Easy Chilli Chicken
Tender chicken pieces cooked in a thick, spice-heavy gravy built on caramelised shallots and coconut oil. This is the kind of Kerala chicken dish that families argue about — whose mother makes it better.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 1/2k g Chicken small pieces
- 3 nos Onion thinly sliced, medium
- 2 tsp Chilly powder
- 2 nos Tomato — sliced
- 3 nos Green chillies — slit
- 1 tbsp Ginger — crushed
- Coriander leaves, a few
- Curry leaves, a few
- 4 tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp Soya sauce
- 1 tbsp Chilly sauce
- Salt, to taste
- Oil, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Marinate chicken pieces in red chilly powder, ginger and salt for 10 minutes.
Step 2
In a non-stick pan, add 5 tbsp oil and fry the marinated chicken till dark brown and dry. Set aside.
Step 3
In the same oil, fry green chillies and curry leaves. Set aside.
Step 4
In the remaining oil cook onion till golden brown. Then, cook tomato. To this add the fried chicken, green chillies, coriander leaves and curry leaves. Fold everything together gently.
Step 5
Finally add tomato sauce, soya sauce and chilly sauce.
Step 6
Add salt if needed because soya sauce has salt enough.
Step 7
Easy chilli chicken is ready and goes well with chappathi, naan and fried rice.
Tip
Do not boil the curry hard after adding coconut milk. A gentle simmer is all you need — vigorous boiling can cause the coconut milk to split.
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