Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken

Name: Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp white wine vinegar; ½ tsp deggi mirch, or any red chilli powder (optional); ½ tsp deggi mirch, or any red chilli powder (optional); 1 tsp sugar; Salt, to taste; 80 ml/2¾ fl oz/⅓ cup neutral oil, for shallow-frying the chicken, plus 3 tbsp; 80 ml/2¾ fl oz/⅓ cup neutral oil, for shallow-frying the chicken, plus 3 tbsp; 5–6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of root ginger, finely chopped; 3 spring onions/scallions, chopped (keep the white and green parts separate); 3 spring onions/scallions, chopped (keep the white and green parts separate); 1 small red onion, diced; 1 green pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp ginger and garlic paste; 2–3 green chillies, finely sliced; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch mixed with 250–300ml/9–10fl oz/1–1¼ cup water; 1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch mixed with 250–300ml/9–10fl oz/1–1¼ cup water; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch mixed with 250–300ml/9–10fl oz/1–1¼ cup water; 1 tsp ginger and garlic paste; 1 tsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch; 2 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch; 1 tbsp white flour; 1 egg, beaten; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz skinless chicken breasts, cut into medium pieces; 1 tsp Sriracha (optional)

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

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No Worries, Just Chicken Curries

By Suki Pantal

Published 2025

About

Indo-Chinese cuisine is unique to India and chilli chicken is the granddaddy of this cuisine. It is heavily influenced by the flavours and techniques of Chinese cuisine, adapted to suit Indian palates. It is said that the Indo-Chinese culinary style developed over time as Chinese immigrants who came to India in the 19th and 20th centuries, and particularly to the state of West Bengal and its capital Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), adapted their cooking to local Indian tastes and ingredients. T

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Indo-Chinese Chilli Chicken

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