Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Schezwan Chicken (Pakistani Style) Recipe
Ingredients for Marinade:
400 grams of Chicken (cut into pieces)
1 Egg
2 tbsp. Corn Flour (Makai Ka Aata)
1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch) (or to taste)
Salt (to taste)
Ajinomoto (Chinese Salt) (to taste - optional)
1 tbsp. Ginger Paste (Pisi Adrak)
1 tbsp. Garlic Paste (Pisa Lehsan)
1 tbsp. Soy Sauce
1 tsp. Sesame Oil (Till Oil)
Ingredients for Curry:
¼ cup Onion (chopped)
¼ cup Spring Onion (Aalay Pyaz) (chopped)
1 tbsp. Fresh Ginger (Adrak) (chopped)
1 tbsp. Fresh Garlic Pods (Lehsan) (chopped)
10 Red Chillies (LalMirch) (more or less may be used depending on taste preferance.) (cut into halves)
1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch) (or to taste)
1 tsp. Sugar
Salt (to taste)
1 tbsp. Soy Sauce
1 tsp. Vinegar (Sirka)
1 tbsp. Corn Flour (Makai Ka Aata) (mixed with a little bit of water to form a liquid)
1 cup Chicken Stock
1 tbsp. Chili Oil
Cooking Oil (as required)
Directions:
Marinade the chicken pieces with all marinade ingredients and set aside for atleast 30 minutes.
In a deep skillet or wok, heat oil until hot. Add chicken to oil and fry chicken for about 15 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
Heat more oil in skillet or wok until hot. Add onion, green onion, ginger, garlic, and red chillies and saute for about 10 minutes.
Add fried chicken pieces, soy sauce, red chilli powder, vinegar, sugar, salt, and chicken stock. Mix and bring to a boil. Add liquid corn flour and mix, cook for about 5 minutes by mixing until the curry thickens a bit.
Add chili oil and mix, simmer on very low heat for about 5 minutes and remove from heat.
Serving Suggestions: Serve Hot with Pulao or Fried Rice. Degree of Difficulty:: Medium Recipe Category: Main Course Chicken/Bird Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani
