Dragon Chicken

I have posted Chicken fried rice and i am sure you will have questions, what will be the side dish for today, Is that a question friends? Don't worry, I am giving you just another easy Indo Chinese chicken recipe, named "Dragon Chicken". This is a recipe i got from a cookery show and i added few more ingredients to make it tasty and the way I like it. And believe it or not, it tastes yummmm... I am sure this is not the exact way to cook dragon chicken, but it very similar in taste. Try it and your family is going to love this dish :) :) Happy Cooking Friends...

Ingredients:

Chicken - 500gms (cut into small cube pieces)

Onion - 2 nos (cut into cube shape)

Capsicum - 2 nos (cut into cube shape)

Soya sauce - 2 tbsp ( 1 tbsp for marination + 1 tbsp for cooking)

Tomato sauce - 2 to 3 tbsp

Green chilli sauce - 2 tbsp ( 1 tbsp for marination + 1 tbsp for cooking)

Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - A pinch

Oil - 2 tbsp ( For cooking)

Oil - for frying the chicken

Salt to taste

Tabasco sauce - 1 tbsp ( optional - for extra spice to the dish)

For Garnishing:

White sesame seeds, spring onions, cashews or Dill leaves.

Preparation

For marination:

- In a bowl marinate chicken pieces with 1 tbsp of soya sauce, 1 tbsp of green chilli sauce, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Keep this marinated chicken for half to one hour.

- Fry the marinated chicken in oil till cooked and golden brown in color (make sure the chicken is not burnt or crispy).

Cooking procedure

- In a kadai, pour oil, add onions and capsicum and saute till they are translucent.

- Add 1 tbsp of soya sauce, tomato sauce, 1 tbsp of green chilli sauce, salt and saute well.

- Add Tabasco sauce if required. Now add the fried chicken and saute for 2 mts.

- Cover and cook the chicken at low flame for at least  3 to 4 mts (take care the preparation is not burnt).

- Garnish with white sesame seeds, cashew, dill or spring onions as desired.  

- Serve hot with Chicken / Vegetable fried rice or Chapathis.