Kung Pao Chicken

This is a variety recipe.It is a chinese recipe. It is traditionally prepared with peanuts in China. I got this recipe from my sister.She add a variety of sauces to this. But as we get limited varieties here i made with the below mentioned sauces alone. She made it when she came for her vacation.We all loved this. This recipe is different since we are mixing the vegetables and chicken together.This is an Indian version of the chinese kunpao chicken Please try this.

Thanks to lekshmichechi for this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients 

1. Chicken  - 1/2 kg
2. Vinegar- 2 tbsp
3. Onion - 2 No cut into square size-
4. Carrots- 1 big cut lengthwise
5. Beans - 5 big cut lengthwise
6. Corn- 1/ 2  Cup
7. Ginger cut into small pieces- 1 1/2 tsp
8. Garlic cut into small pieces- 1 tbsp
9. Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
10. Peanuts  fried - 1/2 Cup
11. Soya Sauce- 4 tbsp
12. Chilly Sauce- 1 tsp
13. Hot and Sweet Sauce- 2 tsp
14. Tomato Sauce- 1 tsp
15. Red Chilly Whole crushed- 6 Nos.
16. Mustard- 1 tsp
17. Oil - as required
18. Salt - as required
19. Coriander Leaves for garnishing

How to Cook

1. Clean the chicken well.
2. Cut the chicken into small square pieces.
3. Marinate the chicken with vinegar  for 3 hours.
4. Cook the corn in cooker to 4 - 5 whistles  . ( You can also use the frozen ones as well).Keep this aside.
5. Pour oil to a pan and when it is hot, saute the onions till translucent.
6. Add the ginger garlic pieces and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Transfer the carrots, beans , capsicum to the cooked onion with required salt and turmeric powder and again saute for 2 minutes. 
8. Close the pan, and cook the vegetables.
9. Mix all the vegetables with the cooked corn.
10. Set aside the cooked vegetables.
11. Pour oil to  pan ,add the mustard seeds.
12. When the mustard seed splutter , add the crushed red chilly.Saute for 1 minute.
13. Add the chicken pieces and stir fry the chicken pieces.
14. When the chicken is half cooked add 1 tbsp soya sauce and again saute  till it is cooked well.( Close the pan for 10 minutes if required)
15. Mix the cooked vegetables and the chicken pieces. Mix it together well.
16. Add the soya sauce, hot and sweet  , tomato sauce and chilly sauce mix it well. 
17. Add the peanuts. Stir fry the mixture for 5 minutes.
18. Check salt and add if required.
19. Garnish with coriander leaves.
20. Serve hot with fried rice.

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Note: You can also include mushrooms , brocolli , celery or  french beans .