I was looking for a good recipe for Chilli chicken and frankly speaking never came across one that I really wanted to try. So what I did, I tried to come with my own version of chilli chicken and we love it ! I had some guests over the other day, usually its naan and butter chicken or appam and stew , this time, it was naan and chilli chicken and they all loved it too !!! Well, batura goes very well with this chilli chicken, next time, batura and chilli chicken it is !
So here's what I did. The measurements are rough, so please alter to cater according to your taste. ( I wish I had typed down the recipe the day I cooked this :-} , I'd remember better.
Boneless Chicken 3 lbs ( Cut into bite size pieces)
Corn flour - 1/4 cup
Chilli powder - 1 table spoon
Pepper - 1 table spoon
Salt - to taste
ginger paste - 1 table spoon
garlic - 1/2 table spoon
Soy Sauce - 1/4 cup + or - according to your taste
Tomato Ketchup - 2 tablespoons
Teriyaki Sauce - 2-3 splashes (optional)
Brown sugar - 1/2 teaspoon + or -
Onions - 2 medium ones or 1 large one ( cut in squares )
Green Bell peppers - 1 large one ( cut in squares)
Chicken Stock - 1 cup + or -
1) Take the cornflour , add the chilli powder, pepper and salt in it , add some one and whisk well, and make a smooth batter, not too runny.
2) Marinate the chicken pieces in the batter and keep them for 2 hours.
3) Fry them up in batches. (they are too good, resist the temptation of eating them all of them while frying the next batch).
4) Then heat 2 tablespoons of oil, I prefer sesame oil, if you don't have that use canola or any flavorless oil and add 3-4 dry red chillies slit into the oil.
5) Add the chopped onions, saute well, till lightly golden and then add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes and then add the chopped bell peppers and saute them too.
6) Add the soy sauce, chicken stock and let it simmer, to that add the other sauces too and the brown suar, check the taste adjust the sauces, add the fried chicken , if the gravy is too thin, add a teaspoon of corn flour with some warm water and make a smooth paste and add to the gravy, it will thicken, if you want more gravy, add some more chicken stock and adjust till you get the right consistency.
GARNISH WITH SOME SPRING ONIONS OR WHITE SESAME SEEDS, FOR SOME COLOR CONTRASTS :-) ENJOY !!!
Enjoy it with some Naan, batura, puri or some other roti . We had some ghee rice too. It tasted awesome !
So here's what I did. The measurements are rough, so please alter to cater according to your taste. ( I wish I had typed down the recipe the day I cooked this :-} , I'd remember better.
Boneless Chicken 3 lbs ( Cut into bite size pieces)
Corn flour - 1/4 cup
Chilli powder - 1 table spoon
Pepper - 1 table spoon
Salt - to taste
ginger paste - 1 table spoon
garlic - 1/2 table spoon
Soy Sauce - 1/4 cup + or - according to your taste
Tomato Ketchup - 2 tablespoons
Teriyaki Sauce - 2-3 splashes (optional)
Brown sugar - 1/2 teaspoon + or -
Onions - 2 medium ones or 1 large one ( cut in squares )
Green Bell peppers - 1 large one ( cut in squares)
Chicken Stock - 1 cup + or -
1) Take the cornflour , add the chilli powder, pepper and salt in it , add some one and whisk well, and make a smooth batter, not too runny.
2) Marinate the chicken pieces in the batter and keep them for 2 hours.
3) Fry them up in batches. (they are too good, resist the temptation of eating them all of them while frying the next batch).
4) Then heat 2 tablespoons of oil, I prefer sesame oil, if you don't have that use canola or any flavorless oil and add 3-4 dry red chillies slit into the oil.
5) Add the chopped onions, saute well, till lightly golden and then add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes and then add the chopped bell peppers and saute them too.
6) Add the soy sauce, chicken stock and let it simmer, to that add the other sauces too and the brown suar, check the taste adjust the sauces, add the fried chicken , if the gravy is too thin, add a teaspoon of corn flour with some warm water and make a smooth paste and add to the gravy, it will thicken, if you want more gravy, add some more chicken stock and adjust till you get the right consistency.
GARNISH WITH SOME SPRING ONIONS OR WHITE SESAME SEEDS, FOR SOME COLOR CONTRASTS :-) ENJOY !!!
Enjoy it with some Naan, batura, puri or some other roti . We had some ghee rice too. It tasted awesome !
