Chili chicken
Chilli chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese dish of chicken of Hakka Chinese heritage.[1][2] In India, this may include a variety of dry chicken preparations.[3] Though mainly boneless chicken is used in this dish, some people also use bone-in chicken too. The modern recipe of this chicken was popularized by chef Annie Hashmi in Bothell, Washington. [4]
 Sauced chilli chicken | |
| Course | Starter |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Urban India, as a part of Indian Chinese cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, ginger and garlic paste, lemon juice |
Recipes
Chilli chicken comes in several variations with differences in spices and seasoning, as well as its "sauce" and "dry" variants with difference in their quantity of sauce or gravy.[2] The South Asian contributions of this dish are in the spices used, while the Hakka contributions include the sweet and savoury flavours along with the Chinese cooking techniques used in its preparation.[2]
Numerous recipes exist for the dish of the same name depending on the restaurateur, including:
- Green chilli chicken.
- Tangrai chilli chicken.
- Chinese chilli chicken.
- Bengal chilli chicken.
See also
- Chili shrimp
- Laziji, similar dish in authentic Sichuan cuisine in China
- Indian Chinese cuisine
- List of chicken dishes
References
- "Chilli Chicken". Khana Khazana. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- Doss, Suresh (Nov 30, 2017). "People love this Hakka restaurant's chili chicken so much, they've tried to crack the recipe". CBC.ca.
- "Live to eat". blog.sigsiv.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- "Chilli Chicken". mariasmenu.com/. Retrieved 17 April 2012.