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    Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Fantastic Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe with step by step pictures. In this recipe the chicken is chopped into bite-sized pieces, coated in batter deep fried and mixed with sauces.

    Sweet and Sour Chicken

    Sweet and sour chicken quite a popular chicken recipe, i made it few days back..It is so easy to make and turns out very very delicious. Hubby went crazy over this chicken..It was that good. You have to try it for sure.

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    Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Chicken

    • Chicken Breast - 2 medium size cubed
    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Garlic - 5 cloves chopped finely
    • Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 1 chopped

    For Batter:

    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - ½ cup
    • Corn Flour / Corn Starch - ½ cup
    • Baking Powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Water - as needed
    • Oil for Deep Frying

    For Sauce:

    • Tomato Ketchup - ½ cup
    • Soya Sauce - 2 tsp
    • Vinegar - ¼ cup
    • Chilli Garlic Sauce - 2 tblspn
    • Sugar - 4 tblspn
     

    This is a simple version of making this recipe and it was so tasty..You have to try it once to see how tasty it turns out. It will be your kids new favourite. I made another popular chicken recipe will share it soon.

     
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Sweet and Sour Chicken

    1. Mix all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
    2. Take batter ingredients in a bowl, add water slowly and make it into a semi thick batter.
    3. Dip each chicken in batter and fry till golden. It should be cripsy. Drain onto some paper towel and set aside.
    4. Now heat oil in a pan, add in garlic and fry for a min.
    5. Add in peppers and saute for 3 mins or so.
    6. Then add in sauce and cook till it is thick and glossy.
    7. Add in fried chicken and toss well.
    8. Serve hot..
     

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    Fantastic Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

    Fantastic Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe with step by step pictures. In this recipe the chicken is chopped into bite-sized pieces, coated in batter deep fried and mixed with sauces.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 3 servings

    Ingredients

    • Chicken Breast - 2 medium size cubed
    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Garlic - 5 cloves chopped finely
    • Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 1 chopped
    • For Batter:
    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - ½ cup
    • Corn Flour / Corn Starch - ½ cup
    • Baking Powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Water - as needed
    • Oil for Deep Frying
    • For Sauce:
    • Tomato Ketchup - ½ cup
    • Soya Sauce - 2 tsp
    • Vinegar - ¼ cup
    • Chilli Garlic Sauce - 2 tblspn
    • Sugar - 4 tblspn

    Instructions

    • Mix all the sauce ingredients and set aside.
    • Take batter ingredients in a bowl, add water slowly and make it into a semi thick batter.
    • Dip each chicken in batter and fry till golden. It should be cripsy. Drain onto some paper towel and set aside.
    • Now heat oil in a pan, add in garlic and fry for a min.
    • Add in peppers and saute for 3 mins or so.
    • Then add in sauce and cook till it is thick and glossy.
    • Add in fried chicken and toss well.
    • Serve hot..

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    Sweet and Sour Chicken Step by Step

     
     
    Take all your ingredients for sauce
    Take ketchup in a bowl
    add in vinegar
    add in soy sauce
    chilli garlic sauce
    add in sugar
    mix well and set aside
    take batter ingredients
    take flour in a bowl
    add in cornflour
    add in salt
    baking powder
    mix well
    add in water
    mix well
    Batter done
    now it is smooth 
    Take chicken breast
    cut it into strips
    cut it into cubes
    dip it in the batter
    coat it well with batter
     
     
    drop it in hot oil
    keep frying
    it will turn really golden and crispy
    fry till golden
    drain it
    see how crispy it looks
    Heat oil in a pan
    add in garlic
    add in capsicum
    toss well
    add in sauce
    mix well

     

    let it bubble up
    now the sauce is thick and reduced
    add the crispy chicken pieces in
    toss well
    Serve
     
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    1. Anonymous

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      why cant you try some variety Korean dishes like kimchi made with nappa cabbage or normal cabbage..

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    2. Anonymous

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      Maam, can i use fish i/o chicken, as i don't eat chicken.

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      • Joshila Goes

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        Finally i did it!
        Instead of chicken i used shrimps with a slight hint of pineapple pieces and juice.... taste really good...
        Thank u

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    3. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousyes u can use fish in this too

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    4. durgakalyan

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      hi

      can i try this recipe with paneer or anyother vegetables. will there be any changes in recipe.

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    5. Aarthi

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      @durgakalyanpaneer, gobi, potatoes will work

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    6. Keeli Enterprises

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      Hi. Can i use normal ketchup insteat of garlic chilli to be eaten by kids also.

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    7. Aarthi

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      @Keeli Enterprisesyes u can

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    8. Aishu Naresh

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      hello mam all purpose flour mean which one u ll use atta or rice flour ..

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    9. Aarthi

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      @Aishu Nareshit is refined flour, maida,

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