Sweet and Sour Chicken

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp white pepper powder; Salt to taste; 2-3 tbsp vinegar; 2 tbsp powdered sugar- to keep the chicken moist; 3 tbsp garlic paste; 1 cup maida; 3/4 cup cornstarch; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tbsp baking soda; 1 tbsp white pepper powder; 5 tbsp salt; Add water gradually for making the batter, not too thick not too runny; 3/4 cup tomato ketchup; 2 tbsp garlic paste; 1 cup vinegar; 1 tbsp white pepper powder; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; Salt to taste; 850 g boneless chicken, if with bones, cut into small pieces; 3 large onions diced into cubes; 3 red and yellow bell peppers diced into cubes; 2 tbsp paprika powder/kashmiri red chilli powder; 2-3 tbsp Dark Soya Sauce; 2 Tbsp sesame seeds for garnish; 1 whole lemon juice; 2 tbsp cornstarch for slurry

Ankita @ankita_cooks

Kolkata, India

I have been surprised at how beautifully this turned out, the sweetness and tang amazingly balanced. And also the warm orangish color of the gravy that went very well with the colourful bell peppers..! My father who can't have regular spicy chicken, adored this!
Must try! #CA2025 #cookpadindia #sweetandsourchicken

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Ingredients

2 hrs

8 servings

For marinating the chicken
1 tbspwhite pepper powder
Salt to taste
2-3 tbspvinegar
2 tbsppowdered sugar- to keep the chicken moist
3 tbspgarlic paste
For Chicken Coating Batter
1 cupmaida
3/4 cupcornstarch
1 tbspbaking powder
1 tbspbaking soda
1 tbspwhite pepper powder
5 tbspsalt
Add water gradually for making the batter, not too thick not too runny
For Sauce
3/4 cuptomato ketchup
2 tbspgarlic paste
1 cupvinegar
1 tbspwhite pepper powder
1/2 cuppowdered sugar
Salt to taste
General
850 gboneless chicken, if with bones, cut into small pieces
3large onions diced into cubes
3red and yellow bell peppers diced into cubes
2 tbsppaprika powder/kashmiri red chilli powder
2-3 tbspDark Soya Sauce
2 Tbspsesame seeds for garnish
1whole lemon juice
2 tbspcornstarch for slurry

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Steps

2 hrs

1

There are 3 steps in the process. First, we marinate the chicken for an hour before the process. Second, we make a batter for the chicken to be fried. Third, we make a sauce for the gravy.
2

In the chicken bowl, we marinate the chicken pieces by adding all ingredients and lather the pieces well so they stay tender and moist, an hour before the process.
3

Dice up the bell peppers and onions and rest aside.
4

We make the cornstarch- maida batter for frying up the chicken with all the ingredients in list. It should be a thick batter, but not too thick, or too runny. Heat the oil while you coat the pieces well. Dip the chicken pieces in the batter, and fry them up in medium to high flame. The chicken pieces will get golden to orangish and swollen, due to baking soda.
5

Once the whole batch of chicken is fried up, keep them aside. In a wok, pour 3 tbsp of refined oil, fry the bell peppers and onions. Keep tossing them until the veggies settle down a bit.
6

Prepare the sauce with all the ingredients. Now into the veggies wok, add all the sauces and mix well. Let it boil for some time. Add paprika powder. Add salt if required. Add cornstarch slurry to thicken gravy.
7

Add the fried chicken in the mixture. Let it boil under covered lid for 10 mins. Add one whole lemon juice. Sprinkle white sesame seeds before garnish.
8

Serve hot with fried rice or bell pepper rice.

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Ankita @ankita_cooks

on May 01, 2025 18:15

Kolkata, India

Data professional who loves edible experiments, interests spanning across different cultures and cuisines, thanks to my mother whose culinary capacities have made me a bit greedy that I am.Inculcating healthy food habits for myself, learning that occasional indulgences can be wholesome too!I'm here to learn, share and explore. Check out this space for updates. Afterall, you gotta nourish to flourish!🧑‍🍳Find me on instagram @ankitasaha_1🥳