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Chilli Chicken | Chilli Chicken Recipe (Dry & Gravy)

Chilli Chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese dish which is famous all over India. Crispy fried chicken tossed in a spicy tangy chilli sauce to create a fiery experience. Restaurant style chilli chicken is made with onions, ginger, garlic and sauces pairs well with fried rice and hakka noodles. Learn how to make spicy chilli chicken recipe gravy and dry version with step by step pictures.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, Indo Chinese
Servings 6 servings
Calories 319 kcal

Ingredients
  

Chilli Chicken Dry

  • 750 grams Chicken boneless
  • ½ cup All Purpose Flour
  • ½ cup Cornstarch
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 3 tablespoon Water
  • Oil for deep frying

For Chilli Chicken Sauce

  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 tablespoon Ginger finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped
  • 1 large Onions sliced thinly
  • 2 slit Green Chilli
  • 1 Capsicum sliced
  • 3 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
  • 3 tablespoon Green Chilli Sauce
  • 2 teaspoon Vinegar
  • 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
  • 2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
  • ¼ cup Water
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
  • 3 Spring Onions finely chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar

Chilli Chicken (Gravy Version)

  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger chopped finely
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic chopped finely
  • 1 large Onion chopped finely
  • 4 alit Green Chillies
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ teaspoon Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vinegar
  • 3 tablespoon Green Chilli Sauce
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 teaspoon Cornstarch
  • 3 Spring Onions chopped finely

Instructions
 

Chilli Chicken Dry

  • Start by frying some chicken. Take chicken in a bowl, add in flour, cornflour, salt, pepper, soy sauce, ginger garlic paste and water. mix well. Set aside for 10 mins.
  • Heat some oil for deep frying, drop the chicken in and fry till golden, drain and set aside.
  • Now make the sauce, heat some butter in a pan, add in ginger garlic and fry till golden. Add in onions. green chillies, salt and sugar. Add in capsicum and mix well. Add in red chilli powder, soy sauce, green chilli sauce, vinegar, ketchup adn mix well. Add in water and cook till oil separates and thickens.
  • Add in fried chicken and toss well. Add in black pepper and spring onion. Mix well. Serve hot.

Chilli Chicken with Gravy

  • Heat butter in a pan, add ginger, garlic and onions and saute for a min. Add green chillies and mix well. Add in all sauces, salt and sugar and mix well.
  • Add water and bring it to a boil. Add in cornstarch slurry and mix well. Add fried chicken in and cook for 2 mins. Add spring onions and serve.

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Notes

  1. When frying chicken, you can add a dash of baking powder for crispy texture. 
  2. You can double fry the chicken to achieve crispy texture.
  3. Taste and adjust the sauce with sugar, soy sauce and vinegar.
  4. Chilli chicken taste best with fried rice, noodles and rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 319kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 14gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 515mgPotassium: 361mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1241IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg
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