How to make Chicken With Cashewnuts - Cashewnuts make this chicken dish extra special
This recipe is from the book Best of Chinese Cooking.
Main Ingredients : Boneless Chicken (हड्डी रहित चिकन), Cashewnuts (काजू)
Cuisine : Chinese
Course : Main Course Chicken
Chicken With Cashewnuts Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
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Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Chicken With Cashewnuts Recipe
Boneless Chicken cut into 1 inch cubes 400 grams
Cashewnuts 3/4 cups
Cornflour/ corn starch 3 tablespoons
Oil 4 tablespoons
Garlic chopped 10-12 cloves
Onion quartered and layers separated 1 medium
Carrot thinly sliced 1 medium
White pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
MSG 1/4 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Chicken stock 3 cups
Green capsicum cut into 1 inch pieces 1 medium
Method
Step 1
Mix the cornflour with one cup of water. Heat the oil in a wok, add the cashewnuts and stir fry briefly. Drain on absorbent paper and set aside.
Step 2
Add the garlic to the same wok and stir fry briefly. Add the chicken pieces, onion and carrot and continue to stir fry for two to three minutes more.
Step 3
Add the white pepper powder, MSG, salt to taste and stir in the chicken stock. Cook on high heat for two minutes, stirring continuously. Stir in cornflour mixture and capsicum pieces and cook on medium heat for two to three minutes or until the sauce coats the chicken pieces.
Step 4
Add fried cashewnuts, mix well and serve hot.
