CHILLI CHICKEN RECIPE INDIAN-STYLE

CHILLI CHICKEN RECIPE INDIAN-STYLE

Chilli chicken is a popular Indian-Chinese appetiser that goes fabulous as a side dish to fried rice or noodles too

• PREP TIME-20 mins

• COOK TIME-20 mins

• TOTAL TIME-40 mins

 INGREDIENTS

• 250 grams of boneless chicken pieces, cubed

For batter:

• ½ cup of plain flour (maida)
• ¼ cup of cornflour or cornstarch
• 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste
• ¼ tsp of Kashmiri chilli powder
• 1 tsp of soya sauce
• ½ tsp of black pepper powder

For stir-frying:

• 1 tbsp of oil
• 1 cup of cubed onions
• ½ cup of cubed capsicum (bell pepper)
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 1 tsp of crushed garlic
• 1 tsp of grated ginger
• 1 tsp of tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp of vinegar or lime juice
• 2 tbsp of minced spring onions or coriander leaves for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Clean and cut the chicken pieces into bite-sized cubes

Prepare the rest of the ingredients and keep it ready

Mix all the ingredients for the batter and add enough water to make a thick batter (similar to bajji batter)

Add the chicken pieces to this

Heat oil for deep frying

When the oil is smoking hot, add the chicken pieces thoroughly coated in the batter

Fry on medium heat until golden brown

Drain and set aside

Proceed with the next batch until all the chicken is fried

Drain and set aside

Heat oil and add the onions, ginger, garlic, and green chillies

Saute until the onions turn transparent and soft

Then add the soya sauce, vinegar or lemon juice, and tomato ketchup

Saute for 2 more minutes

Then add the fried chicken pieces and capsicum

Sprinkle some water and cover the pan

Cook on very low heat for 4-5 mins or until the ingredients come together nicely

Uncover, give everything a good mix, check for salt and add more if needed, and remove from heat

Garnish with spring onions or coriander leaves

Serve hot as an appetizer or side dish with fried rice or noodles

NOTES

Instead of green chillies, you can add green chilli sauce

The vinegar or lemon juice is optional but I usually add some for the tang it gives

You can use capsicum in any colour

You can also follow the same recipe with small pieces of chicken with bone

The batter ingredients are very customisable. You can opt to add pepper in the final stage rather than into the batter, for example