HOT GARLIC CHICKEN RECIPE |CHILLY GARLIC CHICKEN RESTAURANT STYLE

Hot Garlic Chicken Recipe | Chilli Garlic Chicken Restaurant Style | Chicken in Hot Garlic Sauce | Hot and Spicy Garlic Chicken | Chinese Garlic Chicken | Chili Garlic Sauce Chicken | Spicy Garlic Chicken

Ingredients for Hot Garlic Chicken Recipe:

(Tsp-Teaspoon; Tbsp-Tablespoon)

Boneless Chicken Thigh - 450 gms (1 lb) cut into bite sized pieces

For Marination:
Salt-1/2 tsp
Pepper Powder-1/2 tsp
Dark Soy sauce- 1 tsp
Egg white-of 1 big egg
Corn starch/flour-4 tbsp
Oil -2 tsp

Sauce mix:
Red Chilli Sauce- 2 tbsp
Tomato Ketchup- 1 tbsp
Readymade tomato purée- 4 tbsp
Soy Sauce-2 tsp
Brown Sugar-2 tsp
Corn starch/flour- 1 tbsp
Water- 5-6 tbsp

Tempering:
Garlic, fine chopped- 10 cloves (25 gms)
Red chilllies cut-4
Green chillies sliced-4
Spring onion whites- 3-4 tbsp

Other Ingredients:
Oil for deep frying + 3 tbsp for sautéing
Spring onion greens for garnish-3-4 tbsp

Preparation:
Cut the boneless thighs into bite sized pieces and marinate with the items specified. Set aside for around 30 mins.
Take a small bowl and add all the ingredients for the Sauce mix to the bowl. Whisk well and set aside for use later.
Now, to fry the chicken pieces, heat oil in a pan or kadhai and drop the battered chicken pieces side by side to not crowd the pan. Do not stir it for a minute. Now fry on medium heat for another 4-5 mins till tender. Repeat for the balance chicken pieces. Remove and set aside on a plate.
Slice the spring onion whites and the green chillies .
Also fine chop the peeled garlic and cut the dried red chillies into 1” pieces.

Process:
Heat oil in a wok/kadhai and add the finely chopped garlic. Mix and sauté for around 30 secs and then add the sliced spring onion whites, cut red chillies and the sliced green chillies. Mix and fry on medium heat for another 2 mins till the garlic is light brown in color.
Now add the sauce mix and mix & cook on low heat for 1-2 mins.
Now add the fried chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 2 mins to coat the chicken pieces.
Garnish with chopped spring onion greens .
Mix and stir fry for 1 min and serve hot