Dragon Chicken

Ingredients

250 gms boneless chicken, cut into thin strips

1/4 cup plain flour

1/4 cup cornflour

eggwhite of 1 egg

1/4 tsp pepper powder

1/2 + 2 tsp soya sauce

1 1/2 tsp ginger paste

1 1/2 tsp garlic paste

2 tsps chopped celery

1 tbsp chopped cashewnuts

3 dry red chillies, slit 

1 small capsicum, sliced thin

1 onion sliced thin

1 carrot, sliced into matchsticks

1-2 tsp kashimiri red chilli powder

2 tbsp tomato sauce

1-2 tsp chopped spring onions

1/4 tsp sugar

oil as required

salt as required

Method

• Make a thick batter with flour, cornflour, egg white. pepper powder, 1/2 tsp soya sauce and salt adding water as required.Marinate the strips of chicken in this batter for at least 20-30 minutes.
• Shallow fry the chicken until golden brown and keep aside.
• In the same pan, add the chopped cashewnuts and fry until brown. Remove the fried cashewnuts and keep them aside.
• To the same pan add the ginger paste, garlic paste and saute for a minute.
• Now add the celery and red chillies. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Add capsicum, onion and salt. Saute till the onions become soft.
• In a separate bowl, mix the kashmiri chili powder, soya sauce and tomato sauce. Add this sauce mix to the sauteing onion and capsicum. 
• Mix well, add the chicken, carrots and fried cashewnuts. Check salt and add as required.
• Mix everything well and cover and cook on  a low flame for 2-3 minutes or until the carrots are cooked.
• Open, sprinkle the sugar and mix well. Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve hot.