CHILLY CHICKEN RECIPE

CHILLY CHICKEN RECIPE.

Chilly chicken is one of the most popular and delicious Indo Chinese dishes that can be served as a starter or can enjoy as a gravy with fried rice or noodles. It is really amazing.

Now we can learn how to prepare chilly chicken easily at home but will give you the real restaurant-style taste. Most of the people don't think about making at home, however, it is quite an easy recipe and probably has almost all of the ingredients in our kitchen.

□Course: Starter/side dish

□Cuisine: Indo-Chinese

□Prep Time: 10 minutes

□Cooking Time: 25 minutes

□Serving: 4 people

INGREDIENTS

FOR CHICKEN MARINATION

· 500 gms of chicken [you can use either boneless or with bone].

· 2 tablespoon of cornflour.

· 1 tablespoon of maida/all-purpose flour.

· 1 teaspoon of ginger paste.

· 1 teaspoon of garlic paste.

· 1 tablespoon of soya sauce.

· 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar.

· 2 teaspoon of kashmiri chilli powder.

· 1 egg white [optional].

· 1 teasppon of oil.

· 4 tablespoon of water.

· salt as required.

FOR SAUCE

· 2 onion [thinly sliced].

· 2 onion [cut into cubes].

· 2 tablespoon of soya sauce.

· 3 tablespoon of tomato ketch-up or as required.

· 1 tablespoon of ginger[finely chopped].

· 1 tablespoon of garlic[finely chopped].

· 5-6 nos green chillies [slit].

· 1 tablespoon of pepper powder.

· 2 tablespoon of chilli sauce.

· 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

· 1 capscicum [cut into cubes]

· salt as required.

· 2 teaspoon of cornflour[mix with 4 teaspoon of water].

· oil as required.

METHODE.

PREPARATION OF DRY CHILLY CHICKEN.

Cut the chicken to small-sized pieces, wash thoroughly and drain completely. In a large mixing bowl prepare a batter with cornflour, maida, ginger garlic paste, soya sauce, Kashmiri chilly powder, vinegar, egg white[completely optional], 1 teaspoon of oil, and water. Adjust the salt and add the chicken pieces, mix well. Once done refrigerate overnight or at least for 1 hour.

Then heat oil in a pan and deep fry the chicken in medium heat, flip each side once or twice. Fry until the chicken turned slightly golden brown. Once done drain the chicken on a kitchen towel and set aside.

Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in the pan add thinly sliced onion, garlic, and ginger. Stir fry on high heat until they become transparent. Then add some spring onion.
Then add chill sauce, soya sauce, tomato ketchup, vinegar, and 2 pinches of sugar and saute for a minute. Then add green chilies, onion cubes, and capsicum saute for a minute.
Next, add 3 tablespoons of hot water and allow to boil and simmer for 2 minutes as it begins to thicken.
Add the fried chicken pieces to the gravy, stirring well make sure that all the chicken pieces are coated with sauce evenly. Garnish with chopped green spring onions and fried cashew nuts.

To Make chilly chicken with gravy

If you want to make the chilly chicken with gravy, follow the same steps listed above. Just mix cornflour(2 tablespoons) with 1/2 cup of water, then add it to the sauce and mix well to combine and cook for a second. Adjust the amount of salt and sauce according to your taste.

Enjoy With your fried rice or noodles.