Dragon Chicken (Indo-Chinese Cuisine)

Dragon Chicken is a real tasty appetizer for all those who love Indo- Chinese cuisine.I got familiarised with this very chicken recipe in one of the TV shows and the look itself dragged me out to try out this very recipe.A tempting recipe to fall in love with and tastes very good too.I heard another rumour about this recipe too.If any one is familiar with Mango Tree Restaurant in Cochin,Kerala(owned by filmstar Dileep),it is said this recipe is one of the famous cuisines out there.I never had the opportunity to visit that restaurant and will surely wish to visit it sometime.

The recipe is very simple, easy and a dry spicy dish.It fits into all occasions and perfect as an appetizer, side dish or main dish with fried rice.The boneless long slender cut chicken pieces are marinated and shallow fried or deep-fried and then blended into sauces.I opted to shallow frying to avoid excess oil.

  

Ingredients
for marination
boneless chicken 2lbs
ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
corn flour 2-3 tbsp
egg white or an egg 1
pepper powder 1 tsp
salt


for sauce
garlic 3 cloves shredded
tomato sauce 1 1/2 tsp

chilly paste 1 tbsp

soy sauce 1 1/2 tsp
chilli flakes 2 tsp
cashew nuts 1/2 cup

salt to taste

sugar a pinch
green onions / celery 1 bunch

oil 5 tsp

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Method

• Marinate the chicken for 2 hours using the above ingredients.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry the chicken pieces.
• Place it on a paper towel.(Don't leave long on paper towel, as it loses crispiness.)
• Sauté shredded garlic in the chicken fried oil for a minute.
• Add the cashew nuts and fry them till brown.
• Add chilli flakes and the sauces. Add 2tbsp water and boil the sauces until thickened. Add salt lightly and add sugar.
• Slide in the fried chicken pieces and toss well with sauces.
• Garnish with green onions or celery or sesame seeds and serve hot with fried rice or as a snack or an appetizer.




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NOTES
* Don't add salt or add salt lightly to the gravy, as soy sauce and chicken pieces contain salt.Check salt if required.

* You can add 1/4 cup sliced capsicum or bell peppers of all colours and 1/4 cup thick sliced onion. I have added in the video.

* I have used Kashmiri chilli paste but as kids love this way and just for colour added the paste. But you may add red dry chilly paste for spiciness.