500-600gms. boneless chicken (cut into1-inch cubes)
2 tbsp Soya sauce
1 egg
2 tbsp corn flour / corn starch
5-6 green chilies (finely chopped)
2 green onion tops (finely chopped), if available
1 tsp
garlic paste
Salt To Taste
1/2 tsp white pepper powder or to taste
1 tsp
sugar
A pinch of ajinomoto (optional)
2 cups chicken broth /
water
1 tbsp oil
Oil to fry
How to make chili chicken :
* Take 1tbsp. Soya sauce, 1tbsp. corn flour,
salt, egg in a bowl and marinate chicken pieces in the the mixture for about 10-15 minutes.
*
Heat oil and deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till golden brown.
* Now in a separate wok / kadhai
heat 1 tbsp. oil and add
garlic paste and green chilies and sauté for few seconds.
* Add 2 cups of chicken broth or
water. Bring to boil and add
sugar, pepper powder,
salt , ajinomoto and remaining Soya sauce.
* Add fried chicken pieces to it and
cook for few minutes.
* Dissolve the remaining corn flour in 1/2 cup
water and add to the curry stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
Cook for 2-3 minutes.
* Serve chilli chicken hot garnished with chopped green onion tops. Goes well with steamed / boiled rice.