Szechuan Chicken
This Sczechuan Chicken is spicy, flavorful and the perfect comfort food to pair with fried rice or noodles.
Ingredients
For Chicken Marinade
- 1 kg Bone-In chicken pieces
- 1 tbsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tbsp thick full fat whisked yoghurt
For chilli garlic paste
- 8-9 Kashmiri dry chillies
- 3/4 cup hot boiling water
- 8-9 cloves of garlic
For Gravy
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp ginger finely chopped
- 6-7 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 5-6 Fresh Coriander long stem finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1&1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp Red chilli flakes or as per taste
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 3 Green Chillies slit
- 1 cup Water add more water if needed
- 1 tbsp Chopped Cilantro/Coriander
- 1 tbsp Spring onion greens
Instructions
For chicken Marinade
- In a bowl add all ingredients mentioned above for chicken marinade.Mix until the chicken pieces are coated well. Let it rest for 30 minutes
For chili garlic paste
- In a bowl soak chillies in hot boiling water for 20 minutes.
- In a blender or food processor add garlic and smoked chillies along with water.Blend until you get a smooth paste. Keep aside.
For Gravy
- In a pan heat oil and add chopped garlic, ginger and coriander stem.saute for 1 minute.
- Add chopped onion and cook until it just changes t colour.
- Add prepared chilli garlic paste, ketchup, soy sauce, salt, chilli flakes, black pepper and cumin powder.Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add marinated chicken and cook for 5 minutes on high flame.
- Now add water and cook until chicken is tender and soft.add spring onion green, coriander and green chillies.Serve hot with fried rice or noodles.