Chicken Chilli and Egg Fried Rice- Desi Style
Chicken Chilli served with Egg Fried is a very popular Desi Chinese duo dish. Chicken Chilli is quite spicy and flavourful. You may have it dry or gravy style. I prefer the Gravy style since my family loves to have rice dishes with lots of gravy. There are various vegetables that can be used in the Egg Fried rice. I prefer using peas, cabbage, carrots, capsicums and spring onions. When it comes to Desi Chinese I don't like to over cook the vegetables as I like them to be crunchy while eating. Hence for my Desi Chinese recipes, I don't overcook the vegetables.Do try this Recipe at home, as it is quite simple and you will definitely enjoy the Desi yet Asian Flavours of this dish.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chicken Chilli
Part 1- Chicken marination ingredients
- 500 gms Chicken Cut in cubes
- 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
- 2 tbsp Flour
- 3 tbsp Cornflour
- 1 Egg Well Beaten
- 2 tbsp Soya Sauce
- Salt According to taste
Part 2- Ingredients for Sautéing
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbsp Garlic Finely Chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger Finely Chopped
- 2 tbsp Green Chillies Sliced
- 1 Onion (medium) Cut in cubes
- 2 Capsicum (medium) Cut in cubes
Part 3- Ingredients for the Gravy
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chillli Powder/Paprika Powder
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 3 tbsp Soya Sauce
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce/Ketchup
- 1/2 tsp Chilli Sauce 1 tsp if you want it spicier
- 1 Chicken Stock cube Crumbled
- 3 tbsp Cornflour
- 2 cups Water
- Salt According to taste
Ingredients for Egg Fried Rice
- 3 cups Rice Boiled and strained
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tbs Garlic Finely chopped
- 2 Eggs Well beaten
- 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1/2 cup Cabbage Finely Chopped
- 1/2 cup Carrots Finely Chopped
- 1 cup Peas Boiled
- 1/2 Cup Capsicum Finely Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Spring Onion Finely Chopped
- 1 Chicken Cube Stock Crumbled
- 3 tbsp Soya Sauce
Instructions
Instructions for the marination and frying of the Chicken
- Add the Black Pepper powder, Salt, Ginger & Garlic Paste and Soya Sauce to the Chicken and mix well
- Now add the Cornflour, Flour and beaten Egg and mix well until the chicken is well coated
- Keep the marinated Chicken aside for 15 minutes to rest
- Now deep fry the coated chicken pieces in hot oil
- Remove the pieces and place on kitchen towel/paper
Instructions for Gravy
- Firstly prepare the Gravy Sauce by adding all the ingredients in a bowl (mentioned in Part 3 of the Chicken Chilli Ingredients list) . Mix it well and keep it aside
Instructions for Sautéing
- Pour Oil in a dish and heat it
- Sauté the Chopped Garlic and Ginger
- Now add the sliced Green Chillies and sauté slightly
- Add the cubed onions and Capsicum and sauté slightly for about a minute, don't over cook it
- Now add the Gravy sauce that was prepared earlier and keep stirring on medium to low flame
- Let the gravy cook and allow it to thicken. Cook for about 4-5 minutes
- You may add another cup of water if you want more gravy
- When the Gravy starts to thicken and comes to a boil, add the fried chicken pieces
- Now stir well and let the Chicken simmer for about 2-3 minutes
- Chilli Chicken is now ready, serve with Egg Fried Rice
Ingredients for Egg Fried Rice
- Pour Oil in a Wok or Dish
- Add the Beaten eggs and scramble fry it
- Remove the scrambled eggs and keep aside
- Use the same Oil for sautéing the vegetables, you may add 1 tbsp more oil if required
- Sauté the chopped Garlic
- Add the Cabbage, Carrots, Peas and Capsicum and sauté for about 1-2 minutes
- Now add the Spring Onions and sauté slightly
- Add the Black pepper powder, salt, crumbled chicken stock cube and soya sauce and mix well
- Now add the Rice and scrambled eggs and stir fry well with all the vegetables on high flame for about 1-2 minutes until well combined
- Egg Fried Rice is now ready to be served