Description
Dragon Chicken is a restaurant-style Indo-Chinese appetizer featuring crispy fried chicken strips tossed in a spicy, flavorful sauce with dry red chilies and cashews. It’s perfect for family meals or parties.
Ingredients
500 grams boneless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
2 tablespoons coriander leaves, finely chopped
Oil for deep frying
For Marination:
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons chili garlic paste
1 egg
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon Ajinomoto/MSG optional
For Sauce:
2 tablespoons oil
3 dry red chilies
2 tablespoons cashews
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 large capsicum/bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
1 tablespoon chili garlic paste
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
1/4 cup tomato ketchup
Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon Ajinomoto/MSG optional
2 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
1. In a mixing bowl, combine chicken strips with all marination ingredients and mix well. Let it marinate for 15 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a deep frying pot and fry chicken in batches until golden brown. Strain and set aside.
3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan. Add dry red chilies and cashews, frying until cashews are golden.
4. Add onions and bell peppers to the pan and toss well.
5. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for 1 minute.
6. Add chili garlic paste, dark soy sauce, tomato ketchup, salt, optional MSG, and sugar. Cook for 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens.
7. Add fried chicken to the sauce and toss until coated evenly.
8. Garnish with chopped coriander or spring onions and serve hot.
Notes
Slice chicken into thin strips for even cooking.
Adjust sauces to taste; always taste before adding more.
Add more cashews for extra crunch.
Optional chopped garlic and green chilies can enhance flavor.
Serve immediately for maximum crispiness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Deep Frying, Stir Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 325
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 75mg