Chilli Chicken Recipe

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Bring 1 Cup of water to a boil.
  2. 2Add the red chillies and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. 3Add the cooked red chillies to the mixer grinder and grind it into a smooth paste.
  4. 4In a pan, heat 2 tsp of oil.
  5. 5Add the ground chilli paste.
  6. 6Cook this until the oil separates from the chilli paste.
  7. 7In a mixing bowl, add cornflour, maida, salt, pepper and water.
  8. 8Mix to form a batter to deep-fry the chicken pieces.
  9. 9Add chicken pieces to the batter.
  10. 10Heat oil in a deep frying pan and deep-fry the chicken pieces for around 3-4 mins or until it is cooked.
  11. 11Keep Aside.
  12. 12In another pan, to make Chilli sauce, heat oil, add the chopped garlic and ginger.
  13. 13Saute this until the garlic turns golden brown.
  14. 14Add the chopped green chilli.
  15. 15Add the cubed onions and cubed capsicum and continue to saute for a minute.
  16. 16Add the chilli paste, chilli sauce, tomato sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.
  17. 17Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
  18. 18Mix 2 tsp of cornflour in ¼ cup of water to form a slurry.
  19. 19Add the cornflour slurry to the pan.
  20. 20Mix well, once the sauce is in the desired consistency, add the batter-fried chicken cubes and toss for a minute.
  21. 21Add the chopped spring onions and remove from heat.
  22. 22Serve hot as an appetizer.

Ingredients

  • 250 grams Chicken Boneless
  • 2 tbsp Corn Flour
  • 2 tbsp Maida
  • 0.25 tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • 0.25 tsp Salt
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • To Deep fry Oil
  • 6 nos Dried Red Chilli
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Garlic (finely chopped)
  • 2 tsp Ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 no Green Chilli (roughly chopped)
  • 1 no Onion (cubed)
  • 1 no Capsicum (cubed)
  • 1 tbsp Chilli Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
  • 2 tsp Soy Sauce
  • 0.5 tsp Vinegar
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 0.25 tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • 2 tsp Corn Flour
  • 0.25 Cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Spring Onion

Equipment

mixer grinderpanmixing bowldeep frying pan