Garlic chicken

Ingredients:

500 gms boneless chicken pieces cut into small pieces

1/2 cup spring onion shredded

1 large onion sliced

1tbsp chopped garlic

4 tbsp chilly oil

1/2 cup celery shredded

1tbsp soya sauce

For the marinade:

2 tbsp soya sauce

2tbsp cornflour

2tbsp rice wine or sherry (opt)

salt to taste

a pinch of colour orange red.

1/2 tsp pepper powder

1/2 tsp ajinomotto (opt)

1 tsp ginger paste

15 cloves garlic made to paste

for Chilly oil:

2cups refined oil

4tbsp red chilly powder

1' piece ginger crushed

method:

1.Heat the oil but do not let it smoke.

2. add crushed ginger .remove from the fire.

3. add chilly powder and keep aside to cool.

4. strain oil through a thick cloth . oil should be red in colour. This oil can be stored for a month at room temperature.

method of preparation:

1. combine all the marinade ingredients and marinate the chicken pieces for 2 hrs or keep overnight in the fridge.

2. heat chilly oil , add the chicken pieces and stir fry till brown.Remove and keep aside.

3. Add the slice onion and garlic and fry for 5 seconds.then add celery and spring onions and fry for another 5 seconds.Add the left over marinade and soya sauce.when it boils add the chicken pieces and toss well. serve hot.