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Chilli Chicken

Name: Chilli Chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 500g Chicken Thigh; 4 tbsp Potato Starch; 3 cloves Garlic; 15g Ginger; 3 Green Chili Pepper; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tsp Vinegar; as needed Frying Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fried chicken stir-fried with pepper and onion in a chili-forward sauce — a popular spicy Indo-Chinese dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Punchier with chili and drier in finish than Manchurian. Served either "gravy" (saucy) or "dry"; the dry version is especially popular as a beer snack.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A go-to bar snack, often ordered alongside beer.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 500g
Potato Starch 4 tbsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 15g
Green Chili Pepper 3
Green Bell Pepper 1
Onion 1
Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Vinegar 2 tsp
Frying Oil as needed

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces, coat in potato starch, and deep-fry until golden.
Mince the garlic, ginger, and green chili; cut the green pepper and onion into wedges.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the garlic, ginger, and green chili over high heat until fragrant.
Add the onion and green pepper and stir-fry briefly, keeping them crisp.
Add the soy sauce and vinegar, then add the fried chicken and toss quickly to coat.
Finish over high heat to cook off excess liquid.

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