A mouth watering sweet and sour chinese chicken preparation is given here to try at home.Post ur comments after tasting it.
Ingredients
non vegetarian 4 servings
400 gm boneless chicken
3-4 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp tomato-garlic sauce
2 tsp garlic-chopped fine
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp garam masala
1 onion-chopped fine
ground masala of (1 tsp pepper corns,6 red chillies,1 tbsp vinegar,1 tsp salt,2 garlic cloves,1 inch ginger,1 onion,2 tbsp tomato puree)
1 egg- beaten well
2 tsp corn flour
1/2 + 3/4 tsp salt
50ml refined oil
a pinch of ajinomotto
1 tsp lemon juice
spring onions-optional
Directions
Marinate the chicken pieces with half the ground masala,beaten egg,corn flour,1/2 tsp salt for half an hour.
Heat oil in a flat-bottomed pan and shallow fry the chicken pieces till golden brown.
Fry onions,garlic and grated ginger for a min,add soy sauce,tomato-garlic sauce, ajinomotto,spring onions,3/4 tsp salt,garam masala,the remaining ground masala and stir-cook for 2-3 mins.
Add the fried chicken pieces,honey and toss well or mix well for a min or two.
Sprinkle lime on top and serve this semi-gravy chicken with Indian breads or rice,pulav,biryani etc,.