Chicken Sweet N Sour

          This is a simple, quick and an absolutely easy side dish that goes extremely well with egg fried rice or noodles. It is generally marinated chicken cubes that is deep fried and cooked along with bell peppers in a sweet and sour gravy. Made use of all types of sauces to complete the picture. It is better that any takeaways. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare this yummy homemade delicacy.

• 3-4 chicken breasts, cubed
• 2 tbsp. corn flour
• 1 egg
• salt to taste
• 2-3 tbsp. tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp. chili sauce
• 1 tbsp. soya sauce
• 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
• oil to deep fry
• 1 tsp. garlic, grated
• 1 cup assorted bell peppers, cubed
• 1 onion, cubed
• 3-4 spring onion (white part)
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. pepper powder
• 1 tsp. vinegar
• 1 tsp. corn flour mixed in 1/2 cup water    
• 2 tbsp. chopped spring onion (green part)

          Marinate the chicken with salt to taste, egg, corn flour, ginger-garlic paste and all the sauces for 10-15 minutes. Heat oil to deep fry. 

          Fry the marinated chicken cubes in batches till golden colour. Drain on a kitchen towel and keep aside. 

           Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan and temper with garlic. Sauté for a few seconds. Then add the cubed veggies, onion, spring onion (white part), salt and pepper. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes.

          Add the corn flour syrup, vinegar and the fried chicken. Continue to simmer till it becomes slightly thick. 

          Switch off the flame and garnish with the chopped spring onion (green part). Serve on a bed of noodles or with egg fried rice.

                     Marinate chicken with salt, egg, corn flour, ginger-garlic paste & all the 
                     sauces for 10-15 minutes.

                      Heat oil to deep fry & fry marinated chicken cubes in batches till golden. 
                    

                                  Drain on a kitchen towel and keep aside. 

                                Heat 1 tbsp. oil & temper with garlic. Sauté for a few seconds. 

                  Add cubed veggies, onion, spring onion, salt & pepper. Stir fry for 2-3 min.

                                 Add the corn flour syrup, vinegar....

                                ....and the fried chicken. Simmer till it becomes slightly thick. 

                                Switch off flame & garnish with the chopped spring onion.

                                Serve on a bed of noodles or with egg fried rice.               

Singaporean Sweet & Sour Chicken

          This is a very popular side dish, apart from the chicken curry that is had all year around along with rice. It also goes well with any fried rice. It is the most favoured dish in all hawker centres across the country. 

          It is generally crispy fried chicken strips cooked with bell peppers in a sweet and sour sauce. Very easy and simple to make, it hardly takes any time to dish out this delicacy when time is a constraint. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it. 

• 500 gms, chicken breast, cut into strips
• 2 cups, assorted Bell Peppers, diced
• 2-3 tbsp. oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 cup spring onions (white portions only)
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp. pepper powder or to taste
• 2- tbsp. red chili sauce
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. spring onions (green portions), chopped

Marination -

• 1 egg
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp. cornflour
• 1/2 tsp. red chili flakes

          Marinate the chicken with egg, salt, pepper, cornflour and chili flakes for 2-3 hours. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a pan and saute the chicken till light brown. Drain and keep aside. 

          Heat remaining oil and saute the garlic for a few seconds till they change colour. Now add the onion and saute for a minute. 

          Then add the diced bell peppers and the spring onions. Fry on high heat for a further minute.

          Add the salt, pepper, chili sauce and sugar. Give it a stir to combine well. Then add the fried chicken and mix well. Saute for a few seconds, before serving, garnished with spring onions.

          

                      Marinate chicken with salt, egg, chili flakes & cornflour for 2-3 hours.

                          Heat 2 tbsp. oil & fry chicken till light brown. Drain & keep aside.

                                Heat remaining oil & fry garlic till it changes colour.

                                Add diced onion & fry further for a minute.

                              Add bell peppers & spring onions. Saute for a minute more.

                             Add chili sauce, salt, sugar & pepper. Give it a stir & mix well.
                    

                                 Add fried chicken. 

                                Saute for a few seconds.

                                Serve, garnished with chopped spring onion.