Chilli Chicken (student style – no fancy sauce nonsens

By Prity• January 12, 2026• 👁 9 views

Description

super simple, quick Chilli Chicken recipe written like a broke college student who’s hungry at 2 AM and has only basic stuff in the mess kitchen or small PG setup

Ingredients

• Chicken – 250-300g (boneless thighs better, breast also ok but dry ho jaata hai)
• 1 big onion
• 1 capsicum (shimla mirch)
• 4-5 garlic cloves (more = better)
• 2-3 green chillies (or more if you’re feeling brave)
• 1 small piece ginger (optional but nice)
• 1½ tbsp soya sauce
• 1 tbsp red chilli sauce (or schezwan sauce if you have)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp red chilli powder (adjust according to your masochism level)
• 2-3 tbsp cornflour
• Salt
• Oil (enough to shallow fry)
• Spring onion (optional flex)

Method

1. Steps (very real-talk version):
2. Chicken ko chhote chhote pieces kaat lo.
3. Ek bowl mein daal do → 1½ tbsp cornflour + ½ tsp salt + ½ tsp black pepper + thoda sa soya sauce (1 tsp)
4. Achhe se mix kar lo. 10-15 min rakh do (ya seedha fry bhi kar sakte ho emergency mein).
5. Kadhai mein oil daalo, medium flame pe chicken pieces daal ke golden-brown kar lo.
6. Bahar nikaal ke tissue pe rakh do (ya seedha plate pe, who cares).
7. Usi kadhai mein thoda extra oil daal do → chopped garlic + grated ginger + slit green chillies daalo.
8. 30 seconds fry karo, smell aana chahiye warna bland lagega.
9. Onion slices daalo → thoda sa high flame pe 1-1½ min fry (crisp rehna chahiye, bilkul melt mat hone dena).
10. Capsicum daalo → 1 min bas, colour bright rehna chahiye.
11. Ab sauces daalo:
12. 1 tbsp soya sauce
13. 1 tbsp red chilli sauce
14. thoda red chilli powder
15. pinch of salt (soya already salty hota hai, sambhal ke)
16. Fried chicken wapas daal do → sab toss karo.
17. Agar bahut dry lag raha hai to 2-3 tbsp pani daal sakte ho (gravy type chahiye to thoda zyada).
18. Last mein ½-1 tsp cornflour + 2 tbsp pani mix karke daal do → shine aayega aur chipchipa sa texture milega (restaurant wala feel).
19. 30-40 seconds high flame pe sab toss karo.
20. Taste check kar lo – zyada namak lage to thoda sugar daal dena (secret hack).
21. Spring onion sprinkle karke nikaal lo.
22. Pro student tips:
23. Roti ya paratha ke saath mast
24. Noodles/fried rice ke saath bhi killer
25. Mess mein sirf onion + capsicum nahi mila to sirf onion se bhi chal jaata hai bhai
26. Kal subah bacha hua chicken maggi mein daal ke khaana = peak broke life

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