Chinese Chilli Chicken Dry (Chilli Chicken Recipe)
Chilli Chicken recipe with step-by-step photos and a video recipe. Dry Chilli chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese dish made with battered boneless chicken pieces, fried until crispy, and tossed with onion, bell peppers, and Chinese sauces. Easy chicken appetizer recipe that tastes just as good as what you’d get in a restaurant! Serve it with fried rice or noodles.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Servings: 2people
Author: Preeti
Equipment
Mixing bowl
Deep bottom pan
Ingredients
To marinate the chicken
300gramsboneless skinless chicken breastscut into 1 inch pieces
½teaspooncrushed black pepper
Salt to taste
1teaspoonKashmiri red chilli powder
1teaspoonginger garlic paste
1teaspoonlight soy saucelow sodium preferred
1teaspoonrice vinegar
½egg whitefrom 1 egg
To make the sauce mix
1tablespoonlight soy saucelow sodium preferred
1teaspoonred chilli sauce
½teaspoonblack pepper
2tablespoontomato ketchup
1teaspoonvinegar
To make the chilli chicken batter
1tablespooncornstarch
3tablespoonall-purpose flour
For stir-fry
2teaspoonoil
1teaspoonfinely chopped ginger
1teaspoonfinely chopped garlic
3tablespoonspring onion whitesfinely chopped
2green chilliesadd as per taste
½green bell pepper
½red bell pepper
1onion
spring onion greens
Instructions
Preparations
To marinate the chicken - In a mixing bowl, combine chicken, salt, pepper, Kasmiri red chili powder, ginger-garlic paste, vinegar, egg white and soy sauce. Marinate for 30 minutes.
Make the sauce-mix - To a small mixing bowl, combine light soy sauce, red chili sauce, black pepper, tomato ketchup and vinegar. You can taste it and adjust the seasoning as per your taste. Set this aside.
Chop the bell peppers, ginger, garlic, and onions.
Fry the chicken
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan over medium heat.
Add flour to the marinated chicken. Combine it well. If needed, you can add one more tablespoon of all-purpose flour or cornstarch. Not more than that, we do not need a thick coating on the chicken.
Add the chicken pieces to the hot oil. Let it fry for a minute. Do not stir at this stage.
Gently stir and fry until it is golden and crisp. Remove it to a plate line with paper towel.
To make Chinese Chilli Chicken Dry
Heat 2 teaspoon of oil in a deep bottom pan over medium heat.
Add ginger, garlic, spring onion whites and green chillies. Stir-fry it for 30 seconds.
Next, add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and onion cubes. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the prepared sauce-mix and stir to combine.
Finally, add the fried chicken and combine.
Remove from heat. Garnish with spring onion greens.
Chilli chicken dry is ready to serve.
Video
Notes
Marinating the chicken helps the chicken pieces to remain juicy. Also, enhances the flavor. Marinate the chicken at least for 30 minutes.
Prepare your ingredients before you start to stir-fry.
Add flour to the marinated chicken only when you are ready to deep fry it. Do not add flour while marinating the chicken.
Adjust the sauces and spices as per taste.
To reduce the heat of the dish, reduce the quantity of red chilli sauce and pepper.
Skip the addition of green chilies, if you prefer less spicy or if making it for kids.
Lightly coat the chicken with flour while making the batter. We do not need a thick coating on the chicken. It will not taste good.
Do not overcrowd the pan while frying the chicken. It will reduce the temperature of the oil and the chicken will not be crisp.
Do not use dark soy sauce; it will darken the color of the dish.