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Hot Sesame Chicken & Mushrooms

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course dinner|lunch
Servings 4
Calories 210 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups (300gms) Boneless chicken, cubed
  • 1 cup Mushrooms, cut into two
  • 3-4 nos. Spring Onion
  • 1-2 tbsp Capsicum, cubed, for garnish
  • 1 tbsp Ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Garlic , finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Chili flakes or to taste
  • 2 Dry red chilies, broken
  • ½ tsp Pounded pepper
  • 3 tsp Sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp Roasted peanuts
  • 1 stalk Celery, chopped
  • 2 tbsp Dark soya sauce
  • 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar /Malt vinegar
  • 2-3 tsp Honey
  • tbsp Oil
  • 2 tsp Corn-flour
  • Salt-to-taste

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the chicken cubes with 2 teaspoons of dark soya sauce, chili flakes, pepper chopped celery, and a little salt, pan roast the sesame seeds on a very low flame for a minute or so and keep side
  • Add 1 teaspoon of oil to a non-stick pan and stir fry the cut mushrooms adding two pinches of salt and keep aside
  • Add remaining oil to the pan, add the finely chopped ginger, garlic and broken bits of red chilies, add the marinated chicken pieces, stir fry on moderately high flame for a minute, then lower the flame and cook for 5-7 minutes
  • Add the cubed spring onions, stir, add the soya sauce and mix well
  • Add about 2 tablespoons of water and cook on a low flame
  • When the chicken is done mix in the sauted mushroom, add the corn-flour dissolved in 2 tablespoons of water, and the crushed roasted peanuts mix well
  • Stir in the vinegar, adjust the seasonings, and mix the roasted sesame seeds
  • Garnish with spring onion greens and bits of cubed capsicum
  • Serve with fried rice/noodles or by itself as a starter

Notes

Highlights:
  • A fiber-packed one-dish meal along with the goodness of protein and iron from chicken, mushroom, and sesame seeds making it a nourishing dish.
 
   NUTRIENT VALUES PER SERVING
Energy
210 Kcal
Carbohydrate
9 g
Protein
16 g
Fat
12 g
Calcium
9.7 mg
Iron
0.7 mg
Total Fibre
0.5 g