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Restaurant Style Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken is a favorite in Indian restaurants and is known for its signature 'crunch' owing to golden-fried cashew. Here is a quick and easy adaptation to this iconic dish.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Mittagessen
Cuisine Chinese, fusion
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 400 gm Chicken Breast cut into bite sized cubes
  • 2-3 Peperoni (Small Paprika) Cut in rings
  • 1 Pak Choi broadly chopped, whites and greens separated
  • 1 Carrot thinly sliced
  • 2-3 sprigs Spring Onion sliced, whites and greens separated
  • 3 cloves Garlic grated
  • 1 inch Ginger grated
  • 2 tbsp Soya Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Kecap Manis (Indonesian Sweet Soya Sauce)
  • 2 tsp Pepper powder
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Corn Flour
  • 1 tbsp All-purpose Flour
  • ½ cup Whole Cashewnuts

Instructions
 

  • Combine Salt, Pepper, All-purpose Flour and Cornflour. Add the chicken and combine everything well.
  • Combine the Soya Sauce, Kecap Manis, Ginger, Garlic, Salt, Pepper, and brown sugar.
  • Heat Oil in a Pan.
  • Once the Oil is hot, turn the flame to medium and add the cashews. Fry until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
  • In the remaining oil in the pan, add the chicken and shallow fry until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
  • In the same pan, now add the Carrots, Pak Choi whites, Spring Onion whites. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
  • Now add the combined sauce to the stir fried vegetables. Let it simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Now add the Fried chicken, Pak Choi and Spring Onion greens. Combine everything well.
  • Now add the Peperoni rings and fried Cashews. Mix well.
  • Serve with rice or Stir-fried Noodles.
Keyword Chicken