🍗🌶️ Chilli Chicken – A Bold and Flavor-Packed Indo-Chinese Classic with Crispy Chicken Tossed in a Spicy, Garlicky, Savory Sauce ✨🍜

🍗🌶️ 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😘