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 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Toss in the capsicum and saute well.
• Sprinkle salt, pepper and ajinomoto. Mix well.
• Tip in the red chilli sauce, soya sauce and vinegar.

• 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.

• Serve Chili Chicken with Egg and Veg Fried Rice or Noodles.

• If you are searching for easy chicken recipes, then do try out Sukka Murgh Fry and Boneless Murgh Malai Kababs

Chicken Chili Garlic Recipe details below:

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Chilli Chicken

Chilli chicken gravy

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

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.