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    Published: Mar 3, 2022 · Modified: May 1, 2022 by Saima · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases · This blog generates income via ads.

    Chicken Shashlik (with gravy)

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    chicken shashlik in a bowl

    Chicken Shashlik with gravy is a finger-lickin' good Indo-Chinese recipe for those times when you are craving something hot, sweet and spicy. Chicken strips are marinated and deep-fried, then coated in a thick and flavorful sauce. Red onions and bell peppers add a nice crunch. Serve with egg fried rice for a quick and delicious meal!

    Two more scrumptious Indo-Chinese recipe with boneless chicken are chicken hakka noodles and schezwan chicken fried rice. They are totally addictive!

    Chicken shashlik in a bowl.

    Can anyone resist fried chicken strips smothered in a thick sauce with onions and bell peppers for company? Try this saucy, tomatoey chicken shashlik and allow the textures and flavors to explode in your mouth. It is the most addictive chicken meal ever, and I can bet you won't want to stop!

    Most Indo-Chinese food is like that. Impossible-to-resist, over-the-top umami flavors. If you're curious, do check out my vegetable lo mein, cauliflower manchurian, and chilli chicken. All of these will have you doing a happy dance, I kid you not:)

    Let's dive right in.

    Ingredients

    Note: exact amounts are mentioned in the recipe card further down.

    • Boneless chicken breast, cut into diagonal strips
    • Cooking oil for frying the chicken - I used canola oil because of its high smoking point

    For the marinade

    • White vinegar
    • Soy sauce
    • Egg
    • Black pepper - ground
    • White pepper - ground

    For the sauce or gravy

    • Cooking oil - any neutral vegetable or seed oil like canola or sunflower
    • Garlic paste - thinned with a few tablespoons water
    • Chilli garlic sauce
    • Tomato ketchup
    • White sugar
    • Black pepper - ground
    • White pepper - ground
    • Salt
    • Soy sauce
    • Red onions - layers separated and cut into squares
    • Green bell pepper or capsicum - also cut into squares

    Instructions

    Fry the chicken

    1. Whisk the marinade ingredients and add the chicken strips. Marinate for about 15 minutes.

    chicken strips marinating in a bowl

    2. Get rid of the excess liquid by putting the chicken in a strainer or colander.

    3. Heat the cooking oil in a wok or karahi and drop the chicken strips in it gently. Fry on both sides until slightly browned (4-5 minutes). Remove from the hot oil into a bowl and keep aside. Pour the extra oil left over from frying into a clean glass bottle and wipe the wok with paper towels if required.

    fried chicken strips in a bowl

    Make the sauce

    1. Add cooking oil to the wok and heat until shimmering. Add the garlic paste and fry for a few seconds.
    2. Add the chilli garlic sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar, black pepper, white pepper, salt, and soy sauce. Stir to mix well and cook the sauce for 2 minutes or until it thickens slightly.
    3. Follow immediately with the vegetables. Stir on high heat for 2 minutes. The sauce should coat the vegetables completely.
    4. Add the chicken strips and continue frying the shashlik. Take it off the heat after 1-2 minutes. Serve hot with fried rice.
    Chicken shashlik in a bowl with a fork.

    Top tips

    • Keep the heat high - Indo-Chinese dishes like chicken shashlik are cooked at high temperatures always. There is no low and slow cooking here, guys. So keep your heat turned on high for all the steps of the recipe, right from frying the chicken to preparing the sauce. Let things sizzle, spit and crackle!
    • Work quickly - Add the ingredients in quick succession without allowing anything to simmer for too long. The chicken should have a bite and the vegetables, especially, should retain their crunch and not become too soft.

    How to make egg fried rice for chicken shashlik

    Here's an easy egg fried rice recipe for serving with chicken shashlik:

    • Boil 4 cups water in a saucepan and add ½ teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon cooking oil to it.
    • Add 1 cup rinsed rice. Let the rice cook until it is 98% done and drain. Keep aside.
    • Heat 2 tablespoon oil in another saucepan and add 1 egg. Scramble the egg and add ½ teaspoon white pepper, ½ teaspoon sugar, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 1 cup chopped spring onions, ½ cup chopped green pepper and ½ cup carrot. Stir for two minutes.
    • Add the cooked rice and mix well. Serve hot with your main dish.

    More chicken recipes you might like

    • Chicken malai tikka - Boneless, melt-in-the-mouth chicken kebabs on skewers.
    • Tandoori chicken drumsticks - tender, moist chicken coated with tandoori masala.
    • Chicken karahi - chicken curry cooked in a wok with a thick, flavorful sauce.
    • Chicken sandwiches - delicious cold sandwiches made with cooked, shredded chicken, a creamy filling and carrot.
    chicken shashlik in a bowl

    Chicken Shashlik

    Saima Zaidi
    Chicken Shashlik with gravy is a finger-lickin' good Indo-Chinese recipe for those times when you are craving something hot, sweet and spicy.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Marination 15 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Dinner
    Cuisine Indo-Chinese
    Servings 4
    Calories 871 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Bowl for marination
    • 1 Chinese wok or karahi for frying the chicken

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1.1 lbs chicken breast boneless, cut into diagonal strips
    • 3 cup cooking oil

    Marinade Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoon white vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 1 egg
    • ½ black pepper ground
    • ½ white pepper ground

    Sauce Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoon cooking oil
    • 2 tablespoon garlic paste thinned with 3-4 tablespoon water
    • 2 tablespoon chilli garlic sauce
    • 8 tablespoon tomato ketchup
    • 1 tablespoon white sugar
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon white pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 2 cups red onions layers separated and cut into small squares
    • 2 cups green bell peppers cut into small squares

    Instructions
     

    Marinate

    • Whisk the marinade ingredients in a bowl and add the chicken strips. Marinate for 15 minutes.
    • Get rid of the excess liquid by putting the chicken in a strainer or colander.

    Fry

    • Heat the 3 cups cooking oil in a wok or karahi and drop the chicken strips in it gently. Fry on both sides until slightly browned (4-5 minutes). Remove from the hot oil into a bowl and keep aside. Pour the extra oil left over from frying into a clean glass bottle and wipe the wok with paper towels if required.

    Make the sauce

    • Add cooking oil to the wok and heat until shimmering. Add the garlic paste and fry for a few seconds.
    • Add the chilli garlic sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar, black pepper, white pepper, salt, and soy sauce. Stir to mix well and cook the sauce until it thickens slightly (2 minutes).
    • Add the vegetables. Stir until the sauce coats the vegetables completely (2 minutes).
    • Add the chicken strips and continue frying the shashlik. Take it off the heat after 1-2 minutes. Serve hot with fried rice.

    Notes

    1. Indo-Chinese dishes like chicken shashlik are cooked at high temperatures always. Keep your heat turned on high for all the steps of the recipe, right from frying the chicken to preparing the sauce.
    2. Add the ingredients in quick succession without allowing anything to simmer for too long. The chicken should have a bite and the vegetables, especially, should retain their crunch and not become too soft.
    3. To make the egg fried rice, see the body of the post. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 871kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 32gFat: 71gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 20gMonounsaturated Fat: 43gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 1756mgPotassium: 883mgFiber: 4gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 531IUVitamin C: 71mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 2mg
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