Chilli chicken

 

Chilli chicken recipe

Ingredients

• Green chillies sliced - 6 to 8

• Boneless chicken cut into cubes 500 grams

• Eggs - 2

• Cornflour/ corn starch - 2 1/2 tablespoons

• Salt to taste

• Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons

• Chilli sauce - 2 tablespoons

• Oil - 1 tablespoon

• Garlic finely chopped - 10 cloves

• Onions thickly sliced into cubes - 2 medium

• Green capsicums cut into cubes - 2 medium

• Black pepper crushed - 1/2 teaspoon

• Vinegar - 2 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Take a mixing bowl . Add the eggs, two tablespoons cornflour, salt, one tablespoon each of soy sauce and chilli sauce to the chicken pieces and mix well. Leave aside for half and hour. Mix the remaining cornflour in three tablespoons of water.

Step 2

Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep-fry the marinated chicken pieces till crisp. Drain on an absorbent kitchen towel. Heat one tablespoon of oil in another wok or a pan, add garlic and sauté for one minute.

Step 3

Now add onions and green chillies and continue to sauté for a couple of minutes. Add capsicum and sauté. Add remaining soy sauce and chilli sauce, salt, crushed black pepper and cornflour mixture.

Step 4

Add the fried chicken pieces and sauté till the sauce coats the chicken pieces. Add vinegar and mix. Serve hot and enjoy.