STIR FRIED CHICKEN W CUCUMBER

STIR FRIED CHICKEN W CUCUMBER - Simrun Chopra
Stir Fried Chicken with Cucumber
Ingredients
  • 500 gms boneless chicken
  • 1 tsp cornflour 
  • 1 egg white 
  • Salt to taste 
  • 1/2 tsp pepper 
  • 1 tsp oil 

Marinate the chicken with all the above
Keep aside for 15-20 minutes

For cooking

  • 2 cucumbers 
  • 1/2 cup of cut spring onions 
  • Slitted green chillies (optional)
  • 8-10 pods of garlic 
  • 1 1/2" pc ginger 
  • 4-5 whole red chillies 
  • 1 tsp vinegar 
  • 2 tsp light soya 
  • 1 /2 tsp cornflour 
  • 1/2 tsp sugar 
  • 1/2 tsp white /black pepper 
  • Salt to taste 
  • 3 tbsp of oil 


Method

  • Cut the cucumber with the skin in 4 vertical pieces, remove centre part with the seeds,then cut in a slant and keep aside 
  • Cut the ginger in flat pieces and keep aside 
  • Cut the garlic in round flat pieces 
  • Cut spring onions in 11/2 "pieces and keep aside 
  • Cut the whole red chillies into 3-4 pieces each ,keep aside .
  • Mix the cornflour in a bowl with 3-4 tbsp of water and keep aside 
  • In a pan put 11/2 tbsp of oil 
  • Let the oil get warm 
  • Place the marinated chicken on the pan 
  • Cook on medium burner on full flame 
  • Let the chicken cook on one side for few minutes 
  • Then flip the side and cook 
  • Stir in between 
  • Cook till chicken is done 
  • Remove from pan and keep aside 
  • In the same pan put remaining oil 
  • When it is warm 
  • Add the ginger ,garlic and cut red chillies 
  • Stir for few minutes 
  • Add the chopped green chillies 
  • Stir fry for few seconds 
  • Add the cut cucumber 
  • Stir fry for few minutes 
  • Lower the flame or remove the pan from the flame had the vinegar 
  • Mix it in 
  • Add the soya sauce mix it in 
  • Place the pan back on the flame 
  • Add the salt 
  • Add the pepper 
  • Stir fry for few seconds 
  • Add the cornflour mixed with 3-4 tbsp of water 
  • Mix it in well 
  • Now add the cooked chicken 
  • Stir fry everything well for few seconds 
  • Add the cut spring onions 
  • Mix it in 
  • Add the sugar 
  • Stir fry for few minutes .
  • Done

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