Chilli Chicken Recipe, How to make Chilli Chicken
 
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Chilli Chicken
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Recipe type: Main, Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3-4 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper, coarsely ground
  • ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch or cornflour
  • 1 whole egg
  • Cooking oil for deep frying
  • 1 large onion, peeled and cut into cubes
  • 1 large green bell pepper, cut into cubes
  • 2 green chilies, fine chopped
  • 4-5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • Sauce
  • ½ cup tomato ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons hot garlic chili sauce
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • Spring onion for garnishing
Instructions
  1. Wash and pat dry the chicken; and cut into one-inch cubes.
  2. Add soy sauce, garlic paste and ginger paste. Mix well; cover and refrigerate the chicken for at least half an hour or overnight for better results.
  3. Add cornstarch, salt, black pepper and an egg to the marinated chicken. Mix well until all chicken pieces are coated well.
  4. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces to the oil one at a time. Cook chicken for 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown and no pink juice running through when cut.
  5. Carefully remove chicken from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain it on a paper towel to remove the excess oil.
  6. Prepare the sauce by whisking together the ketchup, chili sauce, hoisin sauce and tomato paste.
  7. In a wok or large pan, heat oil and lightly sauté the garlic. Add green chilies and onion cubes. Sauté until onion are translucent; stirring frequently.
  8. Add pepper cubes and cook only for about a minute or until the pepper color turns vibrant.
  9. Add the prepared sauce and salt; mix well with vegetables. Let it cook for 2 minutes.
  10. Add the cooked chicken to the sauce, add lime juice and mix well to coat the chicken with sauce.
  11. Remove from heat and garnish with finely chopped spring onions.
  12. Serve hot with steamed rice, fried rice or noodles.
Recipe by Raj's Kitchen at https://www.rajskitchen.com/indian-punjabi-recipes/chilli-chicken-recipe-how-to-make-chilli-chicken/