Chilli Chicken, an indo chinese fusion Recipe

Ingredients needed for Chilli Chicken Recipe
 2 cups boneless chicken (cut into 1-inch cubes)
2 tbsp Soya sauce
1 egg
2 tbsps corn flour / corn starch
5-6 green chillies, chopped
2 spring onions, chopped
1 tsp garlic paste
Salt To Taste
1/2 tsp white pepper powder or to taste
1 tsp sugar
A pinch of ajinomoto (optional)
2 cups chicken stock / water
Oil to deep fry the chicken pieces

How to prepare chilli chicken?
First prepare the marinade for the chicken by mixing soya sauce, corn flour, salt, egg in a bowl.
Marinate chicken pieces in the the mixture for about half an hour.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan / Kadhai and deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till they are golden brown.
Heat a tablespoonful oil in a separate wok / kadhai.
Add garlic paste and green chillies and saute for few seconds.
Add 2 cups of chicken stock or water to the wok.
Bring the stock to boil, add sugar, pepper powder, salt to taste, ajinomoto as well as the remaining soya sauce.
Add fried chicken pieces to it and cook for a few minutes. Simmer.
Dissolve the remaining corn flour in 1/2 cup water and add to the gravy stirring continuously, so that lumps are not formed.
Cook for 2-3 minutes or till the gravy thickens to your taste and consistency. Remove
Serve chilli chicken hot garnished with chopped spring onion leaves.

The Chilli Chicken goes well with plain steaming rice, fried rice  and with Phulkas / Rotis too.

Spicy Schezwan Chicken, an Indo Chinese recipe

Ingredients needed for Spicy Schezwan Chicken, a Indo Chinese recipe
1 chicken
Oil for frying

Ingredients needed for the Marinade for the chicken
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp chilli paste
2 tbsp Soya sauce
2 tbsp Cornflour
1 Egg
Salt to taste

Ingredients needed for the Schezwan Sauce 
3 tbsps Spicy chili oil or ordinary oil
1 tsp  ginger finely chopped
1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
¼ cup spring onions, cut into 1" long strips
2  red chilies , cut ito small pieces
½ tsp sesame seeds, if you like
½ tsp chilli powder
½ cup tomato puree
1 tbsp Soya sauce
1 tsp chilli sauce
½ cup chicken stock
¼ tsp sugar
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp vinegar
A pinch of ajinomoto
¾ tbsp corn flour mixed with ¼ cup water
Salt to taste

For the Garnish of the Schezwan Chicken an Indo Chinese Recipe 
Chopped spring onion stem and the greens

How to prepare  Schezwan Chicken?
First clean and wash the chicken and cut in to small sized pieces without removing the bones.
Prepare a mixture of all the ingredients for marinade well. Marinate the chicken pieces in the mixture  at least for 30 minutes.
Now heat the oil in a deep frying pan, fry the chicken pieces to a golden colour.
Do not over cook the chicken pieces. Drain and keep aside.

How to prepare the Schezwan sauce?
Heat about 3 tablespoons of spicy chilli oil or any of the cooking oil you prefer, in a pan.
Add the ginger, garlic, red chilies, sesame seeds and spring onion, stir fry on high flame for a minute.
Next add the chicken stock, tomato puree /sauce , chilli powder, soya and chilli sauces, vinegar, sugar, ajinomoto and pepper powder.
Bring to a boil till all the ingredients mix well together.

To make up the Schezwan Chicken recipe
Now, add the chicken pieces to the boiling gravy / sauce, simmer and cook covered  for about 4 minutes.
Mix cornflour with a little water  and make a smooth paste without lumps.
Add the paste to the boiling gravy, stir continuously till the gravy gets thicker.
Garnish with the chopped  spring onion stem as well as the greens.
Serve hot with Chinese fried rice / Noodles.

Points to Note: 
Boneless chicken can also be used to prepare the Schezwan Chicken recipe.
If  you are using boneless chicken, you could add a little chicken stock while preparing the sauce / gravy it will taste better.

Delicious Vegetable Fried Rice, a chinese style recipe

Ingredients needed for the Chinese vegetable fried rice
2 cups Raw Rice
3 tbsp Oil
1/ 2 cup french Beans Finely Chopped
1/2 cup Carrot Finely Chopped
1 cup Onion chopped
1/2 cup mushrooms chopped
1 cup Cabbage Finely Chopped
2 Spring Onions Finely Chopped
1/2 tsp Green Chilies chopped
1 tsp Ginger Chopped Finely
1 tsp Garlic Finely Chopped
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
Salt  and pepper  as per taste

How to prepare chinese vegetable fried rice?
Clean, wash rice and drain.
Boil water in a big vessel, as it comes to boiling point add rice and a little salt to the water.
Cook uncovered on low heat till rice gets three fourths cooked.
Now remove from fire and drain the water. Wash the rice under the running tap water, drain again.
Strain in a colander and keep aside till it is cool.
Heat oil in a kadhai / wok.
Add chopped onion, ginger and garlic, fry till they turn transparent. You have to be careful and see that they do not get golden. if the onion gets browned then the rice will also get a brown shade.
Add the chopped vegetables and stir fry. Cover for a minute so that the vegetables are half cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.
Add the cooked rice and mix well so that all the ingredients blend well together.
Add soya sauce and toss well.
Serve garnished with chopped spring onion leaves.