Tuesday 18 December 2012

DRY CHICKEN

Dry Chicken
This is my family all time favourite snack.Every weekend I make make this.You can even serve it with garlic noddles or stir fried noodles.Very very easy to make.The taste is tangy,hot and sour.It tastes good if it made with boneless thigh pieces.
You can mix the sauce first in a bowl,chech the seasoning and then pour in the wok.

Ingredients for coating the chicken

Boneless 500 gm Chicken-Cut into small pieces
Cornflour-3 tbsp
Maida-1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Pepper powder-1 tbsp
White oil-for deep frying
Dark Soya Sauce-1 tbsp
Vinegar-1/2 tbsp
Egg-1
Little water

Method
Heat  enough white oil in a wok.Coat the chicken with maida,cornflour,salt,pepper powder,vinegar,soya sauce,egg and water.Fry the coated chicken in oil and drain it and keep aside.

Ingredients for the sauce
White oil-1 tbsp
Diced onions-1
Capsicum-1/2 diced
Chopped garlic cloves-8
Ginger-1/2  inch juliene
salt-to taste
Sugar-to taste
Tomato sauce-2 tbsp
Soya sauce-1 tbsp
Chopped green Chillis-6
Spring onions-2 tbsp
Red chilli powder-1/2 tbsp
Pepper powder-1/2tbsp
 Vinegar-1/2 tbsp

Method
1 Put 2 spoons of the same oil in a wok.Put chopped garlic,saute for few seconds.
2 Add diced onions,capsicum and fry on high flame.
3 Then add tomato sauce,soya sauce,red chilli powder,salt,sugar,pepper powder,chopped green chillies vinegar and the fried chicken,juliene ginger and mix it well and toss it.
4 The gravy should be dry.At last spring onions for garnish. 

Note
Use the ingredients according to your taste.The taste will not vary much.