Chilly Chicken

Ingredients

• Egg white - from 1 large egg
• Oil for deep frying

To Marinate

• Chicken with bone or boneless - 1/2 kg chicken ( cut into bitable pieces)
• Curry leaves - 1 spring (chopped)
• Green chillies - 2 (thinly chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Orange red food color - 1-2 pinches
• Rice four - 1/4 tsp
• Vinegar or lemon juice - 2 tbsp
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp or to taste
• Pepper - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - a pinch
• Corn flour - 2 tbsp
• All purpose flour or maida - 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash & clean the chicken.
• Drain the water completely.
• Rub the cumin seeds between the palms of your hand & add it to the chicken.
• Mix all other marination ingredients together to the chicken.
• Let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 2 hrs.
• After 2 hours mix the egg white & leave it for 15 minutes.
• Then deep fry the chicken pieces on medium high flame.
• Remove the chicken from the oil when it is done.
• Drain the excess oil & serve hot with lemon & onion.

Tip for the recipe - If you have time, you can marinate the chicken overnight & mix the egg 2 hours before deep frying.