Chilly Chicken

April 10th, 2011 admin Posted in Chicken Recipes, Hyderabadi Recipes, Indo Chinese Recipes No Comments »

To marinate chicken:

1)  All purpose flour ( Cake flour) – 1 cup
2)  Cayne Pepper powder or Red chilly powder – 2 tsp
3)  White pepper powder – 1/4 tsp, optional
4)  Ginger , Green chilly paste – 1 tsp
5)  Cumin seeds powder – 1/4 tsp
6)  Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
7)  Salt
8)  Finely chopped cilantro leaves – 2 tsp
9) Boneless skinless chicken (preferrably chicken thighs) – 1 lb , cut into small pieces.

Mix all ingredients and marinate for atleast 2 hour. I usaully marinate overnight in refrigerator.
Next day deep fry marianted chicken pieces and set this aside.

For making chilly chicken:
1)  Red Onion – chopped into 1 inch long cubes
2)  Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) – chopped into 1 inch long cubes
3)  Green chilly – 6 , slitted
4)  Ginger – 1 tsp, thinly sliced
5)  Garam masala powder – 2 tsp
6)  Cilantro leaves – finely chopped , 1/2 bunch

Heat some oil in a pan, saute cubed onion and pepper. Once bell pepper is 3/4th cooked , transfer this to a plate and set this aside.

Sauce Mix:
1)  Worcestershire sauce – 1 tsp
2)  Soy sauce – 1 tsp
3)  Franks red hot cayne pepper sauce – 2 tbsp
4)  Hot Chili Sauce (Sriracha brand if available) – 2 tsp
5)  Tomato Ketchup – 2 tsp

Mix all sauces in a bowl. You can increase or decrease sauce quantities based on your taste and spice level.

Add more oil to the pan if needed and saute sauce mix till it starts to thicken.
Add fried chicken pieces to the sauce and mix well.
Saute till all of the sauce is absorbed by the chicken pieces.
Transfer this to a plate and set this aside.

Heat some oil in the same pan and fry slitted green chilly and sliced ginger.
Add chicken pieces and sauteed onions and bell pepper and mix well.
Sprinkle garam masala powder and mix well.
Add chopped cilantro leaves and mix well.
Serve hot !!!

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Chicken Jalfrezi

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To marinate Chicken:
1)  Boneless skinless chicken breast – 1 lb, cut into thin long strips
2)  Black pepper powder – 1 tsp
3)  Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
4)  Coriander powder – 1 tsp
5)  Garam Masala powder – 1/2 tsp
6)  Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
7)  Plain Yogurt – 2 tbsp
8)  Salt for taste.

To marinate vegetables:
1)  Dry red pepper – 3, crushed to fine powder
2)  Lemon Juice – 1/2 lemon
3)  Dry Garlic powder – a pinch (optional)
4)  White Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp (optional)
5)  Salt for taste
6)  Carrot – 1
7)  Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) – 1
8)  Red Onion – 1 small

To make Chicken Jalfrezi:

1)  Yellow Onion – 1 small, finely chopped ( about 1/4 cup)
2)  Tomato – 2 small , finely chopped
3)  Garlic – 2 cloves, finely chopped
4)  Green chilly – 4 , finely chopped
5)  Cumin powder – 1 tsp
6)  Plain yogurt – 2 tbsp
7)  Garam Masala powder – as needed
8)  Black pepper powder – as needed
9)  Cilantro leaves – finely chopped , 2 tbsp

Mix black pepper powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder, garam masala powder ,lemon juice, salt and yogurt to make a fine paste.
Add chicken pieces to this , mix well and marinate overnight in refrigerator.

Cut capsicum ( Green bell pepper) lengthwise.
Cut carrot to 3 pieces and cut each piece lengthwise to make thin strips
Cut Red onion lengthwise to make thin strips
Mix cut capsicum, carrot , yellow onion , crushed red dry pepper ,garlic powder, white pepper powder, lemon juice and salt and marinate overnight in refrigerator.

Heat some oil in a pan and fry finely chopped onion. Remove onion pieces from oil and grind to a fine paste once it is cooled down. Set this aside.
Heat remaining oil in the pan, add finely chopped garlic and green chilly and fry.
Add cumin powder and mix well.
Add chopped tomatoes and ground roasted onion and fry till oil separates.
Add marinated chicken pieces to this and cook covered.

Heat some oil in another pan and fry marinated onion, carrot and capsicum separately till they are cooked and chared a bit and set this aside.

Once chicken is cooked well, add fried vegetables and mix well.
Lower heat and add plain yogurt and mix well.Add water till you get desired consistency. If you like the curry dry, skip this step.
Do a taste test and add more garam masala powder and black pepper powder if needed.
Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro leaves.

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