Chilli Chicken
Chilli chicken gravy
Servings: 2
Calories: 323kcal
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.
* 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.