Halwai July 22, 2022

Ingredients:

• 100 gms – boneless Chicken (8-10 small pieces)
• 1/4 cup diced – Capsicum (green, yellow)
• 1/2 diced – Onion
• 2 tsp – Tomato ketchup
• 2-3 tsp – barbecue sauce
• 2 tsp – – soy sauce
• 1 – Egg
• 3 tbsp – oil
• Salt – to taste
• 1/8 tsp – pepper
• 2 tsp – – chilli powder
• Turmeric powder – a pinch
• Coriander leaves – a few sprigs
• 2 – Green chilli
• 1 tsp – Lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds

Method:

  1. Wash and clean the chicken thoroughly.
  2. In a bowl, add chicken, 1/2 tsp of chilli powder, salt, turmeric.
  3. Mix it well, put it in the freezer and marinate it overnight or couple of hours.
  4. Then add 1/2 tbsp of oil in a pan and fry the chicken until it is cooked well. Keep aside.
  5. Now in a small cup add egg, salt, 1/8 tsp of chilli powder, 1/8 tsp of pepper powder. Beat it well.
  6. In a kadai, add 1.5 tbsp of oil.
  7. Soak the chicken in the egg mix and fry it or alternatively add the fried chicken and pour 2 tbsp of egg mix on top of it and fry until the egg is cooked. Keep aside.
  8. In the same kadai, add 1 tbsp of oil, when it is hot add cumin seeds, wait for a few seconds and then add onion and saute.
  9. Then add 2 green chillies, capsicum and saute for 2-3 minutes.
  10. When dark spots appear on the capsicum, add salt (for the vegetables only).
  11. Now add the fried chicken, barbecue sauce, tomato ketchup and soy sauce. Mix well.
  12. Add some chilli powder if required.
  13. Fry it for a couple of minutes until the sauce blends well with chicken and the vegetables.
  14. Remove from fire.
  15. Garnish with coriander leaves and squeeze some lime juice (around 1 tsp) before serving. Serve hot.
  16. Recipe courtesy: Food for 7 Stages of Life