Dragon Chicken

Ingredients

Boneless Chicken-200gm

Onion-2 medium

Green Capsicum-1

Yellow Capsicum-1/2 of 1(opt)

Red  Capsicum-1/2 of 1(opt)

Carrot-1

Broccoli-4-5 florets(opt)

Dry Red chilly-5

Chilly powder- 1 1/2tsp

Celery-2tbsp

Chilly Sauce-1 tbsp

Tomato Sauce-2 tbsp

Soya Sauce-2tbsp

Cashew nut-2tbsp

Sesame Oil-1tbsp

Ginger-garlic paste-3tbsp

Vegetable Oil- for frying

For Marination

Corn flour-2tbsp

All purpose flour-2tbsp

Egg white-1

Pepper Powder-1tbsp

Salt-

Soya Sauce-1tsp

Water

Method

First marinate the chicken pieces which is cut into thin strips with the above mentioned ingredients for 30 minutes.The batter should be medium thick.

In between fry the cashew nuts in light golden brown and keep aside.

Take a kadai and heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil and add ginger -garlic paste .Saute for 2 minutes in low flame .Now add finely chopped celery and dry red chillies(cut lengthwise) and saute for 3-4 minutes.

Now add thinly sliced onion , finely chopped green capsicum and salt.

Saute till they become soft .

In a bowl add chilly powder,soya sauce ,chilly sauce  and tomato sauce

Mix well and add this mix to the kadai and mix well..

So the gravy part is ready..Remove the kadai and keep aside..

Now its time to shallow fry our chicken pieces

Fry them till it become golden brown..

Drain the fried pieces in kitchen tissue

Now we can add these chicken to the gravy which we kept aside..

Along with chicken add carrot (cut into long pieces) ,2 types of capsicum and broccoli.Mix well.

Close the kadai and cook for another 10 minutes in low flame or till the vegetables are  done .

Don’t overcook these vegetables..let it be little bit crunchy.

Then open the lid and add cornflour mix(add 1tbsp of corn flour in half glass of water) to the gravy and cook for another 2 minutes..

Finally add fried cashew nuts and serve hot.

So the very tasty Dragon chicken is ready ..Can use this as a starter or as a side dish with fried rice..

 

Courtesy : Vanitha

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