Indo-Chinese Cooking : Chilly Chicken

I always loved chinese food, especially Indo-Chinese. When I first came to Germany, J took me to a chinese restaurant, and when the menu cards arrived, I eagerly opened them to find dishes like Manchuria, Chilly Chicken, Ginger Chicken etc etc... But to my surprise I found something like Kung-Pao, Chicken in sweet and sour sauce etc...

I was very much disappointed at the fact that, Manchuria and Chilly Chicken etc, are found only the the Chinese restaurants in India.

Last weekend we have been to our friend's place in Munich, and suddenly the two men J and J wanted to have something spicy and so we decided to make Chilly Chicken, after browsing on net for the recipe, and after mix and match from here and there, we came up with this recipe.

Ingredients:
For Chicken:
Chicken Breasts: 500 gms, cut into bite sized pieces
Cornflour: 1 tbsp
Egg: 1
Salt: to taste
Ajnimotto: 1/4 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp
Pepper Powder: 1 tsp
Oil: for frying

To Finish:
Oil: 2 tbsp
Green Chillies: 8 to 10, slit length wise, acc. to your taste buds
Capsimcum: 1 large, cut into cubes
Onions: 1 large, cut into cubes
Chopped Ginger: 1 tbsp
Chopped Garlic: 1 tbsp
Salt: to taste
Soya Sauce: 2 tbsp
Ajnimotto: 1/4 tsp
Red Chilly Sauce: 1 tbsp
Cornflour: 1 tbsp, mixed in little water
Spring Onions: to garnish

Chilly Chicken : The Steps

How I did it:

1. Mix chicken with all other ingredients, mentioned under 'For Chicken'.
2. Heat oil in a wide pan, and fry the chicken.
3. Keep aside.
4. Take an other deep pan, add little oil.
5. When hot, add green chillies and chopped ginger and garlic.
6. Then add Onions and Capsicum.
7. Add little salt and fry for 5 mins.
8. Add Soya Sauce, and ajnimotto and Chilli Sauce.
9. Fry for 2 mins more.
10. Add the fried chicken pieces and 2 to 3 tbsp of cornflour mixed in water.
11. Mix well and fry for 2 more mins.
12. Serve Hot.

And the Verdict:
Spicy, yummy.. and though it comes under chinese cusine, its truly Indian at heart :)