Fiery hot and full of garlic flavor, this Indo Chinese Chilli garlic chicken is a must make recipe. Enjoy it with fried rice or plain steamed rice. Here is how to make Chilli Garlic Chicken.
Chilli Garlic Chicken is an Indo Chinese dish which is quintessentially spicy and full of flavour of garlic. Served across the world in many Chinese restaurants, Chilli Garlic Chicken is that one dish you could die for!
Would be an understatement to say that everyone in my family loves to relish a bowlful of this Chicken. On our recent trip to Ooty, we got a chance to sample this dish in one of the most famous restaurants in the city.
We all jumped with joy after relishing this dish. Oh, yes, it is that palatable! After coming back from the trip, I cooked it for our grand weekend lunch. I even prepared some piping hot Pineapple Fried Rice.
That subtle blend of the flavours of Chilli Garlic Chicken and Pineapple Fried Rice feels so divine that you feel like feasting on these meals every week. So, preparing these two dishes has become more or less like a weekend ritual at my home, ha!
To make this delicious chilli chicken starter, first the chicken pieces are marinated in a simple marinade of ginger, garlic, vinegar and salt. It is kept aside for at least half an hour. Then the chicken pieces are coated with some cornflour and all purpose flour to give it a lovely crunch on frying. A pan is heated with oil and the chicken pieces are deep fried in the pan till it’s browned evenly.
For this chilli garlic chicken recipe, we’re also making a flavorful sauce using ginger, garlic, chilles, red chilli paste, soy sauce and ketchup. Once the gravy is cooked, chopped capsicum and the fried chicken pieces are to be added, you can also add chopped onions.
In most restaurants, you’ll find that this is quite spicy, but you can make changes to the number of chillies and add it to this recipe based on your tolerance level. This chilli garlic chicken tastes delicious when it’s nicely coated with sauce and served hot.
Also, some of my friends, out of my surprise had never tasted Chilli Garlic Chicken. I happily shared this simple recipe for preparing Chilli Garlic Chicken at home with them. And oh, boy, didn’t they love it? Guess, you should mark this recipe in your foodie list as well. Serve scrumptious Chilli Garlic Chicken with Pineapple Fried Rice and feel completely mesmerized!
Chilli Garlic Chicken Recipe
Chilli Garlic Chicken
Fiery hot and full of garlic flavor, this Indo Chinese Chilli garlic chicken is a must make recipe. Enjoy it with fried rice or plain steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken Breast Cut into small pieces
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Rice Vinegar
- 4 tbsp Cornflour Divided
- 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
- 2 tbsp Oil Plus for frying
- 2 tbsp Garlic Chopped
- 1 tsp Ginger Chopped
- 3-4 Red Chillies Slit into half
- 1 tbsp Red Chilli Paste
- 1 tsp Soy sauce
- 2 tsp Tomato Ketchup
- 2 capsicum Cut into square pieces
- 2 tbsp Spring Onion Greens Chopped
Instructions
Mix salt, ginger garlic paste and vinegar in a bowl.
Add chicken pieces and mix well and keep aside for 30 minutes.
Heat oil for frying the chicken pieces in a pan.
Add 2 tbsp cornflour and all purpose flour in the chicken and coat the chicken well with the dry mixture.
Deep fry the chicken pieces till golden brown and keep aside.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan.
When the oil is hot, add garlic, ginger and red chilies.
Fry till the garlic is slightly browned.
Add red chilli paste, soy sauce and tomato ketchup and fry for a few seconds.
Mix 2 tbsp cornflour in a cup of water and add it in the pan.
Cook till the gravy thickens.
Adjust water according to your liking.
Add capsicum and fried chicken pieces.
Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Serve hot with fried rice or steamed rice.
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Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan
Simply magnificent pics… and the recipe does appear a lot easier than I imagined… something that hopefully even I won’t screw up 🙂
msnehamathur
Thnx Roshan
Thalia @ butter and brioche
You definitely have got me craving a massive bowl of this chilli, garlic chicken right now.. all that sauce is so enticing!
asiya
Chilli chicken that you have shared has left me crave for it all the time…I tried it twice and everyone loved the garlic flavor which I added after looking at your recipe…Thanks for sharing it…
msnehamathur
Thnx a lot for trying Asiya. I am so glad you liked it 🙂
priya
plz put videos of ur recipies ,that helps to learn new recipes to more people
msnehamathur
Check out my youtube channels Priya.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ljm9wQRdcoRE6glkdvH5A/videos
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Jillian
Capsicum – bell peppers? Going to make this for dinner this week over some rice, YUM!
Mohit Mathur
You can use any color capsicum.
Neha Mathur
Yes sure. You can.
Paleo Diet
I like this recipe.please make some more videos of different recipes. cold pressed groundnut oil also add some more fun in to your food.so try ii now!!
walter
Thanks, great recipe, tastes very good
Neha Mathur
Thnx a lot for trying 🙂
Ujjaini Ganguli
Thanks!! It was easy to cook and the end result is very delicious.
Neha Mathur
Thnx a lot for trying and leaving your feedback 🙂
Shriya
I made this yesterday and turned out so good, we all loved it .
Neha Mathur
Thnx a lot for trying 🙂
Balle
Can this be tried with fish fillets or prawns?
Neha Mathur
Yes sure, you can.
Rajni
What kind of red chilli paste do you use? Do you make your own? Recipe please or bottle brand of chilli paste. Thank you.
Neha Mathur
I have a homemade red chilli paste recipe on the blog. Do check it out. https://www.whiskaffair.com/red-chili-paste/
Paul Cheema
I have always been a fan of chilly chicken, but didn’t know how to make it. I tried it today. It turned out fantastic. Thank you very much.
Neha Mathur
Very glad to hear this 🙂
IM
Hello! What kind or brand of red chili paste do you use? I am a little confused.
Neha Mathur
I used homemade paste. There is a recipe on the blog. But if not possible, you can use any red chilli paste. It’s available in Indian or Asian stores or even online.