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 mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Chinese
Diet: Halal
Servings: 4 servings
- 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
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.
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