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Chilli Chicken (Mrs HF version)
Crispy-coated boneless chicken in a hot and spicy chilli sauce.
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Course
Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine
Chinese, Indian, indo-chinese
Ingredients
Chilli Chicken Batter
750
g
chicken breast/boneless thighs;
(cubed into 2cm pieces)
1
tbsp
plain flour
1
tbsp
corn flour
1
tbsp
gram flour (besan)
½
tsp
baking powder
½
tsp
tandoori powder
1
tsp
MSG aka Chinese salt
(optional, but highly recommended)
½
tsp
garlic paste
½
tsp
ginger paste
2
tsp
soy sauce
1
tsp
green chilli paste or to taste
1
whole
egg
juice of ½ lemon
Chilli Chicken Sauce
2
tsp
mustard seeds
2
whole
green chillies, slit through the centre
10
fresh curry leaves
½
tsp
garlic paste
½
tsp
ginger paste
½
tsp
green chilli paste
4
tbsp
tomato ketchup
1
tbsp
soy sauce
1
tbsp
tomato puree
1
tsp
chilli powder, adjust to taste
½
salt to taste
1
splash
white vinegar,
(or you can use any vinegar)
½
tsp
sesame oil
noodles,
either egg or wholemeal noodles
½
red pepper, cubed
1
red onion, cubed
coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
Chilli Chicken batter
Mix together the plain, corn and gram flours with baking powder, tandoori powder, salt and MSG.
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Then mix in the garlic and ginger paste, lemon juice, soy sauce, green chilli paste and egg.
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The paste will look thick, add the chicken pieces. Allow to marinate for an hour. Alternatively, you could cook straight away.
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Heat up oil to 180°C.
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Fry in small batches.
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Fry until the crust forms. You are not cooking the chicken through at this stage.
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Resist the temptation of eating the chicken as they are RAW at the moment!
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Chilli Chicken sauce (This is a quick stir fry sauce, so have all the ingredients ready)
Fry the mustard seeds in a little oil until they start to pop. Add the green chillies.
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Followed by the curry leaves.
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Add the garlic & ginger pastes and the green chilli paste.
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Followed by the tomato ketchup.
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Add the soy sauce and tomato puree.
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Add the chilli powder and salt (both to taste).
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Finally add the vinegar and sesame oil.
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I added too much oil at the start, so I'm removing some oil.
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Add the fried chicken pieces to the sauce.
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Along with the red pepper and red onion.
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Cook on medium-low heat until the chicken is fully cooked through, around 15 minutes. Using a large saucepan start boiling water for the noodles.
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Add some of the starchy pasta water to the Chilli Chicken to make a nice sauce.
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I added 1½ ladles of starchy water.
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Chalo Kawa.
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Questions
Did you add both Ketchup and Tomato puree?
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Can you use Chicken thighs instead of breast?
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What brand Noodles did you use?
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Can you make the batter without eggs?
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Can you use other types of vinegar
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Keyword
Chilli Chicken, Indo-chinese