Friday 20 December 2013

Chilli Chicken

Chilli Chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese dish. It is made using boneless chicken. It can be made either  dry chicken or gravy chicken. It is a very popular dish in India as well. And is made in different methods. 





What did I use?

Boneless Chicken - 1/2 kg
Cornflour - 1/2 cup
Spring onion greens - 5 - 6 stalks (cut into 1 inch size)
Spring onion bulbs - 5 - 6 (cut into two halves)
Green Capsicum - 1
Green Chillies - 2 - 3 (slit into two, length wise)
Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
Ginger chopped - 1 inch
Garlic chopped - 7 cloves
Red chilli sauce - 2 tsp
Dark soya sauce - 3 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp 




How did I do this?

In a hot pan pour some oil. Add chopped ginger and garlic. Satute it for a while. Add the spring onion bulbs, capsicum and green chillies. After tossing it for couple of minutes, add chicken pieces, salt, pepper and mix them well. Let the chicken cook for 15 - 20 minutes. Keep stirring it in between to avoid getting burnt. Then pour soya sauce and red chilli sauce. Mix the corn flour with 2 tbsp water and pour it in the pan. Mix them well for few minutes. Finally garnish with spring onion greens. 






Serve it hot with Fried rice