer notes
For sauce:
- 2 Medium Onion chopped
- 1 Small - medium Capsicum chopped
- 1 tsp Chopped Ginger & garlic each
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Soya sauce
- 1 tbsp Tomato sauce
- Oil I used Sunflower
- Salt refer notes
Instructions
- Grind together ginger, garlic & green chilli, listed under marination, together to a fine paste by adding 1 tbsp water. Marinate the cleaned chicken strips with the ground paste & other items listed under marination. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours, overnight refrigeration is the best.
- Heat oil in a pan & deep fry the chicken pieces till it becomes golden brown.
- Sauce Preparation:
- Heat some oil (you can use the same oil, which is used for frying chicken pieces) in a deep pan. Add chopped onion, capsicum & salt and cook till it becomes soft (onion doesn't have to change color).
- Add chopped ginger & garlic. Saute for 2-3 mins.
- Mix Kashmiri chilli powder in 1 cup water. Add this to the sauce mixture. Let it boil.
- Add soya & tomato sauces. Mix well.
- Add fried chicken pieces. Mix well. Cover & cook till the sauce is reduced & chicken pieces are coated well with the sauce. Serve hot with fried rice or noodles.
Notes
Though I used boneless chicken, I think it will taste great with boned chicken too. Make sure to cut chicken in small size pieces. Since soya sauce is added, be careful while adding salt. While frying the chicken pieces, make sure that it is not over fried. The chicken is ready when it becomes golden brown. You can add chicken cube to enhance the flavour. If using chicken cube, add it along with the sauces while making the gravy. Again, the chicken cube is salty, so be careful while adding salt.