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Restaurant Style Dragon Chicken Recipe

Aarthi
Dragon chicken made restaurant style in which chicken is fried till crispy and tossed in spicy sauce with dry red chillies and cashews. This dish is a family favorite just like my schezwan chicken. Learn how to make dragon chicken with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 5 servings
Calories 325 kcal

Equipment

  • Deep Fry Pot
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Cooking pot

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams Boneless Chicken Breast cut into thin strips
  • 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves finely chopped
  • Oil for Deep frying

For Marination:

  • 2 teaspoon Dark Soy Sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Chilli garlic paste
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ cup Corn Starch
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Ajinomoto / MSG optional

For Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 3 no Dry Red Chilli
  • 2 tablespoon Cashews
  • 1 large Onion sliced thinly
  • 1 large Capsicum / Bell Peppers sliced thinly
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Chilli garlic paste
  • 2 teaspoon Dark Soy sauce
  • ¼ cup Tomato Ketchup
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon Ajinomoto / Msg optional
  • 2 teaspoon Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Take chicken in a bowl and add all the marination ingredients. Mix well and let it marinate for 15  mins. Now heat some oil for deep frying. When the oil is hot drop the chicken in oil and fry till golden. Strain and set aside.
  • Now heat oil in a frying pan. Add in dry red chilli and cashews and fry till the cashew turn golden brown. Now add in onions and bell peppers and toss well in the oil. Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min. Now add in red chilli paste, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, salt, ajinomoto, sugar and mix well. Cook this for a couple of mins till the water evaporates and sauce thickens.
  • Now add in the fried chicken and toss well in the sauce. Add in chopped coriander or spring onions and mix well. Serve hot.

Video

Notes

  • Make sure you slice the chicken into thin strips so it cooks faster and evenly.
  • You can adjust the sauces to your taste, always taste check before using more.
  • Add more cashews for crunch. 
  • Chopped garlic and green chillies can be added in the sauce for flavour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 26gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 1012mgPotassium: 575mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 280IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken recipes, indo chinese
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