Chinese-style chicken in chili
Discover this recipe for Chinese-style chicken chili, inspired by Indochinese cuisine, for a flavorful and spicy meal.
Here is a recipe for Chinese-style chicken chili, inspired by Indochinese cuisine, which is popular in Kerala:
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodbread
- Estimated cost$5.96 $1.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.15
- $0.18
- $0.04
- $0.10
- $0.03
- $0.70
- $0.13
- $0.17
- $0.17
- $0.05
- $0.15
- $3.16
- $0.15
- $0.15
- $0.18
- $0.05
- $0.33
- $0.07
Prices from US supermarkets for 14 of 18 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Wash and clean the chicken pieces, then drain them. ≈ 8 min
- Take some chicken and mix it with a paste made from garlic and ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, chopped parsley, chopped cilantro, salt, and eggs, until you have a smooth mixture. ≈ 4 min
- Add flour and yeast to the chicken, then wrap it tightly. ≈ 3 min
- Let it marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat some oil in a pan and brown the marinated chicken pieces until they are a golden color.
- Remove the chicken pieces from the pan.
- To prepare the sauce, heat some oil paint in a pan.
- Add chopped garlic, ginger, and green chili peppers, and sauté briefly. ≈ 3 min
- Add some ginger cubes and mix until the color changes slightly. ≈ 4 min
- Return to the hot pan for just a minute, adding some chili cubes.
- (Don’t overcook them; they should be crispy).
- Mix the soy sauce, chili sauce, tomato puree, vinegar, sugar, and salt together, to taste. ≈ 4 min
- Add water and stir. ≈ 4 min
- While the sauce is thickening, add the mashed potatoes and continue to blend until you reach the desired consistency.
- Add the pre-cooked chicken pieces to the mixture, and thoroughly combine with the sauce. ≈ 4 min
- Once the sauce has thickened in the pan, turn off the heat.
- You can decorate the top of a dried ceramic pot by arranging dried flowers on it. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Chinese-style chicken in chili
- Garlic and ginger paste - 1 tablespoon$0.15
- soy sauce - 2 tablespoons$0.18
- Vinegar - 1 teaspoon$0.04
- Black pepper powder - 1/2 teaspoon$0.10
- salt - to taste$0.03
- egg - 1$0.70
- flour - 2 tablespoons$0.13
- oil paint - essential for cooking$0.17
- oil paint - 2 tablespoons$0.17
- Allium sativum (dried) - 1 teaspoon$0.05
- ground ginger - 1/2 teaspoon$0.15
- Green bell peppers (with cuts on the skin) - 2 to 3$3.16
- onion (diced) - 1 medium onion$0.15
- Hot peppers (diced) - 1/2 (use green or red hot peppers)$0.15
- soy sauce - 1 tablespoon$0.18
- Chili sauce – 1 tablespoon$0.05
- tomato sauce - 2 tablespoons$0.33
- sugar - 1/2 teaspoon (if needed)$0.07
Total$5.96
that's $1.49 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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