Chili Chicken
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Chilli chicken is a tasty mouthwatering Indo-chinese chicken cuisine. They are sweet, spicy and savoury. You will find them famously served in many Asian (including Indian) restaurants. Since it is famous and well known many variations and styles of cooking chilli chicken emerged, each of them delicious in their own way.
Recipe Facts
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What are the main ingredients in chilli chicken that makes it so tasty ?
The ingredients that bring out the savoury and spicy taste in chilli chicken are mainly the soya sauce, tomato sauce and the chilli sauce.
What difference does using with-bone or boneless chicken make in the chilli chicken recipe ?
It all comes down to personal preference. Boneless chicken pieces are tender and soft while with-bone are generally harder and tough.
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Chili Chicken
Course: Recipes, Appetizer, Side dish, StarterCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Medium4
servings10
minutes20
minutes292
kcal30
minutesThey are one of the best served appetizers and starters. Learn how to make your own chilli chicken at home with our easy recipe.
Ingredients
- Marinating The Chicken
500 gm Chicken Boneless
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
1 tsp Vinegar
1 tbsp All Purpose Flour
3 tbsp Corn Flour
1 pc Egg
- Preparing Chili Chicken
2 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 tbsp Chopped Garlic
3 pc Green Chili Slits
1/2 cup Onion Cubes
1/2 cup Capsicum Cubes
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder
1/2 tbsp Vinegar
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1 tbsp Chili Paste
- Preparing Corn Flour Slurry
1 tbsp Corn Flour
3 tbsp Water
Directions
- Marinating The Chicken
- Into a large bowl, add boneless chicken 500 gm, salt 1/2 tsp, black pepper powder 1/2 tsp, vinegar 1 tsp, all purpose flour 1 tbsp, corn flour 3 tbsp, egg 1 pc – let it marinate for 1 hour.
- Frying Chicken
- Into a heating wok, add cooking oil for frying and pre-heat the oil before adding the chicken pieces into it.
- Fry the chicken (both sides)until light brown and take the fried chicken pieces into a plate and keep aside.
- Preparing Chili Chicken
- Into a heating wok, add cooking oil 2 tbsp, chopped garlic 1 tbsp, green chili slits 3 pcs, onion petals 1/2 cup, capsicum cubes 1/2 cup, salt 1/2 tsp, black pepper powder 1/4 tsp – fry it for about 1 – 2 minutes on high heat.
- After, add vinegar 1/2 tbsp, soya sauce 1 tbsp, tomato ketchup 2 tbsp, chili paste 1 tbsp – give it a quick stir – 1 minute around on high heat.
- Now, add corn flour slurry into the wok and cook for about 1 minute, then add fried chicken pieces into it.
- Toss & Mix everything well for few seconds on high heat.
- Serve it as a side dish or as a starter.
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Notes
- You can use red and yellow capsicum also for this recipe.
- Cut the chicken pieces into bite size pieces.
- You can keep the chicken marinated overnight for better results.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per container
Calories292
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Fat
12.1g
19%
- Saturated Fat 1.4g 7%
- Cholesterol 122mg 41%
- Sodium 1042mg 44%
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Potassium 628mg 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
14.7g
5%
- Dietary Fiber 1.3g 6%
- Sugars 4.7g
- Protein 29.8g 60%
- Calcium 2%
- Iron 8%
- Vitamin D 20%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
