Chilli Chicken Gravy

Name: Chilli Chicken Gravy
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2-4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the gravy:-; 2 large onions coarsely chopped; 2 green capsicum large coarsely chopped; 1 big garlic finely chopped; 5 stalks spring onions finely chopped; 2-4 vertically slit green chillies; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 tsp ajwain; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tbsp soya sauce; 1 tbsp red chilli sauce; 1 tbsp tomato sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tsp chilli powder; To taste Salt; 2 cups water mixed with 1 tsp cornflour; For the marinade:-; 2 cups curd; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp red food coloring; 500 GMs boneless chicken breast cut in cubes; 1 cup maida; 1 cup corn flour; as needed Oil for deep frying

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Chilli chicken is a popular starter and the gravy form is had with rice and rotis. They are quite tedious to make but worth it! Here’s my recipe to make chilli chicken gravy that will be a sure heat with mom-veg lovers!

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

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Ingredients

45 mins

2-4 people

For the gravy:-
2large onions coarsely chopped
2green capsicum large coarsely chopped
1big garlic finely chopped
5 stalksspring onions finely chopped
2-4vertically slit green chillies
2 tbspsunflower oil
1 tspajwain
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tbspsoya sauce
1 tbspred chilli sauce
1 tbsptomato sauce
1 tspsugar
2 tspchilli powder
To tasteSalt
2 cupswater mixed with 1 tsp cornflour
For the marinade:-
2 cupscurd
1 tspturmeric
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspsalt
1 tspgaram masala
1 tspred food coloring
500 GMsboneless chicken breast cut in cubes
1 cupmaida
1 cupcorn flour
as neededOil for deep frying

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Steps

45 mins

1

Keep the veggies chopped and ready for the gravy.
2

Make the marinade with the chicken and marinade ingrediants mentioned above. Set aside in refrigerator for 15-20 mins.
3

Deep fry the chicken cubes in oil. Drain on a tissue.
4

Simultaneously in another pan with 2 tsp oil, dry off ajwain and mustard seeds, garlic, then add the other veggies. Keep frying on medium flame.
5

Now add the salt, chilli powder, soya sauce, chilli sauce, tomato sauce and sugar. Mix well.
6

Add the corn flour water if you desire gravy consistency. If you desire dry chilli chicken skip this step.
7

Simmer for 6-10 mins in the uncovered pan. Let it bubble up.
8

Finally add the fried chicken to the sauce and mix well. Continue to cook for 2 mins on low flame. Garnish with spring onions and coriander. Serve with rice/roti. Tastes great sandwiched between bread also!