Pineapple Chicken Gravy

A little sweet twist to our traditional Chinese chicken with gravy, here I have added pineapple chunks, juice and little bit of brown sugar to get that tropical sweetness to the plate.

 

 Nutritional Value

A well combined dish with vegetables and chicken and fruit, which serves 3 with inputs of Vitamin C, A, Calcium and Iron

Chicken- 440 kcal

Veggies-200 k cal

Total calories will be around 300 k cal per person adding the process of cooking.

Ingredients

For chicken marination

Chicken Breast- 400 gms (chopped in small cubes)

one egg

2 tbsp of corn flour

2 tbsp of APF 

Salt to taste

4 cloves of crushed garlic

For Gravy

2 tbsp of Brown Sugar

1 cup of Pineapple Juice

4 cloves of crushed garlic

1 tbsp of soya sauce

2 tbsp corn flour mixed in 1 cup cold water

1 tsp of vinegar

1 tbsp chili sauce

Salt to taste

Vegetables chopped in chunks

1 cup Capsicum

1 cup Pineapple

1 cup  Onion 

1 cup  Broccoli

Oil for cooking and deep frying the chicken pieces

Method

Mix all the marination ingredients together for at least two hour before cooking and keep it in the fridge.

Take a heavy bottom pan and add oil to cover the bottom. I have shallow fried the chicken here as it takes less oil. Add  the marinated chicken pieces one by one and cook from both sides for 5 minutes each in medium high flame.

Now take the same pan drain the excess oil and add one tbsp oil in it. Stir fry all the chopped veggies  in the pan for about 10 to 15 minutes till they are all tender to touch.

 Add all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix them. Take 1 tsp oil in the pan add chopped garlic, fry it for 10 seconds and then add the sauce mixture. Let it boil for 2 minutes.

Now add the mixed cornflour solution and let it boil till the gravy thickens.

Once the gravy starts coming together, add the fried chicken and then the veggies and mix them thoroughly.

Let the gravy boil for two minutes. Close the burner and let it sit covered for few minutes before serving.
Serve it with steamed white rice or noodles.

Enjoy!