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Crispy Cashew Chicken Recipe

Aarthi
Crispy Cashew Chicken is a crunchy chicken tossed in a light sauce with fried cashews and chillies.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • Boneless Chicken - 500 grams chopped into small pieces
  • Salt to taste
  • Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
  • Potato Starch or Corn Starch - ½ cup
  • Oil for deep frying

FOR SAUCE:

  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Cashews - ¼ cup
  • Dry Red Chillies - 3
  • Onions - 1 chopped
  • Bell pepper - 1 chopped
  • Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
  • Vinegar - 2 tsp
  • Water - 3 to 4 tblsp
  • Sugar - 2 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Black Pepper powder as needed

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a pan. Mix chicken with salt, pepper, cornstarch or potato starcg and mix well.
  • Drop in hot oil and fry till golden. You can double fry the chicken for maximum crispyness.
  • Heat little oil in a pan, add in cashews and dry red chillies and fry till golden. Drain to a bowl.
  • Add in onions and capsicum and stir fry for a min.
  • Add in soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar and mix well. Add water and mix well.
  • Add in fried chicken and the fried chillies and cashews.
  • Toss well.
  • Add in black pepper powder and mix well.
  • Serve.
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