Chicken in black pepper sauce-chinese style |kali miri murgh

 I made black pepper chicken for dinner last night. It was a very spontaneous recipe.

 delectable chicken morsels carefully seasoned with black pepper..

INGREDIENTS:

200 gm - boneless chicken cut into 1inch pieces

greens of one spring onion (paticha kanda) - cut into 1/2 inch pieces

SAUCE

2 tsp oil

1/2 tsp peper corns( saboot kali miri)

1/2 tsp chopped garlic

1/2 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp freshly ground peper

1/2-1 tsp soya sauce

1tsp vinegar

11/2 cups water mixed with 1 chicken soup cube/11/2 cups chicken stock

4 tsp cornstarch

MARINADE

1 egg

1/2 tsn salt

2 tsp cornstarch

2 tsp maida (plain flour)

METHOD

1. Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces. Marinate chicken in all ingredients of the marinade & keep aside for ateast half hour.
2.  Heat oil in a wok or kadhai & deepfry chicken for 2-3 minutes on medium heat .Drain & keep aside.Do not let chicken in oil for longer time as it gets overcooked & turns hard.
3.  For sauce heat 2 tsp oil.reduce heat add ginger,garlic & peppercorns .Cook till garlic starts to change colur .add  ground black pepper,soya sauce,vinegar & fried chicken.
4.  Add water mixed with cube or chicken stock.Add enough water (1/2 cup approx) mixed with cornstarch .cook stirring till it turns to a thick saucy consistency.Add salt to taste
5.  Add greens of spring onion.remove from heat & serve hot