Name: Garlic Chicken recipe by Srabonti Dutta at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken (boneless) – 500gms, cut into small pieces; Garlic (chopped) – 2 tbsp; Ginger (chopped) – 1 tsp; Garlic paste – 1 tbsp; Red chilli paste - 4-5 dry red chillies soaked in vinegar & then made into paste; Garlic-chilli sauce – 1½ tsp; Soya sauce – 2 tsp; Vinegar – 1 tsp; Spring onion greens (chopped) – 1 tsp; Celery (chopped) – 1½ tsp; egg – 1; Cornflour – 2½ tbsp; Water – 2½ cups; White oil – ½ cup; Black pepper (crushed) – 1 tsp; Salt – as per taste

ABOUT Garlic Chicken RECIPE

Chicken pieces cooked with considerable amounts of garlic, this popular dish of Chinese cuisine goes well with fried rice or noodles.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chicken (boneless) – 500gms, cut into small pieces
Garlic (chopped) – 2 tbsp
Ginger (chopped) – 1 tsp
Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Red chilli paste - 4-5 dry red chillies soaked in vinegar & then made into paste
Garlic-chilli sauce – 1½ tsp
Soya sauce – 2 tsp
Vinegar – 1 tsp
Spring onion greens (chopped) – 1 tsp
Celery (chopped) – 1½ tsp
egg – 1
Cornflour – 2½ tbsp
Water – 2½ cups
White oil – ½ cup
Black pepper (crushed) – 1 tsp
Salt – as per taste

Instructions

Take boneless chicken & add to it cornflour (1½ tbsp), soya sauce (1 tsp), beaten egg, crushed black pepper (½ tsp), salt as per taste & mix well. Add little water if required.
Heat white oil & deep fry the chicken pieces till they turn golden, drain & keep aside.
In the same oil add the chopped garlic, chopped ginger, chopped celery & saute well. Then add garlic paste, red chilli paste & sauté further.
Add garlic-chilli sauce & the remaining soya sauce, mix well. Add about 2 cups of water, cover & cook on medium flame for a while.
Then add chopped spring onion greens, remaining crushed black pepper & salt as per taste, mix well and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Mix rest of the cornflour with adequate water to make a smooth light paste. Add this to the cooking & keep stirring on low flame till the sauce thickens.
Then add the fried chicken pieces, mix well, cover & keep on flame for about a minute. Then add vinegar, mix lightly & switch off flame.

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