Chicken 65

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs Chicken (boneless thigh meat)
• 4-5 green chilly slit into slices
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp chilly powder
• 4-5 curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp ajinomoto (optional)
  
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 bunch corriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 2-3 drops Red color
• 1 tsp Chilli garlic sauce (Tuong Ot Toi Viet Nam)
• 2 tsp corn flour
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder
• Salt, Oil

Method:

1. To make the fried chicken pieces: Add salt, 1/4 tsp ajinomoto (optional), 1 tsp ginger/garlic paste, pepper powder-pinch, cornflour and mix. Then add 1 egg and mix in completely (Egg coats the meat and keeps the juices in). Heat oil in a frying wok or kadhai. Add chicken pieces few at a time(Do not crowd the kadhai) and fry until lightly golden brown. Drain and remove on a paper towel.
2. To make the sauce: Heat 2-3 tsp oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, chopped ginger and garlic and saute until fragrant. Add chopped chillies, curry leaves, 1 tsp ginger/garlic paste, remaining pepper powder, chilly powder, salt, cumin powder, chilly/garlic paste, 1/4 tsp ajinomoto (optional), red color and mix. Cook for a few minutes. Add a little water and then add chicken to this paste and toss lightly. Stir in the coriander leaves and serve.