Sunday, November 8, 2009

Honey Red Dragon Chicken

My son just loves this chicken starter so much that whenever we go to China pearl ( one of the famous Chinese restaurants in bangalore and me and Amit miss it so much .....) he used make sure that I order this item when we used to go there , so i thought let me give a try and see how it turns out .....and it was v good, but they do the best ....but this was nearly like that :)
Ingredients
1/2 kg boneless chicken cut into thin long strips
Oil to deep fry

For marinade
1 egg beaten well
2 tsp cornflour

a pinch of red food colour
1/2 tsp pepper powder

2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
salt to taste

For the sauce
4-5 garlic cloves finely chopped

2 tsp tomato sauce
1 tsp chilli sauce

1 tbsp honey
2 tsp sesame seeds

3 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens
2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions(white part)

2 pinches of red food colour
1 tsp white pepper powder

1 tsp freshly crushed peppercorns

1 tsp soya sauce
1/2 tsp cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup water

salt to taste
2 tbsp oil

Method
  • Marinate the chicken strips with the ingredients mentioned under marinade for 1 hour
  • Heat oil in a pan, and fry 6-7 chicken strips at a time till tender and crisp on both sides, repeat with the rest of the pieces, drain on a kitchen towel and then keep aside
(U can even shallow fry the chicken pieces)
For the sauce
  • Heat oil in a pan,add garlic and spring onion(white part) and fry till golden brown, then add pepper powder and fry for a minute
  • Then add tomato sauce, soya sauce, chilli sauce,red food colour and salt,1/2 tsp crushed peppercorns and then fry for another 2 minutes
  • Add 3-4 tbsp water, when it starts boiling add cornflour paste and fry for a minute
  • Add fried chicken strips and mix such that it gets blended well with the sauce
  • Lastly add honey over it and mix it well
  • Garnish it with sesame seeds, spring onion greens and sprinkle crushed peppercorns on it and then serve hot as a starter

( if ur a vegetarian u can use mushrooms or paneer instead of chicken)
My Blog have been showered with 2 Lovely Awards again from my Blogger friends. Thanks Ash, its really feels nice when someone appreciates my efforts...and thanks again priya for this wonderful "Thank You" award, and babli for one award


















61 comments:

  1. wow..wat a co-incidence evevn my fav restaurant is china pearl.....:)this chicken luks mouthwatering ...yummmy!

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  2. Sushma, I realised in chinese cooking apart from the spices that we use the oil also plays an imp role. Try using sesame oil or peanut oil or a blend, I am sure that almost there will become completely there, otherwise the recipe looks absolutely great, I will try the veg version surely.

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  3. Looks scrumptous....looks hot and spicy...

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  4. hi sush..this looks very inviting, no doubt amit loves it..btw..this is first time i came to know abt this dish..

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  5. wow!!!...excellent dear..looks soooo yummy n delicious!

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  6. Oooohhhh whyyyy... I was all set to go eat Lebanese today and now I'm craving Chinese! Looks SOOOO good!

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  7. congrats on all ur awards dear..........the red dragon chicken is looking soo delicious dear...

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  8. dragon chicken looks very tempting...It's a new dish for me :-)

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  9. I would love to try and make this with paneer instead of chicken!

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  10. Looks delicious..I just love chinese food especially their starters...will try it for sure.

    Congrats on all ur awards.

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  11. @pari thanks a lot for ur suggestion,will surely use peanut oil next time,and thanks all of you for ur wonderful comments..try this and let me know

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  12. Look at your work of art in the kitchen..... It's yum!!!!!!!!! & these awards are just a minuscule gesture of appreciating that....U deserve more than that.....

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  13. Nice name of the dish ... looks very colorful and nice recipe..

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  14. Oh Sushma, You're the BEST ! This is incredible I tell you... it would be great to serve as cocktail bites too...!!

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  15. Never tasted this chicken dear,looks terrific ...My fav restaurant was Chung Wah,in blore,v too miss it badly..

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  16. Scrumptious chicken dish Sushma!!!looks fantastic..

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  17. WOW!! Chicken looks so mouthwatering. Yummmy!!

    You made me crave it!!

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  18. Chicken looks delicious, tempting, mouth watering, hot and spicy.

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  19. I love the color and taste of chinese chicken dishes! They are so perfect and tempting me so much to eat them with fortune cookies!

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  20. we used to get this dish called dragon chicken in a restaurant near our apartment in hyd. it used to be SPICY! and we loved it. each time we order it, we'd get heaps of curd and eat with teary eyes. haha.. brings back memories :)

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  21. Thank you so much for those lovely comments...try this and am sure ull love it too

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  22. Love chines food, dragon chicken looks tempting and mouthwatering.

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  23. lovely yummt honey chicken bites...it can be an anytime meal or snacks for us...

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  24. Hi Sushma,
    Pari is quite right. For Japanese cooking, they like to add few drop of sesame oil into cooking oil.

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  25. hi sushma,
    I'd love to try this with paneer. the dish has turned out standing, hats off to u dear and congrats on ur awards :)

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  26. Wow,Looks fantastic sushama.Very nice colour and yummy..

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  27. Everything u cook makes me hungry...luv the color&ingrdients...cant't wait to try this dear!

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  28. Such a hot & spicy dish,so eye catching colour too,

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  29. Thanks everyone for your precious time and beautiful comments..hope to c u all again here

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  30. Sushma I am a pure vegetarian .So no comments on the recipe. But I must thank you for your motivating and encouraging comments in my blog.Thank you very much Sushma.It means a lot to me.

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  31. look at that chicken...it's so inviting...yummmm.

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  32. Chicken looks so beautiful .Name itself drags me here:)

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  33. Strong color peaks it up n it's so tempting.

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  34. chicken looks good and coloured.

    I hope your child like it too. I know all the children like the food their mother prepares. At least when they live apart or start eating from outside daily.

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  35. Love that color Sush..am sure Amit loved it.n yes me too use Sesame oil for chinese cooking n it makes a difference...:)

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  36. its a real tempting dish Sushma. no wonder your son is soooo fond of it. thanks for sharing this recipe.

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  37. Colour looks go good,dish is mouthwatering...

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  38. that looks so professional..the procedure and the look of the dish :)

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  39. Thanks all of you for dropping by and leaving such lovely comments...thanks sayanthani for visiting and commenting..hope to c u again...

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  40. One more chinese :) looks lovely sushma... commenting after a heavy lunch yet ur snap made me drool over it :)

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  41. hey this chicken realy luks damn yummy and mouthwatering...i am surely trying it next...thnx for visitng my blog and commenting...i am adding u in my blogger friend list...do visit again

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  42. And one more thng..your blog containd very nice recipes...all unique and interesting...that noodle dosa is also very inviting

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  43. Thanks kanchan for your lovely comment, Thanks siddi for dropping by,will surely visit ur blog again...hope to c u again here...

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  44. Looks super yummm, honey red dragon chicken, thats a lovely name...food looks fabulous...

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  45. Mouthwatering chicken,Congrats on ur awards

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  46. where is china pearl in Bangalore?Is it a new restaurant?I too miss the chinese food fro bangalore.
    Looks absolutely wonderful,I wish I could eat some right now.

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  47. Wow, what a colorful chicken. I'm made about chicken starters, yours looks spicy, crispy and yummy dear. Wanna try it soon book marking:)

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  48. Oops i am sorry, Congrats on all your deserved awards dear:)

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  49. Congrats and honey red dragon chicken looks amazing..feel like to grab from the screen..New to me..not tasted yet..am sure it taste as good..next time when i go to Chinese rest.. will taste it sure...Love it.

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  50. Me too have tasted this yummy dish ...I have become ur follower..pls do visit my blog
    http://kovaihotkitchen.blogspot.com

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  51. Thanks everyone for your lovely comments...@neema ..china pearl is in koramangala,bangalore...u should go there once,food is just too good....and thanks swarna for joining in and leaving a lovely comment...do come again...will surely visit ur blog as well

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  52. I love both the name AND the look of this dish! Sometimes I really crave great indian-chinese food ... this looks like it would definitely qualify :)

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  53. That look delicious, I never knew how they prepare them, thanks for sharing it with us.
    Congrats on all the awards.

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  54. To show my appreciation for your support, please pick the Award from my place.

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  55. Thanks muneeba,saju,sabah for ur lovely comments and thanks a lot anncoo for the award

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  56. Thank you Sushma for yet another exciting recipe :)... it was delicious ..

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