Name: Chilli Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Ingredients: 300g boneless chicken fillet, cut into small pieces; ¼ cup corn flour; 1 small egg, lightly beaten; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 cup small onion, diced; 1 cup capsicum (any color), diced (I used green); 5-6 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 cm fresh ginger, sliced; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 4 tbsp tomato sauce (ketchup); 1 tsp sweet chilli sauce; ¼ tsp hot chilli sauce (optional); ¼ cup spring onion leaves, roughly chopped (optional); Stalk of 1 spring onion, chopped, to garnish; Salt; Oil

Years ago, Chinese immigrants introduced their food in India which later evolved into one of the hugely popular cuisine across the country. The Indo Chinese cuisine is very similar to traditional Chinese but with few tweaks to suit Indian tastes.

This Indo Chinese version of chilli chicken can be put together with just a few ingredients. Boneless chicken pieces are coated in a corn flour batter and then fried to perfection. The fried chicken pieces are then cooked in a sauce full of Chinese spices.

I’ve used spring onions in two ways here – the stalks to garnish the curry and the leaves are cooked in the sauce to impart more flavor.

More Indo-Chinese Chicken Recipes:

Yield: 3-4

Chilli Chicken

Indo-Chinese style chilli chicken.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

300g boneless chicken fillet, cut into small pieces
¼ cup corn flour
1 small egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 cup small onion, diced
1 cup capsicum (any color), diced (I used green)
5-6 garlic cloves, sliced
1 cm fresh ginger, sliced
2 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp tomato sauce (ketchup)
1 tsp sweet chilli sauce
¼ tsp hot chilli sauce (optional)
¼ cup spring onion leaves, roughly chopped (optional)
Stalk of 1 spring onion, chopped, to garnish
Salt
Oil

Instructions

Prepare the veggies for chilli chicken. Set aside.
Marinate chicken pieces with corn flour, beaten egg, garlic paste, ginger paste, and enough salt in the refrigerator for half an hour. Shallow fry the chicken pieces until golden brown. Set aside the cooked chicken pieces.
Add more oil into the same pan, and fry sliced ginger and garlic. Fry onion until translucent. Add capsicum and cook.
Add in soy sauce, tomato sauce, sweet chilli sauce, and hot chilli sauce (if using). Add enough water to make a thick sauce. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Now add the cooked chicken pieces, and simmer for another 5 minutes.
If you are using spring onion leaves, add them, and cook for 2-4 minutes.
Garnish with chopped spring onions. Serve chilli chicken warm.

Notes

Hot chilli sauce is really hot, so a small amount will be more than enough to spice up your curry.
Add salt only if needed as all the sauces used in the recipe contain plenty of salt in them.
You could deep fry the chicken pieces instead of shallow frying, if you prefer.

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 285Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 8gCholesterol 102mgSodium 386mgCarbohydrates 20gFiber 3gSugar 6gProtein 26g