Ingredients
Chicken -1/2 kg medium sized pieces(in the original recipe they use only the chicken legs)
Minced Ginger-1 1/2tbsp
Minced Garlic-1 1/2 tbsp
Spring onion-1 tbsp( for garnish)
Minced Onion-1
Chilly Paste-1tbsp
Tomato Ketchup-2 tbsp
Soya sauce-1tbsp
Red food colour-pinch (opt)
Red wine-1tbsp (opt)
Salt- to taste
Celery-1tbsp
Sugar-1 tsp
Capsicum-1/2 for garnish
Corn syrup 0r cornflour-1tsp
Oil- for frying
Water-1/2cup
For the batter
All purpose flour-2tbsp
Corn flour-2tbsp
Pepper powder-1tsp
Salt-to taste
Vinegar -1tsp
Method
Wash the chicken pieces and marinate with corn flour,maida,salt ,pepper powder and little water ..
Keep aside for 1 hour ..
Heat 1tbsp of oil in a pan ..
Add ginger and garlic and saute for few seconds ..Add onion and celery to this and saute well..
Saute until the raw smell leaves..Now reduce the heat ,add red chilly paste ,tomato ketchup and soya sauce ..
Saute for few seconds ..Then add sugar ,salt,red wine and vinegar …
Mix well ..Then add water and boil well.. Check the sauce ..Add sauces according if anything lacking ..
Keep this sauce aside and deep fry the chicken pieces ..
Add the fried chicken to the sauce and cook well for 5 minutes in medium flame ..
Then add corn syrup or corn flour mix(add 1tsp of cornflour in 1/4 water and mix) little by little until u get the correct consistency
Cook till the chicken pieces are well coated with the sauce ..
U can add or decrease the spice ..
Finally garnish with spring onion and capsicum .. 🙂
Recipe Source:Jaihind Television