Dragon Chicken

Ingredients:

1. Boneless chicken pieces- 250g (cut into strips)
2. Black pepper powder- 1 tsp
3. Egg- 1
4. Ajinomoto (MSG)- 1 pinch (optional)
5. Salt- As needed
6. Corn flour- 1 tbsp
7. Oil (for deep frying)

8. Onion- 1/2 of a medium sized onion chopped finely
9. Ginger- 1 tbsp chopped finely
10. Garlic- 1 tbsp chopped finely
11. Dark soya sauce- 2 tbsp (low sodium preferred)
12. Tomato ketchup- 3 tbsp
13. Sugar- 1/2 tsp
14. Red chilli flakes- 2 tbsp
15. Juice of 1/2 a lime
16. Cashewnuts- 3 tbsp
17. Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
18. Ajinomoto- A pinch (optional)
19. Salt- As required


Method:

• Mix the chicken strips with salt, pepper, ajinomoto, egg and cornflour. Keep it aside for 30 minutes. Deep fry it and keep it aside. it doesnt take a long time to fry
• Then in another pan heat 3 tbsp oil. You can use the oil used for deep frying.
• Lightly fry the cashew nuts and keep them aside.
• To the oil, add the chopped onions and saute it till it becomes translucent. Then add the ginger and garlic. Stir fry this for 1 minute.
• Check for seasoning and add salt if needed.
• Once the raw smell goes, add the soya sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar, red chilli flakes, sugar and then mix them all together.
• Finally mix in the chopped coriander leaves and cashew nuts
• You can serve it with chappathi, fried rice or even eat it as it is as a starter.