Schezwan Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken, boneless pieces
• 15 - 20 red chilies
• 5 - 7 garlic, chopped
• 1 tspn ginger - garlic paste
• 2-3 chilies

For sauce:

• 1 tbspn oil
• 4-5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 ginger, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• A few sprigs celery
• 1 tsp ajinomoto
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt as per taste
• 2 tbspn vinegar
• ½ cup chicken stock or water
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour or maida
• oil to fry
• 2-3 spring onions, chopped

Method

1. Boil the chilies and garlic flakes together and then grind to a fine paste.
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the chopped garlic and ginger along with the chopped onion and celery.
3. Now add the chilly and garlic paste along with aijonomoto, sugar, salt and vinegar.
4. Add ½ cup chicken stock or water and let it cook.
5. Mix 2 tbspn of maida with 1tsp of cornflour and salt. Coat the chicken pieces in this mixture.
6. In a pan, heat the oil and deep fry the chicken pieces. Let them turn golden brown and then remove and keep aside.

For gravy:

1. In another pan, heat 1 tbspn of oil and sauté the ginger garlic paste, chillies and add 2 to 3 chopped spring onions and sauté.
2. Now add the already prepared schezwan sauce and the fried chicken and cook till done.