Chilly Chicken

Overview
A very popular Indo-Chinese dish made through out India. There are different recipes for Chilly chicken with gravy and dry. This is a dry version of Chilly Chicken. You can adjust the  amount of pepper and chilly powder to your taste. Chilly chicken goes very well with Nan or Fried rice.

Chilly Chicken

Ingredients
Chicken breast cut into cubes - 3 pounds
Besan( Chick pea flour) - 1 cup
Egg - 1
Whole Black pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Cloves powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon
Soya sauce - 1 Tablespoon
Vinegar - 2 tablespoon
Chilly Powder - 1 teaspoon
Tomatoes finely chopped - 1 1/2 cups
Garlic 6 cloves - finely chopped
Ginger - 2 inch finely chopped
Red Onion chopped into chunks - 2
Green Bell peppers - 2 cut into chunks
Crushed red pepper flakes - 1 tablespoon(optional)
Salt to Taste
Olive oil - 6 tablespoons
Oil to deep fry chicken pieces

Steps
1. Cut the chicken breasts into cubes and keep aside

2. Make a thick batter with besan, chilly powder, pepper powder, cloves and cinnamon powder, salt, vinegar, soya sauce and egg.

3. Marinate the prepared chicken pieces in this batter for  about 1 -3  hours in refrigerator.

5. Heat oil to deep fry the chicken pieces. When the oil gets hot add the chicken pieces and fry them till golden brown. Keep them aside

4. Heat about 3 tablespoons of oil in a pan. Add the chopped ginger garlic to this and saute till it turns color. Add crushed red pepper flakes, Saute few more minutes and add the chopped tomatoes to this.

5. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to the tomatoes and cover and cook till the tomatoes and cooked well and gravy is  thickened.

6. IN another pan heat 3 tablespoons of oil and saute the Red onions and Bell peppers for till the onions are just soft. Do not over do them.

7. Add the fried chicken to the prepared tomato sauce and mix well. Add the sauteed green pepper and onions and mix well

Serve hot with Nan or Fried rice.