Chilli Chicken

There goes one more chicken recipe “chilli chicken” from my side for which i do not need any main dish to eat with.I prepare it little dry..........and it goes straight in my stomach.well its a Indo-chinese fusion dish that can play perfectly the role of a quick snack/appetizer and also be served as a side dish with a bowl of hakka noodles/fried rice for a hearty meal with family and friends.

Chilli Chicken (Type 1)

Ingredients:

• Chicken boneless – 500 gm
  
• Onion - 2 (Chopped into sqares)
  
• Soya sauce- 2 tbsp
  
• Egg- 1
  
• Pepper - ½ tbsp
  
• Green chilly sauce - 1 ½ tbsp
  
• Ajinomoto- a pinch
  
• Ginger-Garlic paste- ½ tbsp
  
• Corn flour- 1 tbsp
  
• Garlic- 4 pods
  
• Deseeded and Slit Green chillies- 1 or 2 (I added 2 more)
  
• Capsicum chopped - ½ cup
  
• Vinegar - ½ tsp
  
• Oil to fry
  
• Salt to taste
  

Method:

• Wash and clean the chicken pieces.
  
• Marinate in soya sauce, salt, beaten egg, pepper pwd, green chilli sauce, ginger-garlic paste and corn flour for 1 hour.
  

• Heat oil in a fry pan, fry the marinated chicken till they turn dark brown in color.
  

• Remove excess oil, by wrapping in tissue paper.
  

• In the hot oil, add chopped garlic, green chillies , onion and fry for 2 mins.
  

• Now add fried chicken, capsicum and sauté on medium flame.
  

• To this add, soya sauce, green chilli sauce, pepper, ajinomoto and mix well .
  

• Turn off the flame, add ½ tsp vinegar and stir.
  

• Serve hot with Fried rice or Noodles.
  

Sometimes, i cook chilli chicken in other way round...it also tastes nice.Try it!!Those who want semi gravy or little more gravy can try this..

Chilli Chicken (Type 2)

Ingredients:

• Chicken boneless – 500 gm
  
• Soya sauce- 2-3 tbsp
  
• Egg- 1
  
• Garlic-1 tsp
  
• Ginger-1 tsp
  
• Vinegar-1 tsp
  
• Corn flour- 1 tbsp
  
• Oil- 3 tsp
  
• Spring Onion- 2 chopped, Reserve the greens for garnishing
  
• Water- 1 cup
  
• Deseeded and Slit Green chillies- 1 or 2 (I added 2 more)
  
• Deseeded and Slit Red chillies- 1 or 2
  
• Capsicum- 1 chopped
  

Method:

• Marinate chicken in 2 tbsp soya sauce, vinegar, chopped garlic, ginger and egg white for 1 hour.
  
• Heat oil. Keep the marinade aside and fry only the chicken. Keep chicken covered for 5 minutes and then fry without cover on medium flame for 15-20 minutes or till done and dry. Add spring onion, chillies and capsicum. Toss & remove from fire.
  
• Mix together the cornflour and water with the leftover marinade, and bring to a boil. Immediately pour over hot cooked chicken.
  
• Serve hot garnished with spring onion greens