Stir fried Chicken in Chilly - oil

Ingredients:

1/2 kg boneless chicken

1 egg

3 tesp soya sauce

1tbsp corn flour

10 red chillies (dry)

1/2 tbsp minced ginger

1tbsp minced garlic

1tsp vinegar

1tsp roasted sesame powder

1/4 tsp ajinomotto (optional)

1/2tsp pepper powder

pinch ofcolour orange red

salt to taste

oil for deep frying

4tbsp

method:

1. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and marinate with the egg, 2tsp soya sauce ,corn flour, salt and the colour for 2 hours.

2. Cut each chilly into half lengthwise and deseed.

3. heat the oil and deep fry the chicken until brown.Drain and keep aside.

4. Heat a pan with 4 tbsp oil and stir fry the chillies till brown.This is the chilly oil.Then add garlic and ginger, fry for 5 seconds.Then add 1tsp soya sauce ,vinegar,pepper and ajinomotto.Mix in the chicken pieces and stir well to coat in the chilly oil.Sprinkle roasted sesame powder. serve hot.

Recipe Courtesy:Mrs Bhanu Ravindran ( my homescience teacher .)