Chicken Schezwan
2013-11-02- Cuisine: Chinese
- Course: Curry
- Skill Level: Beginner
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- Yield: 500
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Ready In: 30m
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Chicken Schezwan is a very easy to prepare dish where the marinated chicken is fried and then tossed in Schezwan sauce.
It can be served hot with noodles or fried rice.
Ingredients
- Chicken (boneless) – 500 gms
- Corn flour – 2 tbsp
- Maida – 2 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Green chilli sauce – 1 tsp
- Soya sauce – 1 tsp
- Vinegar – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Vegetable Oil – for frying
- For the Schezwan sauce:- Garlic – 4-5 (chopped)
- Ginger – 1″ piece(chopped)
- Onion – 1(medium)
- Green chillies- 3(slit)
- Chilli sauce – 1 tsp
- Soya sauce – 1 tsp
- Vinegar – 1 tsp
- Tomato sauce – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Spring onions – chopped (for garnishing)
- Vegetable Oil – 2 tsp
Method
Step 1
Wash the chicken pieces and then marinate bit with all the above ingredients for at least 2 hours.
Step 2
Procedure for preparing schezwan sauce - Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped garlic and ginger and sauté for a minute.
Step 3
To this add the onion and green chillies and sauté for another minute till the onion becomes pink.
Step 4
Now add the chilly sauce, soya sauce, tomato sauce, and again sauté for another minute. Add salt and very little water to prepare the sauce.
Step 5
Heat oil in a pan and then fry the marinated pieces till golden brown. Now toss these fried pieces in the prepared schezwan sauce if you want it dry.
Step 6
If you want gravy then add some water to it and also add some corn flour diluted in some water to it and mix well.
Step 7
Tasty Chicken Schezwan is ready to be served.