CHILLI CHICKEN

              

chilli chicken, is an authentic Chinese recipe, made with crispy fried chicken, and vegetables tossed with sauces.

You can eat it with fried rice, and Hakka noodles .

Let's get started!!.

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INGREDIENTS:-

For the crispy chicken.

1) boneless chicken (300g)

2) 1 egg

3) 1 cup maida ( all purpose flour)

4)  cornstarch 1/2 cup

5) oil , 4 tablespoons 

6)  red chilli powder

7) ginger garlic paste

8) salt

9) tomato ketchup

10) soya sauce

11) chilli sauce ( or green chilli paste)

VEGETABLES:-

1) Onions

2) garlic cloves

3) green capsicums ( you can use yellow and red capsicum as well)

4) spring onion.

FOR THE CURRY:-

1) Tomato ketchup

2) soya sauce

3) slurry

4) green chilli sauce

5) 1 cup water.

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METHOD:-

For marination of the chicken, cut 300g of  boneless pieces,and add some salt according to your taste, add 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup, 1 -1/2  tablespoons of soya sauce, 1/2 tablespoons of green chilli sauce, ( you can add a little extra or little less if you want ) , red chilli powder.

2 tablespoons of ginger garlic paste.

Add 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil , 1cup maida( all purpose flour) , 1/2 cup of cornstarch and mix them nicely.

Keep it aside for marination for about 15 to 20 minutes. And then fry them , on medium low heat.

Now , prep the veggies. 

Finely chop the garlic cloves, and cut the capsicums, ar bell peppers Into small squares. For the onions , with the knife , make small slits and peel off the onion peels.

Finely chop the spring onions and separate the white and green parts.

FOR  THE SLURRY:-

In a bowl take 1 cup of water , add 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup,  1 tablespoons of soya sauce, Kashmiri red chilli powder , for a nice red colour, and add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, and mix them gently.

Now everything is ready, let's make the chilli chicken.

Heat a wok and add some oil , add the chopped garlic, and Satay for a minute, add the capsicums , and the onions and cook them on high heat until a little soft .

Add the green part of spring onions, and Satay for a minute. Then add the fried chicken, and Satay for again 2- 3 minutes more.

Add the slurry now and cook it until its nice and thick .

You can adjust the consistency of the curry , whether you want it dry or a little gravy.

Garnish it with the white part of the spring onions and your chilli chicken is ready.

Enjoy it with friends and family.

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