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Tangra Chilli Chicken

This Tangra chilli chicken is spicier and saucier than regular chilli chicken. Serve it fried rice or noodles for a street-style meal at home.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Chinese
Diet: Halal
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Richa

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 500 grams boneless chicken thighs cut into ¾ inch cubes

For marination

  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour / maida
  • ¼ + ⅛ cups cornflour
  • 2 teaspoons grated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • 1 large egg

For sauce mix

  • 1 ½ tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 3 ¾ tablespoons tomato ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons red chilli sauce
  • 1 ½ tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chicken broth powder
  • ¾ teaspoon cornflour
  • ¾ cup water

For stir fry

  • 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
  • 8-9 green chillies sliced diagonally
  • 1 medium onion cut into petals
  • ½ green capsicum cut into ¾inch cubes
  • ½ red capsicum cut into ¾inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onion greens

Instructions

Marinating chicken

  • Add chicken to a bowl, add all the marination ingredients, give a good mix and set aside to marinate at least for 30 minutes

Sauce mix

  • Add all ingredients for sauce mix to a bowl, whisk well and set aside.

Air frying chicken

  • Preheat the air fryer to 180C and brush the basket with oil. Arrange the marinated chicken with some gap between each other. Brush with oil. Air Fry at 180C for 7 minutes, flip once, air fry at 180C for 5 minutes and for 2-3 minutes at 200C, till they turn golden from outside.

Making tangra chicken

  • Heat oil in a wok or pan, add ginger, garlic and green chillies and saute on high for 30 seconds. Add onions, capsicums and saute on high for a minute or 2 till they get roasted. add air fried chicken and saute for a minute on high. Add sauce mix and cook on medium for 2 minutes while stirring constantly. Garnish with spring onion greens and serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 1704mg | Potassium: 471mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 781IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg