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Restaurant Style Dragon Chicken Recipe

Dragon chicken made restaurant style in which chicken is fried till crispy and tossed in spicy sauce with dry red chillies and cashews. This dish is a family favorite just like my schezwan chicken. Learn how to make dragon chicken with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 325kcal
Author: Aarthi

Equipment

  • Deep Fry Pot
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Cooking pot

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Boneless Chicken Breast cut into thin strips
  • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped
  • Oil for Deep frying

For Marination:

  • 2 tsp Dark Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Chilli garlic paste
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup All Purpose Flour
  • ¼ cup Corn Starch
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • ¼ tsp Ajinomoto / MSG optional

For Sauce:

  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 3 no Dry Red Chilli
  • 2 tbsp Cashews
  • 1 large Onion sliced thinly
  • 1 large Capsicum / Bell Peppers sliced thinly
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tbsp Chilli garlic paste
  • 2 tsp Dark Soy sauce
  • ¼ cup Tomato Ketchup
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp Ajinomoto / Msg optional
  • 2 tsp Sugar

Instructions

  • Take chicken in a bowl and add all the marination ingredients. Mix well and let it marinate for 15  mins. Now heat some oil for deep frying. When the oil is hot drop the chicken in oil and fry till golden. Strain and set aside.
  • Now heat oil in a frying pan. Add in dry red chilli and cashews and fry till the cashew turn golden brown. Now add in onions and bell peppers and toss well in the oil. Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min. Now add in red chilli paste, soy sauce, tomato ketchup, salt, ajinomoto, sugar and mix well. Cook this for a couple of mins till the water evaporates and sauce thickens.
  • Now add in the fried chicken and toss well in the sauce. Add in chopped coriander or spring onions and mix well. Serve hot.

Video

Notes

  • Make sure you slice the chicken into thin strips so it cooks faster and evenly.
  • You can adjust the sauces to your taste, always taste check before using more.
  • Add more cashews for crunch. 
  • Chopped garlic and green chillies can be added in the sauce for flavour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1012mg | Potassium: 575mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 280IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg
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