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    Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe

    September 29, 2022 By Aarthi 10 Comments

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    Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a Chinese preparation of chicken tossed in flavours of garlic, that is made into a semi-gravy, goes best with noodles or fried rice.

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    2. Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe Step by Step

    Chinese Style Garlic Chicken 

    I have a addiction to Indo chinese foods. Specially non veg dishes. They are so delicious. I try to cook a indo chinese feast at home atleast once in a week or two. Today is that day, I made veg noodles, garlic chicken and chilli chicken..It was so yum..

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    Ingredients for Chinese Style Garlic Chicken

    For Chicken:

    • Boneless Chicken - ½ kg
    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 4 tblspn
    • Cornflour / Cornstarch - 4 tblspn
    • Salt to taste
    • Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
    • Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
    • Water as needed
    • Oil for Deep Frying

    For Gravy:

    • Oil - 2 tblspn
    • Butter - 1 tblspn
    • Dry Red Chillies - 3 broken
    • Ginger - 1 tsp chopped finely
    • Garlic - 1 tblspn Chopped Finely
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Garlic - 10 cloves pureed
    • Tomato Ketchup - 2 tblspn
    • Soy Sauce - 1.5 tsp
    • Green Chilli Sauce - 2 tblspn
    • Vinegar - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Ajinomoto - a pinch (optional, i didn't use)
    • Black Pepper Powder - 2 tsp
    • Cornflour / Cornstarch - 1 tsp
    • Spring Onion a handful finely chopped
    • Water as needed for gravy
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    If you are a garlic lover like me, you will love it for sure..It has a lovely aroma of garlic but not at all over powering..I am sure you need to have some mints after this meal to freshen up your breath..
     
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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Chinese Style Garlic Chicken Recipe

    1. Start by frying chicken, take chicken and other ingredients except oil in a bowl and mix really well.
    2. Heat oil for deep frying, fry chicken in hot oil till golden brown, drain and set aside.
    3. Now heat oil and butter in a pan. Add in chillies and fry till light brown.
    4. Add in chopped ginger and garlic. Saute for a min.
    5. Now add in onions, garlic puree and fry till raw smell leaves.
    6. Add in all the sauces and mix well.Add in salt and sugar as well.
    7. Then add in water and bring this to a boil.
    8. Now add in fried chicken pieces and simmer for 3 to 4 mins.
    9. Mix cornflour with some water and pour that in to thicken the gravy.
    10. Add in pepper and spring onion, give one final stir.
    11. Serve with fried rice, noodles or pulav.
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    Chinese Style Garlic Chicken Recipe

    Chinese Style Garlic Chicken Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a chinese preparation of chicken tossed in flavors of garlic, that is made into a semi-gravy, goes best with noodles or fried rice.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Lunch
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 5 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • For Chicken:
    • Boneless Chicken - ½ kg
    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 4 tblspn
    • Cornflour / Cornstarch - 4 tblspn
    • Salt to taste
    • Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
    • Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
    • Water as needed
    • Oil for Deep Frying
    • For Gravy:
    • Oil - 2 tblspn
    • Butter - 1 tblspn
    • Dry Red Chillies - 3 broken
    • Ginger - 1 tsp chopped finely
    • Garlic - 1 tblspn Chopped Finely
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Garlic - 10 cloves pureed
    • Tomato Ketchup - 2 tblspn
    • Soy Sauce - 1.5 tsp
    • Green Chilli Sauce - 2 tblspn
    • Vinegar - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Ajinomoto - a pinch optional, i didn't use
    • Black Pepper Powder - 2 tsp
    • Cornflour / Cornstarch - 1 tsp
    • Spring Onion a handful finely chopped
    • Water as needed for gravy

    Instructions
     

    • Start by frying chicken, take chicken and other ingredients except oil in a bowl and mix really well.
    • Heat oil for deep frying, fry chicken in hot oil till golden brown, drain and set aside.
    • Now heat oil and butter in a pan. Add in chillies and fry till light brown.
    • Add in chopped ginger and garlic. Saute for a min.
    • Now add in onions, garlic puree and fry till raw smell leaves.
    • Add in all the sauces and mix well.Add in salt and sugar as well.
    • Then add in water and bring this to a boil.
    • Now add in fried chicken pieces and simmer for 3 to 4 mins.
    • Mix cornflour with some water and pour that in to thicken the gravy.
    • Add in pepper and spring onion, give one final stir.
    • Serve with fried rice, noodles or pulav.
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    Chinese Garlic Chicken Recipe Step by Step

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    Take chicken in a bowl
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    Add in all purpose flour / maida
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    Add in cornflour / cornstarch
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    some salt
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    some pepper powder..i used freshly crushed pepper
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    add in some soy sauce
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    and some ginger garlic paste
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    pour a little water
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    mix well using your hands till it is all combined
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    heat oil for deep frying
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    drop chicken in
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    fry till golden, drain and set aside
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    Take garlic cloves in a blender
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    add little water and puree it smoothly
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    Now take your ingredients
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    Heat little oil in a pan
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    add a small knob of butter for flavour
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     some broken dry red chillies
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    now add in some chopped ginger and garlic..
    Chop it pretty finely
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    cook till it gets browned
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    add in finely chopped onions
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    pour in the garlic puree
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    mix well
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    cook till the raw smell leaves from the garlic
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    add some ketchup
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    and green chilli sauce
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    and some soy sauce
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    add in some vinegar..dont add too much
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    now add in a touch of salt and sugar
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    mix really well
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    now u can see oil separating from the mix
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    pour in enough water to form a gravy
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    you can taste to see whether salt is perfect..
    if not add more salt, vinegar as u like
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    add in the fried chicken
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    simmer for 3 to 4 mins
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    now take some cornflour in a bowl
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    add some cold water and mix well
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    pour that in
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    it will thicken the gravy 
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    finally add some crushed pepper
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    and lots of chopped spring onion
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    give one stir
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    done
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    Enjoy with pulav, fried rice or noodles
     
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    1. megz

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      Hi Aarthi..Soooo Yummy....

      Y do u add sugar along with salt in most of ur curries?

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    2. Matheen

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      hello aarthi i tried this garlic chicken it turned out very well.......actually i tried many of yoiur chicken n mutton rcps,its very simple and i like your pictorial..............many thanks by Aysha

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    3. megz

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      Hi Aarthi..lovely recipe
      Wanted to know y u add sugar in gravies..?

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    4. Moon Jashnani

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      Thanku so much aarti di love u n ur recipes

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    5. Aarthi

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      @megzsugar balances the taste.And it is my secret touch.

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    6. Revathi Ramkumar

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      Any substitute for green chilly sauce

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    7. Aarthi

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      @Revathi Ramkumarjust skip it..

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    8. Anonymous

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      Any substitute for vinegar. Please reply soon.

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    9. Shankara Raman

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      Looks Nice I'am trying it

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