Kung Pao Chicken
Ingredients:
- Boneless chicken thighs - 1/2 kg
- Diced red capsicum - 1/2 cup
- Diced zucchini - 1/2 cup
- Diced yellow onion - 1/2 cup
- Chopped garlic - 1 tsp
- Dried red chilli - 4 nos
- Corn flour - 3 tbsp
- Soy sauce - 3 tbsp
- Chilli sauce - 1 tsp
- White vinegar - 2 tsp
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Vegetable oil - as needed
- Dry roasted peanuts - 1/2 cup
- Salt - as needed
- Water - 2 tbsp
- Wash well and cut the chicken thighs into small pieces. Add enough salt and rub the pieces with 2 tbsp corn flour.Deep fry the pieces in oil and set aside.
- In a pan, heat oil.Add in dried red chilli and fry for few seconds. Next add chopped garlic and saute again till the raw smell is gone.
- Add diced onion and cook for 2 -3 minutes.Throw in diced red capsicum, zucchini and enough salt; stir fry for 4-5 minutes.To this, add soy sauce, vinegar. pepper powder and chilli sauce.Add remaining 1 tbsp corn flour dissolved in 2 tbsp of water. Mix well.
- Add the fried chicken pieces and peanuts ; mix well again.
- Taste check for salt. Sprinkle more salt if needed.
- Serve with fried rice or plain rice.
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