Chilli Chicken

Ingredients

• 400g boneless chicken, bite-sized
• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• Salt, to taste
• 2 tsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp cornflour
• Red food colour, optional
• Oil, for frying
• Oil, as shown
• 1 tbsp chopped ginger
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic
• 2-3 green chillies, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 small capsicum, chopped
• 2 tsp red chilli sauce
• 2 tsp tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• Salt, to taste
• 3/4 cup cornflour slurry
• Chopped coriander leaves, to finish

Steps

1. Add the chicken to a bowl with ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, turmeric, red chilli powder, Kashmiri chilli powder, black pepper, salt, flour, cornflour and a little food colour; mix well and fry until cooked through and lightly crisp. Set aside.
2. Heat some oil in a pan; add the chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies and sauté for a few seconds.
3. Add the onion and capsicum and stir-fry on high heat, keeping them slightly crunchy.
4. Add the red chilli sauce, ketchup, dark soy sauce, red chilli powder, black pepper and salt; mix well.
5. Add the cornflour slurry and cook until the sauce thickens and becomes glossy.
6. Add the fried chicken and toss everything together until well coated.
7. Finish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

The reel

via @noor.baqtiar

Tips

• Pat the chicken dry so it browns instead of steaming.
• Cook it through, then rest a few minutes so the juices stay in the meat.
• If the masala is done before the meat, take the pan off the heat rather than boiling it dry.

Questions