Mongolian Chicken

Name: Mongolian Chicken
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Chicken marinade:; 400 gms boneless chicken breast thinly sliced; 1/4 tsp black pepper powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 tsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp cornflour; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 tbsp vinegar; For the Mongolian Chicken:; 1/2 green capsicum deseeded and cubed; 1/2 red bell pepper deseeded and sliced; 1 onion chopped into cubes and petals disintegrated; 1-2 dry red chillies fried; 3-4 green chillies slit; 5-6 garlic cloves minced; 1 inch ginger minced; 1 tbsp white sesame seeds lightly toasted; 1/4 cup sunflower, vegetable or any neutral oil; For the sauce:; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp Hot and Sweet Tomato Chilli Sauce; 1 tbsp chilli sauce; 1 tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 tbsp vinegar; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp brown sugar or granulated sugar; As needed salt to taste; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 pinch orange red food colour (optional)

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#WD
Mongolian Chicken is a delicious, high-protein and popular restaurant style Chinese - American dish featuring crispy fried boneless chicken breast tossed in a sweet and savoury sauce infused with ginger, garlic, green and red chilli.This Mongolian Chicken is not a traditional Indian dish, but its bold sweet and savoury flavors, along with its quick preparation time make it a great crowd - pleasing addition to a special weekend dinner menu. Made with minimum ingredients and quick homemade Mongolian sauce, lightly coated chicken is fried to perfection and smothered in a delicious brown glossy sauce.It is a versatile dish where you can add vegetables and adjust the flavours to your liking. Enjoy this colourful dish with plain rice, fried rice or Singapore Rice Noodles for a perfect delicious and hassel -free dinner for your favorite woman on International Women's Day.On this day, I dedicate this healthy and delicious recipe to my daughter as it is her favorite and she can prepare it within minutes.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

Chicken marinade:
400 gmsboneless chicken breast thinly sliced
1/4 tspblack pepper powder
1/4 tspsalt
1 tspvegetable oil
2 tbspcornflour
1/4 tspbaking soda
1 tbspvinegar
For the Mongolian Chicken:
1/2green capsicum deseeded and cubed
1/2red bell pepper deseeded and sliced
1onion chopped into cubes and petals disintegrated
1-2dry red chillies fried
3-4green chillies slit
5-6garlic cloves minced
1 inchginger minced
1 tbspwhite sesame seeds lightly toasted
1/4 cupsunflower, vegetable or any neutral oil
For the sauce:
1 tbspdark soy sauce
1 tbspHot and Sweet Tomato Chilli Sauce
1 tbspchilli sauce
1 tbsphoisin sauce
1 tbspvinegar
1 tbspcornflour
1 tbspbrown sugar or granulated sugar
As neededsalt to taste
1/4 cupwater
1/4 tspblack pepper
1 pinchorange red food colour (optional)
1/4 tspMSG / Ajinomoto

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Place the chicken in a bowl and add all the marinade ingredients. Mix well till the marinade coats the chicken evenly.Set aside for 30 minutes. Mince ginger garlic, deseed and cube the bell peppers and onion.
2

When ready to cook, toss the chicken pieces in 2 tbsp cornflour.Shake off extra. Heat oil in a pan.Fry in batches till browned on all sides.Drain excess oil in a strainer.Remove excess oil.In 2 tbsp oil, add the minced ginger and garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds till aromatic and lightly browned. Add the bell peppers and onion and stir fry for 30 seconds. Set aside.
3

Dilute cornflour with the sauce and brown sugar.Add a pinch of orange red food colour (optional).Add 2-3 tbsp water and salt to taste.Also add MSG / ajinomoto and bring to a boil.Boil for 30 seconds until just thickened.
4

Add the fried chicken and stir fried vegetables to the pan and toss to coat with the sauce.Sprinkle lightly toasted sesame seeds and serve hot over rice, fried rice or chowmein.

Tips

For best result , toss the fried chicken in the sauce just before serving to keep it crispy. Top it with stir fried green and red bell peppers and cubed onions and toasted sesame seeds for a colourful weekend special dinner and relish !

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