🍗🌶️ Chilli Chicken – A Bold and Flavor-Packed Indo-Chinese Classic with Crispy Chicken Tossed in a Spicy, Garlicky, Savory Sauce ✨🍜
🍗🌶️ Spicy, saucy, and absolutely irresistible! Chilli Chicken is a popular Indo-Chinese dish featuring crispy fried chicken tossed in a bold garlic-chilli sauce with crunchy onions and peppers 😍🔥. Packed with savory, tangy, and spicy flavours, it’s perfect as an appetizer or paired with fried rice or noodles 🍜. Every bite delivers that classic restaurant-style taste you love.
Sonakshi Goswami 💕
2/27/20261 min read
🍗🌶️ Chilli Chicken is one of the most loved Indo-Chinese dishes, known for its crispy chicken pieces tossed in a bold, spicy garlic-chilli sauce 😍🔥. With the perfect balance of heat, tang, and savory flavour, this dish becomes even more aromatic and delicious when made with premium PIKS spices ✨. Whether served as an appetizer or paired with fried rice or noodles, this restaurant-style recipe is easy to recreate at home and guaranteed to impress 🍜.
🍗🌶️ Chilli Chicken – Full Recipe
🧾 Ingredients
For marinating chicken:
500 g boneless chicken (bite-size pieces) 🍗
1 tsp PIKS Red Chilli Powder 🌶️
½ tsp PIKS Black Pepper Powder
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
Salt to taste
1 egg (optional, for extra crispiness) 🥚
For the sauce:
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp chopped garlic 🧄
1 tbsp chopped ginger
2 green chillies (slit) 🌶️
1 onion (cubed) 🧅
1 capsicum (cubed) 🫑
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
½ tsp PIKS Red Chilli Powder
½ tsp PIKS Black Pepper Powder
½ tsp PIKS Garam Masala
½ cup water or stock
1 tsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
👩🍳 Method
1️⃣ Marinate the chicken
Mix chicken with PIKS Red Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, soy sauce, cornflour, flour, salt, and egg. Rest for 20–30 minutes 🍗✨.
2️⃣ Fry the chicken
Heat oil and deep-fry the marinated chicken until golden and crispy. Remove and set aside 🔥.
3️⃣ Prepare the flavour base
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok. Add garlic, ginger, and green chillies. Sauté until fragrant 🧄🌶️.
4️⃣ Add vegetables
Add onion and capsicum. Stir-fry on high heat so they remain slightly crunchy 🫑.
5️⃣ Add sauces & PIKS spices
Add soy sauce, chilli sauce, ketchup, PIKS Red Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, and Garam Masala. Mix well ✨.
6️⃣ Simmer and thicken
Pour in water or stock and bring to a simmer. Add cornflour slurry and cook until the sauce thickens and turns glossy.
7️⃣ Combine chicken
Add fried chicken and toss well so every piece is coated in the spicy sauce 😍🔥.
🍽️ Serving Suggestion
Serve hot with fried rice, hakka noodles, or as a party appetizer 🍜✨.
💡 Tip: Double-fry the chicken for extra crispiness and restaurant-style texture 🍗🔥.
Thank You😘