Chilli Chicken Gravy Indo-Chinese | Boneless Chilli Chicken Curry

Chilli Chicken Served

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.

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.

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

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 chicken

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:

Chilli Chicken

Chilli chicken gravy

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

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.