HONEY CAPSICUM CHICKEN WITH SCHEZWAN FRIED RICE

HONEY CAPSICUM CHICKEN :

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 30 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients :

1) Boneless chicken (preferably leg portion) : 500 grms, cut into chilli chicken pcs
2) Light soy sauce : 2 tblsp
3) Red chilli sauce : 2 tblsp
4) White vinegar : 1 tblsp
5) Honey : 1 tbsp
6) Onion : 2 medium, cut into cubes
7) Capsicum : 1 large, cut into cubes
8) Garlic : 1 tblsp (crushed)
9) Oil : 3 tblsp
e.g. If you use dark soy sauce then use 1 tblsp and check the salt, in case of light sy sauce do not add salt to the chicken, add a little salt only when you saute the onion and capsicum.

Method :

Marinate the chicken pieces with soy sauce, red chilli sauce and vinegar for 15 minutes. Mea-stick  pannwhile cut the vegetables in cubes.

1) Heat 2 tblsp oil in a non-stick pan
2) Drain the chicken pcs from marinade and fry till golden brown
3) Remove fried chicken from pan
4) Add remaining oil to the pan
5) When the oil is heated add crushed garlic and saute a little. Keep a watch so that the garlic donot get brown.
6) Add onion and capsicum cubes and saute, add a little salt at this time.
7) Add the fried chicken with the marinade and cook for a while.
8) Add honey and stir
9) In half cup water add 2 tsp cornflour and mix well, add to the chicken and stir well.

Serve hot with schezwan rice.


SCHEZWAN FRIED RICE :

Ingredients :

1) Basmati rice : 3 cups
2) Garlic : 2 tblsp crushed
3) Schezwan paste : 2tblsp
4) Dry red chilli : 2-3
5) Egg : 3
6) Spring oinion : 1 bunch
7) Oil : 4 tblsp
8) Salt : to taste

Method :

1) Parboil rice with salt. When done drain and keep aside
2) Beat eaggs with salt
3) In a wok add one tblsp oil and heat
4) Add eggs to the oil and make a scramble
5) Add remaining oil to the wok
6) Add crushed garlic and saute until golden brown
7) Add schezwan sauce and stir well
8) Add rice to it and mix well
9) Cut red chillies into thic pcs, cit the spring onions with green part finely
10) Add red chillies, eggs and spring onion to the rice and mix well, and serve hot with capsicum chicken or chicken preparation of you choice.