Chicken Schezwan
Ingredients
For Marination:
1: chicken 1 kg (cut in cubes)
2: salt 1 tsp
3: white pepper 1 tsp
4: ginger & garlic paste 1 tbsp
5: dark soya sauce 1 tbsp
6: cornflour 4 tbsp
7: eggs 2
For Sauce:
1: oil 4 tbsp
2: ginger & garlic paste 2 tbsp
3: green chilli 5 (cut in two)
4: dry whole red chilli 4
5: onion 1 large (cut in cubes and separate the layers)
6: spring onion 1/2 cup
7: Schezwan sauce 4 tbsp (check the link for homemade)
8: tomato ketchup 6 tbsp
9: dark soya sauce 2 tbsp
10: black pepper powder 1 & 1/2 tsp
11: vinager 2 tbsp
12: sugar 1 tbsp
13: bellpepper 2 medium (cut in cubes)
14: hot water 3 cups (mixed with) 2 knorr chicken cubes
15: salt 1/2 tsp
16: cornflour 2 tbsp (mixed with) water
Instructions
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Chicken Schezwan
1: in a bowl add all ingredients under marination, mix well cover and keep aside for 1 hour.
2: heat oil add the chicken pieces and fry till the chicken is tender and the coating gets golden on medium to high flame, place it in paper towel to remove extra oil.
3: heat oil add ginger & garlic paste, green chilli, red chilli and fry for 2 minutes on high flame.
4: add onions and fry for 3 minutes on high flame and then add spring onion fry for further 2 minutes.
5: then add schezwan sauce, tomato ketchup, soya sauce, black pepper, vinegar, salt, sugar mix well add bell peppers and mx well.
6: add the water mixed with chicken cubes, salt mix and wait for a boil on medium flame.
7: slowly add the cornflour mixture to make the curry thick and keep mixing on high flame.
8: add the fried chicken mix and cook for future 4 minutes on medium flame.
9: garnish with spring onion.
10: serve hot with any Chinese rice.
