Saturday, March 5, 2011

Spice it up with Chilli Chicken



Ingredients:
Chicken –  1 pound (1 ½ kg) boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
Onion – 3 - 4, medium size, chopped

Ginger / Garlic Paste – 1/2 teaspoonGreen chillies – 4, medium size, sliced
Capsicum or Bell Pepper -  2, sliced length-wise (You can use  Red, Green or Yellow Bell Peppers)
Red chilly powder – 1/2  teaspoon
All purpose flour – 1 tablespoons
Soya sauce – 1 teaspoon
Ketch Up – 1 teaspoon
Salt – ½ teaspoon

water - 1/4 cup
Oil – 1 tablespoon


For the Marinade

Ginger / Garlic Paste – 1/2 tbsp
Red chilly powder – 1 teaspoon
Soy sauce – 3 teaspoons
Ketch Up – 3 teaspoons
Salt – ½ teaspoon

Red Color - A pinch(Optional)

Method: Marinate the chicken with the ingredients under marinade. Keep it aside for for few hours.

Heat oil in the pan. When it is medium hot, shallow fry chicken pieces for 5 minutes on each side. Keep it aside. On the same oil, first add chillies and then ginger garlic paste. After 2 minutes, add the chopped onion and saute for few minutes. Finally add the sliced Bell Peppers.
Meanwhile, make a batter with all purpose four, chilli powder, soy, tomato sauce and water. Once the onion/bell pepper mixture turn transclusent, add the fried chicken pieces to it. Mix it well and pour the flour batter to it. Cook it for few more minutes. You can add more spices at this time if you want it really hot. Serve it hot garnished with spring onions and fresh green chillies. This can be used as a main entrée or as appetizers. I'm sure your family will enjoy it.

The secret ingredient is Cheeeseeeeee!! Add a teaspoon of parmesan cheese to the chicken marinade to make it extra special.

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