Dragon Chicken recipe | Restaurant Style Dragon Chicken

Dragon chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese chicken recipe. You can make this easy Indo-Chinese chicken at home within 30 minutes.

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It tastes the same as restaurant-style dragon chicken. Serve it as a starter or as a side dish with Fried rice.

What is Dragon Chicken?

Dragon chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese chicken recipe. Thin long strips of chicken breast are marinated & then deep-fried.

It is then tossed with cashews, veggies & yummy sauces. Serve it as a starter or side dish with fried rice.

I love Indo Chinese cuisine and my favorite is Chili Chicken, Fried rice, Gobi Manchurian & many more!  Dragon chicken is a new addition to the list.

Cooking tips:

1. Marinate the chicken strips in sauces. Cover & keep it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes or longer. The longer it marinates, the better it tastes.
2. Heat the oil to deep frying the chicken pieces. Once the oil is hot enough, reduce the flame to medium & add the chicken strips. Flip & fry it until crisp & golden.
3. Do not overcrowd the pan. Fry the chicken strips in batches.
4. If the flame is on high then the chicken will brown outside quickly but will remain uncooked in the middle. So once the oil is hot immediately reduce the heat to medium & then add the chicken pieces to fry.
5. Do not over fry the chicken pieces otherwise it may taste chewy or rubbery.
6. You can adjust the spices & the sauces as per your taste.

How to make Dragon Chicken

Preparations:

1. Cut the chicken breast in thin long strips. Set it aside. (image 1)

Making the Dragon chicken:

1. Start with marinating the chicken strips with ginger-garlic paste, salt, black pepper, soy sauce, vinegar & egg. Marinate for 30 minutes or longer. (image 2)
2. Add cornflour & all-purpose flour to it. Combine everything well. Set it aside. (image 3 & 4)
3. Heat oil in a deep bottom pan over medium heat.
4. Fry the marinated chicken pieces until golden & crisp. Set it aside. (image 5 & 6)
5. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a deep bottomed pan over high heat.
6. Add cashews, dried red chilies & garlic. Sauté for 30 seconds. Be careful not to burn the cashews. (image 7)
7.  Add spring onion whites, green capsicum, red capsicum & yellow capsicum. Sauté for 3-4 minutes. (image 8)
8. Stir in soy sauce, tomato & chili sauce. Cook for a minute.
9. Add 3 tbsp of water, black pepper powder, sugar & salt to taste. Combine everything well.
10. Next, add the fried chicken & toss until the chicken is combined well with the sauces.
11. Finally, add some spring onion greens & vinegar. Switch off the flame.
12. Dragon chicken is ready to serve.

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Dragon Chicken recipe | Restaurant Style Dragon Chicken

Dragon chicken is an easy Indo-Chinese chicken starter. It tastes the same as served in restaurants. You can make this restaurant-style dragon chicken at home within 30 minutes.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, snacks/starters

Cuisine Indo-Chinese

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 360kcal

Author Preeti

Equipment

• Heavy bottom pan

Ingredients

To marinate the chicken

• 250- gram chicken breast cut into thin long strips
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 1.5 tbsp all-purpose flour (Maida)

For sauce:

• 10 cashews
• 3-4 dried red chilies
• 1 tbsp chopped garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup spring onion whites (sliced)
• 1/2 cup green capsicum (sliced)
• 1/4 cup sliced red capsicum (sliced)
• 1/4 cup sliced yellow capsicum (sliced)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp chili sauce
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• salt to taste
• spring onion greens
• 1 tsp vinegar

Other ingredients:

• oil for deep frying

Instructions

Preparations:

• Cut the chicken breast in thin long strips. Set it aside.

Marinate the chicken:

• Start with marinating the chicken strips with ginger-garlic paste, salt, black pepper, soy sauce, vinegar & egg. Marinate for 30 minutes or longer.
• Add cornflour & all-purpose flour to it. Combine everything well. Set it aside.

Fry the chicken:

• Heat oil in a deep bottom pan over medium heat.
• Fry the marinated chicken pieces until golden & crisp. Set it aside.

Making the sauce:

• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a deep bottomed pan over high heat.
• Add cashews, dried red chilies & garlic. Sauté for 30 seconds. Be careful not to burn the cashews.
• Add spring onion whites, green capsicum, red capsicum & yellow capsicum. Sauté for 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce, tomato & chili sauce. Cook for a minute.
• Add 3 tbsp of water, black pepper powder, sugar & salt to taste. Combine everything well.
• Next, add the fried chicken & toss until the chicken is combined well with the sauces.
• Finally, add some spring onion greens & vinegar. Switch off the flame.
• Dragon chicken is ready to serve.

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Notes

1. Marinate the chicken strips in sauces. Cover & keep it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes or longer. The longer it marinates, the better it tastes.
2. Heat the oil to deep frying the chicken pieces. Once the oil is hot enough, reduce the flame to medium & add the chicken strips. Flip & fry it until crisp & golden.
3. If the flame is on high then the chicken will brown outside quickly but will remain uncooked in the middle. So once the oil is hot immediately reduce the heat to medium & then add the chicken pieces to fry.
4. Do not over fry the chicken pieces otherwise it may taste chewy or rubbery.

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