Chilli Chicken Gravy Indo-Chinese | Boneless Chilli Chicken Curry

Chilli chicken gravy – succulent pieces of chicken seasoned with spices, a dash of sauces and cooked with crunchy veggies. This boneless Indo-Chinese dish is just yum!

Chilli Chicken

Chilli chicken is a flavourful stir fry dish that goes well with steamed Rice or Noodles.

Chilli Chicken Recipe:

Chicken Chilli is an easy, simple and fool-proof recipe that’s way better than take-away Chinese! So go ahead and recreate this popular Chinese dish at home.

  • To make chilli chicken, first wash the chicken well and cut into bite-sized cubes.
  • Next take the chicken cubes in a bowl and add egg, cornflour, red chilli sauce and salt. Mix well; the batter should coat the chicken pieces really well. Allow to marinate for 15 minutes.

marinate the murgh pieces

  • Meanwhile, chop the onion and capsicum, grate ginger and garlic and slit the green chilli.

Ingredients for the Chinese dish

  • Heat some oil in a kadai for deep frying. Fry the succulent chicken pieces marinated in the thick, spicy batter in batches, flipping them over a couple of times till they turn a crisp brown. Remove and keep aside.
Boneless fried chicken pieces
Fry marinated chicken
  • Keep just 1 tbsp oil in the pan and remove the excess oil.
  • Add chopped ginger and garlic. Fry for a few seconds. Then add the green chilli and onions. Fry till the onions turn translucent.

Saute onions for chili chicken

  • Toss in the capsicum and saute well.
  • Sprinkle salt, pepper and ajinomoto. Mix well.
  • Tip in the red chilli sauce, soya sauce and vinegar.
Add seasoning and sauces to chili murgh gravy
Add seasoning and sauces
  • Next, add about ½ cup of water and bring the gravy mixture to a boil.
  • Then add the chicken to this luscious chili-garlic gravy and simmer for a few minutes till the gravy thickens.
Add fried murgh to hot chilli sauce
Add fried chicken

Chicken Chili Chinese Recipe

Chicken Chili Garlic Recipe details below:

Chilli Chicken

Chilli chicken gravy
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 2
Calories: 323kcal
Author: Shil

Ingredients

  • Ginger – 1 tsp grated
  • Garlic – 1 tsp grated
  • Onion – 1 medium, cut into cubes
  • Green Chillies -2, slit
  • Capsicum – 1 medium, cut into cubes
  • Soya Sauce – ½ tbsp
  • Vinegar – ½ tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Ajinomoto – a pinch
  • Pepper – ¼ tsp
  • Red chilli sauce – 1 tsp
  • Water – ½ cup
  • Oil - 1 tbsp + to deep fry

For marination:

  • Chicken - 250 gms, boneless
  • Cornflour - 2 tbsp
  • Egg – 1
  • Red Chilli Sauce – 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Wash and cut the chicken into cubes.
  • In a bowl mix the chicken, cornflour, egg, salt and red chilli sauce. Leave aside for 15 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the marinated chicken cubes in small batches, till golden brown. Drain excess oil and remove.
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and toss in grated ginger and garlic. Sauté.
  • Add slit green chillies and cubed onions and stir fry till the onions turn translucent.
  • Put in the capsicum cubes and sauté.
  • Add salt, a pinch of ajinomoto, pepper and mix well.
  • Add soya sauce, vinegar and red chilli sauce and combine well.
  • Add ½ cup water and bring the mixture to a boil.
  • Add the fried chicken pieces toss the mixture well and simmer for a few minutes till the chicken absorbs all the flavours and a nice saucy consistency is attained.
  • Remove and serve Chilli Chicken with Egg Fried Rice or Noodles.

Notes

* If the gravy is too thin, add 1 tsp of cornflour dissolved in 2 tbsp of water and add to the dish. Simmer till the gravy thickens.
* You can use sesame oil in place of regular cooking oil.
* You can add some spring onions, celery and Kashmiri red chilli powder.
* For chilli chicken with bone recipe, marinate the chicken for a minimum of 2 hours.
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