chilli chicken dry / how to make chilli chicken dry?

CHILLI CHICKEN DRY👍👍

Chilli chicken dry is a popular Indo-Chinese dish of chicken of Hakka Chinese heritage. In India, this may include a variety of dry chicken preparations. Though mainly boneless chicken is used in this dish, some people also use boned chicken too.

This recipes exist with other name also depending on the restaurateur, including:

Chinese chilli chicken.
Green chilli chicken.
Tangrai chilli chicken.

THIS RECEIPE CAN BE MADE GRAVY AND DRY. HERE WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE POPULAR DRY ONE. 

A super simple recipe with juicy chicken, a sweet and spicy sauce and lots of onions and capsicum to snack on.

Ingredients for Dry Chilli Chicken:

Boneless chicken cut into cubes 250 grams

Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon each

Crushed black peppercorns to taste

Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

Green chillies halved and slit 3-4

Cornflour/ corn starch ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon

Garlic chopped 1 tablespoon

Onion cut into cubes 1 medium

Green capsicum diced 1½ medium

Tomato ketchup 1 tablespoon

Soy sauce 2 tablespoons

Ginger cut into thin strips 1 inch

Spring onion greens chopped few

Cooked vegetable noodles for serving

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon lemon(optional)

So how to cook chilli chicken dry:

Step 1:

Take chicken cubes in a bowl. Add salt, crushed peppercorns and ginger-garlic paste and mix well.

Step 2:

Heat sufficient oil in a pan.

Step 3:

Take refined flour in another bowl. Add ¼ cup cornflour and some water and whisk well to make a semi-thick slurry.

Step 4:

Dip marinated chicken cubes in the slurry, slide into hot oil and deep-fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.

Step 5:

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add garlic and sauté till golden. Add onion and sauté on high heat for 30 seconds.

Step 6:

Add capsicum and mix. Add fried chicken cubes and mix. Add tomato ketchup, soy sauce, salt, crushed peppercorns and chilli powder and mix well.

Step 7:

Add green chillies and ginger strips and mix.

Step 8:

Take remaining cornflour in another bowl. Add some water and mix well to make a smooth slurry.

Step 9:

Add slurry to chicken mixture, mix and cook till the mixture thickens. Add spring onion greens, switch off heat and mix.

and serve hot....enjoy 👍👍

RECIPE BY RAHUL SHRIVASTAVA

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