Chicken in Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients list for Chicken in Black Bean Sauce

• 350 grams Boneless chicken cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons Black bean paste
• + to deep fry Oil 1 tablespoon
• to taste Salt
• 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
• 3 tablespoons Cornflour/ corn starch
• 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon Green chilli sauce
• for garnishing Ginger 1½ inch, cut into juliennes +
• ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder

Method

1. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
2. Take chicken pieces in a bowl, add salt and ½ teaspoon pepper powder and mix well. Add 1 tablespoon black bean paste and mix well. Add 1 tablespoon cornflour and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
3. Deep-fry the marinated chicken pieces in hot till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick wok, add ginger-garlic paste and sauté well. Add the remaining black bean paste and mix well. Add tomato ketchup, oyster sauce and chilli sauce and mix well.
5. 5. Combine remaining cornflour and water in a bowl and mix well to make a smooth slurry. Add this to the wok and mix well stirring continuously. Adjust water if required and cook for a minute. Switch off the heat.
6. Drop the fried chicken pieces to the wok. Add ginger juliennes, remaining pepper powder and cinnamon powder and mix well. Cook for a minute.
7. Serve hot garnished with ginger juliennes.