Friday 17 January 2014

Recipe for Dry Honey Chicken Tossed With Sesame Seeds:

Hello,

After a tiring day at office and almost another full day stuck at traffic J, it makes one feel completely drained, with almost no energy left for cooking. On such a similar day I prepared this delicacy, and trust me, it's a really easy and quick dish to prepare and it tastes lip smacking good! It can also be prepared when guests come over at a short notice. Here goes the recipe, Enjoy, and let us know how was it?

You can use olive oil, to make this dish healthier.

Ingredients Required:

  • Boneless Chicken (preferably leg/thigh boneless)- 500gms (Cut boneless chicken into 1/2 inch cubes)
  • Eggs: 2
  • Cornstarch: 1 cup
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Rice vinegar : 1 Tbsp
  • Olive Oil/Vegetable Oil/Salad oil : 1/2 cup
  • Chopped Spring onion 1/2 cup (optional)

Sauce:

  • Lemon Juice: 1/2 lemon squeezed
  • Soy Sauce : 2½ Tbsp
  • Honey : 3Tbsp
  • Tomato Ketchup : 1½ Tbsp
  • Olive oil : ½ Tbsp
  • Cornstarch : 1 tbsp
  • Sugar : 1½ Tbsp
  • Minced garlic : 1 or 2 cloves
  • Sesame seeds for garnishing : 1 Tbsp

Procedure:

  1. Beat the eggs, add cornstarch, salt, pepper, 1/2 tbsp garlic paste, vinegar and marinate (and refrigerate) for about half an hour.
  2. Heat oil in a kadai (wok) , deep fry the marinated chicken pieces until they are brown.
  3. Take a container and put the fried chicken pieces on a tissue paper, so that the extra oil is soaked out.
  4. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a kadai(wok), add minced garlic, lemon juice, soya sauce, sugar and cornstarch. 
  5. Cook until it becomes thick, add the fried pieces of chicken, spring onion, honey and saute for 3-5 minutes so that the chicken pieces are coated with the sauce properly. ( It should not be overcooked so that the chicken remains crispy).
  6. Garnish with sesame seeds. 

Serve Hot with Red wine.

NOTE: Can also be served with jasmine rice/fried rice/noodles as a dry main-course side-dish.

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