A perfect blend of chicken and bell peppers with sweet, savoury and spicy sauces. You can also substitute the chicken with cottage cheese (paneer) or cauliflower and the bell peppers with broccoli.
Ingredients:
For Marinade:
Boneless chicken – 500 gms
Egg – 1
Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Corn starch – 1/4 cup
Soya Sauce – 1 tsp
Salt – as required
For Stir Fry
Oil – 3 tbsp
Red or Green or Orange Bell Pepper – 1 (cut into big squares)
Dried Red Chillie – 1 long
Garlic chopped fine – 5 to 6 cloves
Ginger chopped fine – 3/4 inch piece
Green chillie chopped fine – 1
Red Chillie paste – 2 tsp or as per your taste
Spring Onion – 2 sprigs for garnish
Sesame seeds – (for granish) -optional
For Sauce
Soy sauce – 1 1/2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup – 3 tbsp
Tomato paste store bought – 2 tsp
Hoisin sauce – 1/2 tsp (optional)
Ground Schezwan Pepper Corn or Ordinary black Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Rice wine Vinegar – 1 tsp
Sugar – 1/2 tsp
For the paste
Long Red chillies – 5
Medium Hot Water – 2 tbsp
To make the red chillie paste, soak the red chillies in water for 30 minutes and drain. Blend them in a mixie jar to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
Make a sauce of all the ingredients and keep it aside in a bowl.
Preparation:
Clean and wash the boneless chicken. Cut it into small cubes and keep it aside. beat an egg and add it to the chicken alongwith the corn flour and pepper powder. Deep fry the chicken in batches and keep it aside.
In a pan, add oil and heat it. Add the finely cut green chillies, finely cut ginger and garlic and saute on high flame for 2 minutes. Into it, add the long red chillie and bell peppers and saute for a minute and then, add the sauce and saute it again on high flame for 2 minutes. Add half of the red chillie paste (can store the other half of the paste in fridge for 3 – 4 days) and saute well for a minute until the raw smell goes off. Next, add the fried chicken pieces into it and mix well to coat the chicken pieces. Stir it again for 2 – 3 minutes. Switch off the flame and add chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.
Serve hot with fried rice.
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