Ginger Chicken Recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious spicy ginger chicken made with onions, chicken and garlic tossed into chicken with some sauces makes it finger licking good.
Ginger Chicken Recipe
I love the flavour of ginger in my chicken dish, i have already shared a ginger pepper chicken recipe in my blog which i love so much. It is so easy to make but taste so yum. I make ginger chicken little different too, it is made by frying chicken separately and tossing it in a ginger flavoured sauce, it taste good too, goes really well with noodles and fried rice. But I always wanted to post a spicy yet complete ginger flavoured chicken dish.
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I made it the coming week itself and it turned out to be super good. I planned to get some boneless chicken and try this out, but unfortunately i couldn't get my hands on them. So I used fresh bone-in chicken, still it tasted good.
About Ginger Chicken
Ginger Chicken is a traditional Chinese dish made with fresh ginger, garlic, and scallions that is cooked down into a sticky brown sauce that goes great with rice or noodles.
A flavorful main course is ginger chicken. Fresh, minced ginger is commonly used to add a rich, spicy flavour to chicken, vegetables, and other ingredients. When ginger is cooked, it emits a very fragrant aroma. The exact ingredients and method of cooking for ginger chicken recipes vary greatly.
Ginger is a great appetite stimulant, anti-oxidant, and stress reliever for chickens perfect for when the pressures of being a hen get too much! Ginger works wonders for our feathered friends; circulatory systems, stimulating blood flow, so including it in their winter diet is essential.
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Ginger Chicken Ingredients
Ginger & Garlic - Fresh ginger has a slightly peppery and sweet flavour, as well as a pungent and spicy aroma. It's a common flavouring in Asian dishes. Salad dressings, baked goods, soups, curries, meats. Garlic adds a distinct flavour to the dish.
Onion - Onions are considered a basic ingredient or the foundation of Indian cooking and are used to make any gravy, curry, or bhuna dish. The flavour and aroma of onion transforms any ordinary dish into a mouthwatering and delectable one.
Spices - as far as the spice powders, I used a combination of chilli powder and pepper powder.
Chicken - you can use boneless chicken or bone-in chicken. I prefer using dark meat than breast.
Soy sauce - it adds colour and depth of flavour to this dish.
How to Make Ginger Chicken (Stepwise Pictures)
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| Take your ingredients |
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| Take chopped chicken pieces in a bowl, use boneless if you can |
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| Drizzle in some soy sauce |
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| season with some salt |
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| drizzle in some vinegar |
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| Mix well and leave it to marinate for 30 mins |
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| Now take onions in a blender |
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| Add a bunch of garlic and ginger, ginger has to be dominant |
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| Make it into a smooth paste |
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| Now heat oil and add the chicken in |
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| fry on high heat till the chicken is coloured |
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| Now remove this to a plate |
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| In the remaining oil, add more oil if needed |
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| add in the ground masala |
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| mix well with the oil, and scrape the brown bits |
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| cook till the raw smell leaves away and oil separates from the mix |
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| some chilli powder and pepper powder |
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| Add in chopped green chillies |
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| add in some salt |
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| some ketchup |
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| i added a touch of water |
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| mix well |
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| cook for few more mins...You can taste to see the salt and spice level |
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| add in the browned chicken |
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| toss well in the masala |
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| cover and cook |
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| once it is all done, turn off the heat |
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| add in spring onion or coriander leaves |
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| serve |
Expert Tips
- Use boneless chicken thigh for easy and fast cooking.
- You can adjust the amount of black pepper powder as per your liking.
- You can use spring onions instead of coriander leaves.
- Lemon juice can be used instead of vinegar.
FAQ
What are the benefits of cooking with ginger?
Ginger is high in antioxidants, which protect your body from stress and damage. They may help your body fight chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and lung diseases, as well as promote healthy ageing.
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Ginger Chicken | Ginger Chicken Recipe
Equipment
- Cooking pot
- Blender
Ingredients
For Marination
- 500 grams Chicken Use boneless if you can
- 1 tsp Salt or to taste
- 2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
For Gravy
- 5 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp Pepper Powder
- 2 no Green Chilli chopped roughly
- 4 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
- 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- Salt to taste
For Grinding
- 2 large Onion peeled and chopped
- ½ cup Ginger peeled and chopped
- 10 cloves Garlic peeled
Instructions
- Take chicken in a bowl, add in salt, soy sauce, vinegar and mix well. Leave it to marinate for 30 mins.
- Now take onion, ginger, garlic in a blender and make it into a fine puree.
- Heat oil in a wok, add in the chicken and cook on high heat till the chicken is well coloured. Remove it to a plate and set aside.
- Now in the same oil, add more oil if needed. Add in the ground masala and mix well. Scrape the pan to remove any brown bits. Cook this paste till oil separates from it. Now add in chilli powder, pepper powder, salt, ketchup and green chilli. Mix well. Add in a dash of water and mix well.
- Add in the browned chicken and mix well. Cover and cook for 25 to 30 mins or till the chicken is cooked. Now turn off the heat and add in coriander leaves. Serve.
Notes
- Use boneless chicken thigh for easy and fast cooking.
- You can adjust the amount of black pepper powder as per your liking.
- You can use spring onions instead of coriander leaves.
- Lemon juice can be used instead of vinegar.
Nutrition
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Hamaree Rasoi
Thanks for showing step by step recipe of the ginger chicken. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa
Amina Khaleel
delicious gravy... mouth watering..
swa
Why do you call it ginger chicken, I do not think the ginger taste would be dominating, as many other ingredients are used ? Does it give a gingery taste ?
Aarthi
@swaSince 1/2 cup of ginger is used, that flavour will be dominating...
vikramadevi
Yesterday I tried it. Every one in my family liked it.
Anonymous
Could u pls tell me why we need to double fry the chicken? Instead can we add it straight after adding
the masala
Aarthi
@Anonymousit makes it more tasty
Anonymous
Hi. Can I avoid the vinegar in this recipe??
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can
vishal rohera
Came out really awesome mam. You rock as always. You are an inspiration.
Anonymous
tried the recipe. But found bitterness in that. Even got burning sensation after eating . Kindly kelp. is it causing because I used more ginger.
Aarthi
adding more ginger may cause bitter taste.
Anonymous
thank you for the reply
Meena
Hi aarthi, tried the ginger chicken it tasted awesome. Though I added more ginger. My family loved it.
Thank you so much.
Anonymous
Can I omit the soy sauce?
Aishwarya S
I tried without soya sauce and vinegar, instead marinated with ketchup and chilli sauce
Thanks for the recipe, came out really well.