Easy Chicken Chili Gravy Recipe

This has to be one of the best protein packed Chinese savoury dishes. Very simple to prepare, impossible to mess with, follow below recipe to obtain soft juicy tender chicken pieces dipped in yummy gravy without ajinomoto!  When guests arrive or whenever you crave for Chinese, this recipe will definitely steal the show.

Turned out super delicious!

Preparation Time:  10mins

Cooking Time: 20mins

Ingredients:

Boneless fresh chicken pieces – 400 gms

All purpose flour(maida) – 3 tablespoon

Corn flour – 1 tablespoon

Eggs – 1 nos.

For gravy:

Soya Sauce – ½ cup

Tomato Sauce – 1 cup

Capsicum – 1 medium size

Onion – 2 medium size

Spring onion – For garnish

1 finely chopped Garlic

½ grated Ginger

4 to 5 Green vertically slit Chilies

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method:

1)    Wash the boneless skin pieces properly and drain excess water. Add maida, corn flour and egg to chicken, mix well and keep aside for 5 minutes. The chicken should be properly coated and should appear consistent as shown in picture below.

2) Chop capsicum and onion into medium pieces.

3)    Heat oil in pan. Fry the chicken pieces turning both sides on high flame for 3 minutes overall or till golden brown.

4) Strain some of the oil and use remaining to prepare gravy. Add ginger, garlic and chilies.

5) Add onions and capsicum and cook till onions become translucent on medium heat.

6) Mix soya sauce, tomato sauce to above and cook for a minute more. Change consistency of gravy as per your choice by increasing/decreasing quantity of tomato and soya sauce.

7)  Add chicken pieces and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add salt accordingly. Finally garnish with spring onion.

 Chicken Chili gravy is ready to be served. Enjoy with noodles or as I do with chappatis!