Today, I'm going to show you a very different recipe of Chicken Chilli.
Well, Chicken Chilli of course we all know how its done?
How its made?
But this one is a very different style of making Chicken Chilli.
And I'm sure you've not seen this before.
Because, I myself is a little surprise when I learnt this,
From someone very special in Achipur.
Well, what's Achipur
We'll talk about it through the video, through the recipe.
But for now, Chicken Chilli from my kitchen to yours.
Hey guys, this is me Varun Inamdar and welcome to Get Curried.
For this Chicken Chilli gravy,
The ingredients are very similar to a normal Chicken Chilly.
But this has those little bit of tweaks here and there.
Which makes it very different.
Well, speaking about Achipur,
Achipur is actually a small little hamlet on the banks of river Hooghly.
And, if you remember the history of Indo-Chinese food in India.
That is a town, where the first settlements of Chinese walking into Indian territories
are now settled.
Well, that town is dedicated to this gentlemen called Tong Atchew.
And that's where the name Achipur comes in.
Well, too much of history.
Let's begin straight with the recipe.
For which I'm going to heat a Wok.
And to this, I'm going to add in Oil.
Now this is regular Vegetable Oil.
Do not get adventurous with Peanut Oil or Sesame Oil.
Like we would normally do for a chilli recipe.
Heat this on high flame.
Let's begin this recipe with sliced Garlic.
And with this, chopped Green Chillies.
You can also add in Red Chillies, if you please.
But I personally prefer Green Chillies in this recipe.
Sauté this on high flame.
Till the raw flavour goes away.
And to this, I'm going to add in White Onions.
Well, this is the white onions or the White Bulb, as part of the Spring Onions.
Let's toss this on high flame.
And to this, I'm going to straight add in pieces of Chicken.
Now, this chicken is chicken on bone.
Now, if you think about it,
Chicken Chilli generally uses boneless pieces of chicken or boneless breast.
But in this case, a whole chicken with the bone.
Let's flavour this with some Soy Sauce.
Along with, Salt and Pepper.
And with this like I said, Black Pepper.
I personally prefer using freshly cracked Pepper,
Because it really attenuates the recipe.
Lots of black pepper of course.
A little lesser Green Chilli, is still okay.
I understand its a Chicken Chilli recipe.
But a little Chilli here and there is still okay.
But pepper for this recipe is very important.
Let's stir fry this literally on high flame,
Till the chicken get seared in the outside.
And, while that's happening...
I'm also going to add in paste of Ginger and Garlic.
Not too much.
Along with, White Vinegar.
Stir fry.
Now, this time you will notice that the chicken starts leaving..
...a little bit of moisture or liquid.
Time to add in the rest of the ingredients.
Capsicum.
Along with Spring Onions, the greens this time.
Mix this well, till the chicken is almost 3/4 cook.
And this is going to take some around 8-10 minutes on high flame.
Remember, the chicken is on bone.
Once the water or the moisture dries out,
We're going to add in, Red Chilli Powder.
A quick toss.
Now, this will not only add in that wonderful colour,
But also spike it up, because this one is not just the chilli used for colour,
But also for spice.
Time to add in water or stock, whatever you have it hand.
I'm using water in this case.
This is a gravy, so feel free to add some more water.
But remember the fact,
It has to be a little in proportion, to the chicken that's used.
We're not making it extremely watery as well.
Allow this to bubble on high flame.
We check for Salt and then we thicken this with some slurry.
The gravy has thickened well.
It's smelling wonderful here.
Time to thicken this with some Corn Starch.
Actually making a slurry with Corn Starch and Water.
Ensure that this is nice and lump free.
Let's stir this in.
One quick stir.
And your Chicken Chilli Gravy, Achipur style,
Kolkata style.
Whatever you call this, is done and ready.
Just ensure, that the chicken is cooked right to the bone.
And this, trust me goes amazingly well.
Even with steamed rice.
Let's serve this.
With this, your Chilli Chicken Gravy is done and ready.
Enjoy this with steamed rice.
If you liked this recipe, of course!
You like the video.
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