Description
Chilli Chicken Dry is a restaurant-style Indo-Chinese favorite featuring crispy fried chicken tossed in a spicy, garlicky, and tangy sauce. Perfect as a starter or side, it’s packed with bold flavors and crunchy textures, just like your favorite takeaway version.
Ingredients
- For the Chicken:
- 500g boneless chicken, cut into cubes
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons cornflour
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (maida)
- 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon red chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon green chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- ½ teaspoon pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
- For Tossing:
- 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger, chopped
- 2–3 green chilies, slit
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 capsicum, diced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon red chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
- Spring onion greens for garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl, marinate the chicken with egg, cornflour, maida, ginger-garlic paste, soy sauce, chili sauces, vinegar, pepper, and salt. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep fry chicken pieces in batches until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
- In a wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Sauté garlic, ginger, and green chilies until fragrant.
- Add diced onion and capsicum. Stir-fry on high heat for 2 minutes to keep them crunchy.
- Add soy sauce, red chili sauce, and ketchup. Mix well to form a thick, glossy sauce.
- Add fried chicken to the sauce and toss to coat evenly. Stir-fry on high heat for another 2–3 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped spring onion greens and serve immediately.
Notes
- Increase heat by adding more green chilies or crushed red pepper.
- Air-fry or shallow-fry chicken for a lighter version.
- Add mushrooms or baby corn to the veggie mix for a stir-fry variation.
- Store sauce and chicken separately to retain crispness for leftovers.
- Reheat in a skillet with oil for best texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
