Chicken is marinated, deep fried and tossed in a special spicy gravy and mixed in with tomatoes followed by stirred onions and veg. Sri Lankan food is very popular here in Toronto, there is a large Sri Lankan community where I live and this comes with a wide variety of restaurants and grocery stores. Once I picked up an order of what they called ‘Chilli Chicken’. When I tasted this, I noticed that it didn’t taste like the Chilli Chicken I was used to.
Here are the ingredients and steps to make this recipe!
Sri Lankan Deviled Chicken
Sauce mix
3 tbsp Ketchup
2 tbsps Soya sauce
1 tsp Sri Lankan Chilli paste
1 tsp Sugar
Chicken & Marinade
2.2 lbs, (1 kg) boneless Chicken
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 tsp Sri Lankan Chilli powder
1 tbsp Corn Starch
Onion & Veg stir fry
1 cup Onion petals
1/2 cup Banana Pepper
1 tbsp Chillies (3-4 small chillies slit in half)
Gravy
5 cloves of Garlic(approx) & 1 inch piece Ginger (approx) – yield 3 tbsps
4 – inch pieces of Cinnamon
1 tsp red Chilli flakes
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric
1/2 cup Water
2 tbsps Pandan leaves
1 – 2 tsps Corn starch slurry if required
1/2 cup Tomatoes cut in large cubes
Add the sauce ingredients together and keep aside
Marinate the chicken with the salt, pepper, chilli powder and corn starch and deep-fry till cooked and golden brown
Heat some oil in a wok or kadai and add the onion petals, sliced banana pepper and green chillies
Remove once slightly caramelized
Pound the ginger and garlic together and add to the hot wok or kadai with some more oil
Add the cinnamon and saute
Add the red chilli flakes and the chilli powder
Add the turmeric and mix
Add the premixed sauces
Add the water and bring to the boil
Add the pandan leaves and allow it to boil for a minute
Add the cooked chicken and mix to coat
Add a tsp or so of the corn starch slurry if required
Add the tomatoes and the sautéed onion and veg
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