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Sweet and Sour Chicken - Desi style - Chinese Indian recipe

Finally I have the recipe for the sweet and sour chicken by Fauzia. I have eaten it several times at her place, and I made it once too. I didnt have all the ingredients, but it was not bad for the first try with the available ingredients.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 lbs chicken boneless pieces, cut into cubes
Marinade: 1 egg, 3-4 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp corn starch, 3-4 tbsp all purpose flour, lots of black pepper, salt
Oil for frying

For the gravy:
Olive oil for cooking,
chopped garlic,
red chilli flakes,
Louisiana hot sauce,
Ajinomoto (Fauzia uses Vegetta brand); it is a chinese seasoning we use in India,
black pepper,
salt as per taste,
1 tbsp cornstarch mixed in cold water (if needed for thickening at the end)
Honey or pineapple juice
Method:

Marinade the chicken pieces for about 3-4 hours at least. Deep fry, and scatter the pieces on paper towel to absorb excess oil. To make the sauce, heat the olive oil, add the garlic, and chilli flakes. Then after a bit, add the hot sauce, ajinomoto, black pepper, and salt; mix it well. Drop the fried chicken chunks into this. Sautee for a few minutes, add little water. Get it to a boil. If needed add the cornstarch dissolved in water, for thickening the sauce. Finally, at the end, add honey or pineapple juice. Ta-da! Its ready.

Best served with fried rice.

September 28th, 2007