Dragon Chicken

Dragon chicken. Surprisingly simple to make and epic crispy chicken bites tossed in contrasting flavors of sweet and spicy sauce. Top with a generous sprinkle of chopped scallions or spring onions. Make this for your next meal and watch it disappear before your eyes.

Do you like Indian food? Do you like Chinese food? Then how about a fusion recipe? An Indo-Chinese fusion recipe.

So, what’s this Indo-Chinese cuisine? Simply put, Chinese food with an Indian twist.

If you look at the history of Chinese cuisine, you’ll find dozens of its variations around the world. Among them, Indo-Chinese cuisine emerged into a very notable one.

Majority of restaurants in India serve Indo-Chinese food. That clearly depicts the popularity of this cuisine in the country.

Well- whether you’re a big fan of this cuisine or not – you’re going to love this chicken recipe – with its unusual name. It’s basically crispy fried chicken pieces generously coated with Chinese sauces. There’s ginger and garlic. Then there’s soy sauce, tomato sauce to give that vibrant color, and a little bit of chilli powder to bring on some heat. I absolutely love the combination of flavours used in this recipe. Cook. Enjoy!

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• Indian Chicken Fried Rice - Restaurant Style
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• Easy Chicken Chow Mein Noodles 
• Chicken Spring Roll - Indian Style

Dragon Chicken

Batter fried chicken pieces coated with chinese sauces.

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Course: Chicken Dishes

Cuisine: Indo-Chinese

Prep Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 55 minutes minutes

Author :Nish Kitchen

Servings 4 -5

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Ingredients

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• ▢ 300 g boneless chicken cut into bite-sized pieces

To marinate chicken:

• ▢ 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• ▢ 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• ▢ 2 teaspoon soy sauce
• ▢ A pinch of salt
• ▢ To make the batter:
• ▢ ¾ cup corn flour
• ▢ Water
• ▢ Salt

To make the sauce:

• ▢ 2 medium onions cut into cubes
• ▢ 4-5 garlic cloves sliced
• ▢ 1 small green capsicum cut into cubes
• ▢ 6 tablespoon tomato sauce
• ▢ 1 and ½ tablespoon soy sauce
• ▢ 1 teaspoon chilly powder optional
• ▢ Oil
• ▢ Spring onions chopped, to garnish
• ▢ Any flat bread, rice, or noodles to serve

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine ginger paste, garlic paste, soy sauce, and salt to make a smooth paste. Use this paste to marinate chicken for about one hour in the refrigerator.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine together cornflour and water to make a thick batter. Add salt to taste. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan. Dip the chicken pieces in corn flour batter. Shallow fry. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a deep pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add onion and sauté for another 3-4 minutes, or until the onion is soft and translucent, stirring occasionally. Add the diced capsicum and sauté again for a minute, or until the capsicum is half cooked. Add soy sauce, tomato sauce, and chilly powder, and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for at least 3 minutes. Taste, season with extra salt if needed.
• Serve warm, topped with chopped spring onions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 361mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g

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