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Spicy Chilli Chicken Recipe

India

Cuisine Chile chicken, cooked Kerala style.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless chicken meat
  • 1 tbsp masala
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 1½ ea. red onion, chopped
  • ¾ tbsp red chile powder
  • ¾ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • ½ tbsp minced ginger
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 6 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 8 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 Indian green chiles, chopped
  • 2 green bell peppers, sliced

Procedure

  1. Marinate the chicken with lemon juice, masala, and salt for 1 hour.
  2. In a large pot, fry the marinated chicken in canola oil until golden brown (5–7 minutes).
  3. Remove the chicken from the pot and cut into pieces.
  4. Into the remaining oil, add the onions, red chili powder, turmeric, paprika, and coriander powder, and sauté until wilted.
  5. Add the tomatoes, ginger, and garlic, and cook till the tomatoes are softened and breaking apart.
  6. Put the ketchup, soy sauce, fried chicken pieces, green chiles, and green peppers in the pot, and simmer until peppers are soft and chicken is fully-cooked.
  7. Serve over steamed rice.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Spicy Chilli Chicken, CC BY-SA 3.0.