Ingredients :
Chicken bone in - 400 gms ( cut into 2 inches ),
Onion - 2 medium size -chopped into small pieces ( can cut into chunks ),
Green chilli -2 or 4 chopped ( can add more if you want it hot ),
Garlic paste - 1 tsp ,
Green capsicum - chunks ( optional ) ,
Oil -2 tbsp .
Ingredients for marination of chicken .
corn flour - 1 tbsp,
vinegar - 1 tbsp ,
Black pepper - 1/ 2 tsp ,
Soya sauce - 1 tbsp ,
salt 1/2 tsp.
Sauce ingredients :
Corn flour - 1 tbsp ,
Vinegar - 1 tbsp ,
Soya sauce - 1 tbsp ,
Sugar - 1/2 tsp ,
black pepper - 1/ 2 tsp,
Salt to taste ,
Water - 1/2 cup.
Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl or cup .
Method :
Marinate the chicken with cornflour ,vinegar ,soya sauce ,pepper and salt for 4 to 6 hours .keep in the fridge .
Marinate overnight if you are using chicken bone in .
Heat oil in pan and shallow fry the chicken pieces in batches .Cover for 2 or 3 minutes and turn the sides and cover again for 2 minutes . Uncover and lightly brown the pieces in medium heat turning and tossing so that the chicken is lightly browned .It will take only few minutes. dont brown it too much as the chicken will become hard .Keep aside .
In the same oil add garlic paste and stir fry in medium heat until lightly pink .Add oinions and green chilli and saute in high heat for 1 minute .If you are using capsicum saute it with the onions now .
Add the stir fried chicken .
lower the heat and add the sauce .
Raise the heat and the sauce will thicken in seconds .Fold the sauce in the chicken pieces and stir for 1/2 minute and close the gas .Taste salt .
Enjoy chilli chicken with noodles or fried rice !
Ingredients :
Chicken -300 gms ( cut into 2 inches pieces )
Garlic paste - 1 tsp ,
Oil for shallow frying - 3 tbsp
Vegies - Capsicum -1 ( finely cut length wise ),
Baby carrot -2 ( cut length wise ),
Green beans - 6 or 4 tbsp ,
Onion -1 medium size- ( quartered ),
Green chilli -1 ( optional ).
Marination of chicken :
Soya sauce - 1 tbsp ,
Vinegar - 1 tbsp ,
Corn flour - 1 tbsp ,
Black pepper pwd - 1/2 tsp ,
Salt to taste 1/2 tsp .
Sauce :
Water -- 300 ml water or 1 and 1/2 cup
Corn flour- 2 tbsp ,
Vinegar - 1 tbsp ,
Soya sauce - 1 tbsp ,
Sugar -1 tsp ,
Salt - 1/2 tsp ,
Black pepper pwd - 1/2 tsp ,
Red chilli sauce - 1 tbsp .
( prepare this mix before cooking starts - mix in a bowl and keep aside )*
Method :
Marinate the chicken pieces with soya sauce ,vinegar ,pepper ,cornflour and salt and leave for 4 hours in the fridge or over night .
Take oil in pan and shallow fry the chicken .Cover for 3 minutes and cook both sides and then raise the heat to medium and brown them. Keep aside .
In the same oil stir fry the vegetables in high heat for a minute and keep aside .
Add 1 tsp oil and put garlic paste . Stir fry on medium heat till light pink . Add all the vegies and chicken pieces .Lower the heat .
* Now add the sauce mix to the pan and raise the heat and stir the chicken and vegetables .
As the sauce starts to boil , it will gradually thicken .keep stirring . As the sauce thickens the sauce will reduce . Let it boil for a minute on low heat .Taste salt and then close the gas .
Chilli chicken in thick sauce can be eaten with noodles and plain rice too .
