Chicken chilli

                              Chilli chicken

         Description

Cuisine- china

Main ingredients- green chillies,boneless chicken

Nutrition facts- calorie,carbohydrates,protein,fat,fibres.

Cooking time- 15-20 minutes

Preparation time- 15-20 minutes

Servings- 4

Level of cooking- medium

Course- starter

       Ingredients

• Boneless chicken- 500 grams
• Green chillies,chopped- 6-8
• Cornflour/ corn starch- 2 1/2 tbsps
• Salt- to taste
• Black peppercorns,crushed- 1/2 tsp
• Egg- 1
• Soya sauce- 2 tbsps
• Oil plus to deep fry- 1 tbsps
• Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tsp
• Ajinomoto- a pinch
• Tomato ketchup- 2 tbsps
• Garlic,chopped- 6-8 cloves
• Onions- 2 medium
• Green capsicums,seeded thick strips- 2 medium
• Red chilli sauce- 2 tbsps
• Chicken stock- 1 cup
• Vinegar- 2 tbsps

        Method

Take chicken pieces in a bowl. Add half the cornflour, salt, crushed black peppercorns, 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste,egg and mix. Add a little soya sauce and mix.Marinate for 20 minutes. Heat sufficient oil in a pan and deep fry the chicken pieces till golden. Take care not to overcook. Drain and set aside.

Heat oil in another pan. Add garlic and sauté for half a minute. Add green chillies and continue to sauté. Add onion, green capsicum and sauté. Add the remaining dark soya sauce, red chilli sauce,tomato ketchup and stir. Add a little chicken stock and bring the mixture to a boil. Blend the remaining cornflour in a little stock. Add fried chicken pieces to the wok and toss.Add ajinomoto. Add blended cornflour and mix. Add salt and cook for a minute. Add vinegar and stir. The starter is ready. If you want gravy add some more stock and let it come to a boil. 

                    Serve hot with noodles or plain rice or chapatis.