Recipe and photographs by Gurpreet Chana
Note: Most of the ingredients can be found at Asian or Indian grocery stores
Chilli Chicken
|
Rate this recipe!
|
|
| Servings |
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
Chilli Chicken
|
Ingredients
- 12Chicken Thighs
- 2Tbsp Plain Yogurt
- 2Tsp Tandoori Masala
- 1Tsp Garam Masala
- 1Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1Tsp Parsley Flakes
- 2Tbsp Gram Flour(aka Chickpea flour or Besan)
- 2Tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 Green Bell PepperCut in 1
- 1 Red Bell PepperCut in 1
- 1 Yellow or Orange Bell PepperCut in 1
- 1Large TomatoCut in 1
- 2Large Spanish OnionSliced
- 6-7 Garlic ClovesCoarsely Chopped
- 1 Fresh Ginger RootGrated or as paste
- 2 Hot Green ChiliesMinced
- 3-4Tbsp Oil(or Ghee if you have it)
- 1Tbsp Soy Sauce
- Fresh CilantroChopped for garnish
Servings:
Units:
Instructions
- Clean chicken under warm water and cut it into small pieces.
- Mix yogurt, gram flour, Tandoori Masala, parsley leave flakes, lemon juice, 2 tsp of oil and half of ginger and garlic paste into a separate bowl.
- Marinate the chicken pieces into that mix and leave it in the fridge for half an hour,
- Add 1 tbsp (or little more as desired) oil into a pan, and cook chopped garlic until fragrant, add sliced onions and cook until light brown.
- Add sweet chilli sauce, soya sauce, green chillies, and some ginger and garlic paste.
- Add turmeric powder, and let it cook for 1 minute.
- Add the chopped peppers, and let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, and let everything cook for another 2-3 minutes to get desired tenderness.
- On the other hand, heat 2 tbsp of oil in a separate pan, and cook all the chicken pieces in it, putting few pieces at a time.
- Once cooked, put them on a paper towel to let the extra oil drain out, and add them to rest of the vegetables.
- Add salt to taste.
- Let everything cook together for about 5 minutes, and add garam masala in the end.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro(coriander) leaves and serve with Nan bread or rice (ideally, Basmati rice).
Powered byWP Ultimate Recipe
