Chilli Chicken Recipe

• porsjoner: 3 servings
• aktiv tid: 20 minutes
• total tid: 50 minutes

Ingredienser

250 grams (½ lb.) grams boneless chicken (preferably breast)

1½ teaspoon red chilli sauce (sweet & spicy, less spicy kind)

1½ teaspoon soya sauce (naturally brewed)

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper (pepper powder)

¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder (optional or paprika or red chilli paste)

⅛ teaspoon Salt (or as needed)

2 to 3 tablespoons cornstarch (organic white corn flour)

1½ to 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (preferably organic, optional)

1 egg white (use only as needed) (or 2 tbsps water, refer notes)

¼ cup Oil (or more for deep frying)

1 tablespoon soya sauce (naturally brewed)

2 tablespoons red chilli sauce (adjust to taste, sweet & spicy)

2 tablespoons tomato ketchup (adjust to taste, can vary depending on brand)

½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder (optional or paprika or red chili paste)

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper (pepper powder)

¾ to 1 teaspoon vinegar (rice or apple cider)

½ to 1 teaspoon sugar

2 to 3 tablespoons water

1½ tbsp oil

1 medium onion (thinly sliced or cubed)

1 tablespoon garlic (fine chopped)

¼ to ½ cup bell pepper (capsicum - cubed)

1 to 2 green chilies (slit and deseeded, optional)

1 sprig spring onion (or scallions chopped, optional)

1 to 3 tablespoon Spring onion (greens to garnish)

Fremgangsmåte

Slice chicken to bite sized pieces, about 1 by ½ inch slices or cubes and add to a mixing bowl.

Add soya sauce, red chilli sauce, black pepper, red chili powder (optional), salt, corn starch and all-purpose flour. (Quantities as mentioned under the section "To Fry the Chicken").

Add the egg white or water only as needed to bind the flour with the chicken. If the mixture is dry add more egg white or sprinkle some water.

Keep this aside until you prepare the ingredients & the sauce. You can also refrigerate overnight.

Cube the onions & bell pepper. Separate the layers and slit green chilies.

Prepare the sauce in a bowl. Add soya sauce, chili sauce, tomato ketchup, red chili powder, vinegar, sugar and water to a bowl. (Quantities as mentioned under the section "for the chilli sauce"). Mix well. Keep this aside.

Fry Chicken

On a medium flame, heat oil (about 1 inch) in a pan to deep or shallow fry. The oil is hot enough to fry, when a small portion of batter dropped, sizzles and rises to the surface steadily without browning.

Add the chicken pieces one by one without crowding the pan.

Fry on a medium high heat stirring often until crisp, golden and evenly cooked from inside. Do not overcook as it can dry out the chicken.

When the chicken is cooked completely, bubbles in the oil will begin to reduce. Remove to a kitchen tissue or a wired rack.

For extra crisp chicken, refry them in hot oil again on a medium heat.

Make Chilli Chicken Sauce

Heat oil in a wok or pan on a high flame. Add garlic & fry for about a min.

Add onions, bell peppers, spring onion whites and green chilies.

Fry till they turn slightly soft for about a minute or so. The veggies must still be crunchy.

Pour the sauces. Let the sauces bubble up well & slightly thicken. Taste the sauce and chicken as well. Add more salt, spice or sauce as needed.

Add the fried chicken & toss well until it is coated with the sauce. Sauté chili chicken on a high flame for 1 minute and sprinkle black pepper.

Garnish with spring onion greens. Serve chilli chicken immediately hot as appetizer or with fried rice or noodles.

Næringsinnhold

• Kalorier: 441 kcal
• Totalt fett: 29 g
• Mettet fett: 5 g
• Kolesterol: 63 mg
• Natrium: 966 mg
• Totalt karbohydrater: 25 g
• Kostfiber: 2 g
• Totalt sukker: 12 g
• Protein: 19 g