Photo: Lily Banse
Cheap chilli chicken recipe
13 ingredients
5 min + 5 min
2 people
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Ching-He Huang says "This dish is fast, easy and cheap to make - perfect for any budding cooks out there who like to experiment."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
394
Calories
39g
Protein
23g
Fat
8g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 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
- 2 Chicken thighs, skinned and halved on the bone
- 2 Chicken drumsticks, skinned and halved on the bone
- 4 Cornflour
- tbsp Egg whites
- 2 Groundnut oil for deep-frying
- 500 Pinch of salt and pepper
- ml Garlic cloves, finely chopped - For the sauce
- 1 Piece of 2.5cm fresh root ginger, peeled and sliced - For the sauce
- 3 Medium red chilli, deseeded - For the sauce
- 1 Sweet chilli sauce - For the sauce
- 1 Light soy sauce - For the sauce
- 6 Lime - juice of - For the sauce
- tbsp Small handful of freshly chopped coriander - For the sauce
Directions
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