Monday 21 January 2013

Chilly Chicken

A tasty starter and a spicy side dish...


Ingredients (Serves 5 to 6 people)

Boneless Chicken: 500gms
Onion: 1
Green Capsicum: 1
Crushed Ginger: 1 Table Spoon
Crushed Garlic: 1 Table Spoon
Soya Sauce: 2 Table Spoon
Chilly Sauce: 3 Table Spoon
Tomato Sauce: 2 Table Sauce
Oil: 2 Table spoon and For Frying
White Pepper Powder: 1/2 Table Spoon
Spring Onion: For Garnish
Salt

For Marination

Ginger & Garlic Paste: 1 Table Spoon
Soya Sauce: 1 Table Spoon
Corn flour: 2 Table Spoon
All purpose Flour: 3 Table Spoon
Egg: 1
Salt

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes

Method
Cut the chicken into small pieces
Marinate the chicken with ginger & garlic paste, soya sauce and salt and keep aside for 20 to 25 minutes

Whip the egg well and add it to the chicken.
Add corn flour and all purpose flour and mix it well

Preheat oil in a pan and when oil is heated well slightly reduce the flame and fry the chicken pieces till it becomes golden brown

To a pan pour 2 table spoon of oil
Add crushed ginger and garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes
Then add chopped onion and saute for about 6 to 8 minutes.  (No need to cook until onion becomes brown)
Now add Chopped capsicum and stir well and saute for 4 to 5 minutes

To this add soya sauce, chilly sauce, tomato sauce, salt and 1/2 table spoon of white pepper powder and saute till it blends in well

Mix 1/2 Table Spoon of corn flour in 1/2 cup of warm water
Reduce the flame and slowly add this to the dish till the gravy gets the desired thickness
Add the fried chicken  to this give a good stir, close the lid and keep in low flame for about 8 to 10 minutes

Stir in between so that the gravy and the chicken blends in well.  If you feel that it is sticking to the bottom of the pan or the gravy has become too thick, just sprinkle a little warm water.
Serve hot with fried rice, rice or roti or as a starter
Note

Increase or decrease the quantity of pepper powder and chilly sauce as per your taste buds.
If you want it to be more spicy can add red chilly powder too
Before switching off the flame you can add 1/4 tea spoon of sugar which will help to balance the flavor of the dish
Be careful while adding salt as soya sauce is slightly salty
You can try the same recipe with boned chicken.

No comments:

Post a Comment