Chilli Chicken

Chilli Chicken

Ingredients

• 500 gms Boneless chicken
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 2  tsp red chilly powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 egg
• 1 big green capsicum (deseeded and diced)
• 2 Big Onions (diced)
• 5 to 6 Green chillies (Can use more for more spice)
• 1 tbsp Soya sauce
• 1 tsp Red chilly sauce
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 2 tsp Tomato ketchup
• 3 to 4 tbsp corn flour
• ½ tsp Sugar optional
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Oil for frying
• 1 star anise
• 8 to 10 garlic cloves finely chopped
• ½ ‘’ ginger finely chopped
• 2 to 3 dry chilly

Method

1. Wash the chicken, and cut into bite size cubes. Marinate the chicken with ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and egg. Leave for 30 mins.
2. Add corn flour to the chicken and mix well. Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the chicken pieces drain and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a wok. Add finely chopped garlic and saute. Add finely chopped ginger and green chillies and saute. Add star anise and dry chilly and saute.
4. Add diced onion, green capsicum and saute.
5. Add the chicken, soya sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
6. Add Vinegar and mix well.
7. Mix 1 tbsp of the corn flour with water and add to the chicken. Mix well. Boil till it thickens.
8.  Serve hot.