Chili Chicken

Every recipe has a story. Either it's your story of cooking or it's the history of how it's been introduced. This very common recipe is really close to my heart because it's my...no no let me rephrase, it's our story. We, the famous 2002 English coaching batch, an inseparable group of friends.
Let me go back to 2002 . We were then at 11th standard and we used to go to our English coaching classes together. There used to be not so very famous restaurant nearby the coaching center and we all loved to visit that place.A small restaurant with a few sitting arrangement but with very nice ambiance.Majestic...that's the name of the restaurant.Any birthday party or just for having a meal together...our destination was Majestic. Our money was limited on those days.we used to collect money and share food with each other and whatever we ordered one thing was must, is chili chicken. Frankly speaking that's the best chili chicken I have ever had. Not only because I was having that with my buddies but also because the restaurant really made that uniquely delicious.
Today in 2015 most of my friends are busy with their own life,so I want to dedicate this chili chicken recipe to our English coaching batch so that at least for a second they can ride the time machine with me and can go back to our teenage one more time.

Ingredients:

• Boneless chicken pieces 250gms
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flex
• Cornflour 1 cup
• Sliced Onion 1 cup
• Sliced Red Capsicum 1/2 cup
• Sliced green Capsicum 1/2 cup
• Green chili 8-10
• Soya Sauce 2 teaspoon
• Sugar 1/2 teaspoon
• Tomato Sauce 1/2 cup
• Chopped Spring Onion(optional)
• Lemon juice 1 teaspoon
• pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Chopped garlic 2 teaspoon
• Oil to deep fry
• Salt as per taste

Procedure:

• Marinate the chicken with lemon juice,chili flex,1 teaspoon soya sauce,1 teaspoon chopped garlic,1/2 teaspoon black pepper and salt(as per taste) for 30-40mins.

• Break one egg in a separate bowl and beat it well. Now pour half of the egg into the marinated chicken.
• Add about 1/2 cup of corn flour and mix it well. If you see the chicken is not sticking with the mixture then pour another 1/2 cup of the corn flour and mix it well.

• Warm up some oil to deep fry the chicken. Do not make the oil too hot. Now place chicken pieces one by one into the oil.Once it will become golden brown in one side ,flip to the other side and let it become golden brown as well. Do the entire process in medium heat as we want the chicken to be fully cooked.

• Now take a separate non-stick pan and pour about 4 teaspoon of oil into it. Then add chopped garlic.Let it become slightly ping then add the onion. Add sliced onion and toss it for a min or two.
• Then add soya sauce and the sugar.Mix it well and then add all the capsicum and  slices green chili.Let it cook for 4-5mins.We do not want the capsicum to be fully cooked. It should have a crunch in it.
• Then add the tomato sauce,salt and a little water.give it a gentle mix and let it cook for a boil.
• Then add all the fried chicken and toss it around with the sauce. As I love to eat dry chili chicken I made it this way. For those who want chili chicken with gravy will need to add a little more water and after a boil we will add 3-4 teaspoon of cornflour and water mixture(in 1/2 cup of water add 1 teaspoon cornflour and mix it well). once you add that keep stirring the gravy continuously.Once you see the gravy become thick turn off the gas and just before serving add the chicken into the sauce otherwise it will absorb all the juice into it.
• Sprinkle some spring onion or chopped coriander on top and enjoy the yummy chili chicken with your dear one's.