SESAME SOY CHICKEN

Sesame Soy Chicken is a syncretic dish, commonly found in Chinese restaurants throughout the English-speaking world. This dish is similar to General Tso's chicken but it is sweet rather than spicy. 

INGREDIENTS

Boneless Chicken-500 gm

Egg white-2

Honey-2 tbsp

Vinegar-1 tbsp

Pepper powder-2 tsp

Dark Soy sauce- 2 tbsp

Garlic-4 cloves

Ginger-1 tsp

Spring Onion-2 tbsp

Capsicum-1 diced

Chicken stock-1 cup

Cornflour-2 tbsp

Refined flour (maida)-3 tbsp

Baking powder-1/4 tsp

Baking soda-1/4 tsp

Refined oil- enough for frying chicken

Sesame oil-2 tbsp

Chilli flakes-2 tsp

Lemon juice-1 tsp

Sugar as per taste

Salt as per taste

METHOD

Marinate boneless chicken pieces with vinegar, honey, pepper powder, soy sauces, egg white, cornflour, refined flour, sesame oil and salt for 1 hr. Then just before deep frying the chicken, add the baking powder and the baking soda to it. Then for the sauce, take 2 tsp of sesame oil in a pan, put red chilli flakes, minced  ginger and crushed garlic. Saute little. Put the spring onion and the diced capsicum; and saute for a while. Add the chicken stock, dark soy sauce, pepper powder, salt, sugar and lemon juice/ vinegar. Add the cornflour paste mixed with water to thicken the gravy. Put the fried chicken pieces and cover it for sometime till the gravy reaches the right consistency. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds and serve hot.