HOT GARLIC CHICKEN RECIPE | CHILLI GARLIC CHICKEN RESTAURANT STYLE

Hot Garlic Chicken Recipe | Chilli Garlic Chicken Restaurant Style |
Ingredients for Hot Garlic Chicken Recipe: (Tsp-Teaspoon; Tbsp-Tablespoon)
• Boneless Chicken Thigh - 450 gms (1 lb) cut into bite sized pieces
For Marination:
• Salt-1/2 tsp
• Pepper Powder-1/2 tsp
• Dark Soy sauce- 1 tsp
• Egg white-of 1 big egg
• Corn starch/flour-4 tbsp
• Oil -2 tsp
Sauce mix:
• Red Chilli Sauce- 2 tbsp
• Tomato Ketchup- 1 tbsp
• Readymade tomato purée- 4 tbsp
• Soy Sauce-2 tsp
• Brown Sugar-2 tsp
• Corn starch/flour- 1 tbsp
• Water- 5-6 tbsp
Tempering:
• Garlic, fine chopped- 10 cloves (25 gms)
• Red chilllies cut-4
• Green chillies sliced-4
• Spring onion whites- 3-4 tbsp
Other Ingredients:
• Oil for deep frying + 3 tbsp for sautéing
• Spring onion greens for garnish-3-4 tbsp
Preparation:
• Cut the boneless thighs into bite sized pieces and marinate with the items specified. Set aside for around 30 mins.
• Take a small bowl and add all the ingredients for the Sauce mix to the bowl. Whisk well and set aside for use later.
• Now, to fry the chicken pieces, heat oil in a pan or kadhai and drop the battered chicken pieces side by side to not crowd the pan. Do not stir it for a minute. Now fry on medium heat for another 4-5 mins till tender. Repeat for the balance chicken pieces. Remove and set aside on a plate.
• Slice the spring onion whites and the green chillies .
• Also fine chop the peeled garlic and cut the dried red chillies into 1” pieces.
Process:
• Heat oil in a wok/kadhai and add the finely chopped garlic. Mix and sauté for around 30 secs and then add the sliced spring onion whites, cut red chillies and the sliced green chillies. Mix and fry on medium heat for another 2 mins till the garlic is light brown in color.
• Now add the sauce mix and mix & cook on low heat for 1-2 mins.
• Now add the fried chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 2 mins to coat the chicken pieces.
• Garnish with chopped spring onion greens .
• Mix and stir fry for 1 min and serve hot.