Sri Lankan Crispy Chili Chicken Recipe

Sri Lankan Crispy Chili Chicken

♡ Ingredients :

• 1 whole chicken cut into pieces 

• 1 large red onion (sliced) 

• 4 medium sized green chillies (chopped) 

• 5 medium sized banana peppers (cut into rings) 

• 1/2 teaspoon of ginger 

• 4 cloves of garlic 

• 3 tablespoons of red chili flakes 

• 1 chicken stock cube

♡ Marinate

• 1/2 cup of corn flour

• 1/2 cup of all purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder

• 1 teaspoon of salt

• 1 teaspoon of pepper

♡ How To 

• Crush the garlic, ginger and green chilies using a mortar and pestle or a grinder.

• Marinate the chicken by mixing in the all purpose flour, corn flour, red chili powder, pepper salt and the egg. Mix well until all the pieces are well coated.

• Let the chicken marinate in the mixture for around 2 hours or refrigerate it for an hour.

• Fry up the chicken pieces in high heat oil.

• Fry all of them one until light brown and take out.

• Fry them for the second time until crispy and golden brown in color.

• Heat up some oil in a pan in medium high heat.

• Add in the paste we previously made using garlic, ginger and green chili.

• Add in the chicken stock cube and the curry leaves.

• Add in the onions.

• Once the onions turn slightly brown and translucent in color, add the chili flakes.

• Add in the banana peppers.

• Let the ingredients cook for a minute and finally add the crispy fried chicken.Serve the chicken to plate and enjoy.

♡ For more clear instructions, watch my Youtube video