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Honey Garlic Chicken

Spicy, sticky, saucy, with the most perfect crispy bits of chicken, this Honey Garlic Chicken is an Indo-Chinese Recipe you need to make ASAP.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Snacks & Appetisers
Cuisine: Indian Chinese
Diet: Halal
Servings: 4 portions
Author: Richa

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup oil (if deep frying) + 2 tablespoons for brushing

For marination

  • 500 gms boneless chicken thigh / cut into ¾ inch cubes
  • ½ cup all purpose flour maida
  • 15 garlic cloves grated
  • 2 teaspoons kashmiri chilli powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons cooking oil
  • 2 egg whites whisked

For dredging

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour maida
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon water

For honey garlic stir fry

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons red chilli sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
  • 2 teaspoons kashmiri chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder

Instructions

Marinating chicken

  • Take all ingredients for marination in a bowl, mix to combine well. Set aside for 30 minutes.

Dredging chicken

  • Take maida, baking powder & salt in a deep plate or a flat bowl, sprinkle water and mix the flour to get large clumps in it. Dip marinated chicken and ensure it is coated well on all the sides. Place it on a plate and repeat the same process for all the marinated chicken cubes.

Deep Fry method

  • Heat ½ cup of oil in a deep pan and once it's medium hot, drop dredged chicken into the oil & fry on medium heat for 4-5 minutes or till they turn crisp. Set aside.
  • OR

Airfryer method

  • Pre-heat airfryer at 180 C. brush the airfryer basket with oil. Place the dredged chicken with some gap between each other and air fry at 180C for 13 minutes while flipping and brushing oil on chicken every 7 minutes. Air fry at 200 C for 2 minutes till they turn crisp.

Honey garlic sauce

  • Take all ingredients under honey garlic stir fry except oil & garlic in a bowl & mix to combine well. Set aside.

Making honey garlic chicken

  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan or wok, add garlic & saute on high for a minute. Add the honey garlic sauce & cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the fried chicken, toss well for 1-2 minutes and serve.

Video

Notes

  1. I have used chicken thighs in the recipe as its more juicy but boneless breasts also work well.

Nutrition

Calories: 601kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 1392mg | Potassium: 526mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 5mg