Chilli chicken is an Indo-Chinese dish but in Kolkata, the Bengalis prepare it with their own touch… Let’s make it!
Ingredients
i. Marination
- 1/2 egg
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 pinch baking powder
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- Salt (to taste)
ii. Chicken coating
- 1/2 cup corn flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- Salt (to taste)
iii. Sauce
- 1 onion (diced)
- 1 capsicum (diced)
- 1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
- 2 tsp green chillies
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1/2 tbsp red chilli sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp pepper
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 tsp sugar
- Oil (for frying)
iv. 300 grams of boneless chicken (cut into cubes)
Procedure
- In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for marination and mix well.
- Pour half of the mixture over the chicken cubes and marinate well. Rest it for 30 minutes.
- To bind the chicken, in a bowl, add all the ingredients of chicken coating and mix it until it resembles the texture of breadcrumbs.
- Now coat the chicken nicely and deep fry the chicken until golden brown.
- In a pan, add oil, onion, capsicum and fry until transparent. Now add sugar and cook until caramelized.
- Add ginger, garlic, green chillies and garlic. Saute it for a minute. Mix well, and add the cornflour slurry.
- Now add chicken to the pan and mix it well in order to coat the chicken evenly.
- Granish it with some spring onions.
Serve hot… Enjoy!!
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