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Indo-Chinese stir-fried chicken with dried chillies
Photo: Lily Banse

Indo-Chinese stir-fried chicken with dried chillies

25 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

These fried chilli chicken pieces can be eaten with steamed rice or noodles as a main course, or serve them on skewers for great party food.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

492
Calories
37g
Protein
18g
Fat
46g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 700g/1lb 9oz chicken thighs
  • for deep-frying oil
  • 3 garlic
  • 4 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • ½ chicken stock cube
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 dried red chillies, broken into pieces
  • 1 tsp whole cumin
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 red onions
  • ½ red or green pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp dark soy sauce
  • ½ chicken stock cube
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • ½ lemon
  • 2 tbsp chopped wild garlic (when in season) or spring onions
  • baby watercress

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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