Sweet and Sour Chicken

Microwave cooking recipe

Ingredients

  • • 250 gm chicken – cut into bite size pieces (can be boneless or with bones)
  • • ½ cup cauliflower –cut into ½ “ pieces
  • • 1 medium carrot – cut into thin rounds
  • • 2-3 spring onion – chopped
  • • ½ capsicum – cut in ¼ “ pieces
  • • ½ tomato – cut into ¼” pieces after removing pulp
  • • 1 slice tinned pineapple – cut into ¼” pieces optional
  • • ½ cup cucumber pieces without seeds
  • • 5 tbsp vinegar
  • • 1-2 tbsp(level) sugar – depending on how sweet you want the dish
  • • 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  • • 1 tbsp soya sauce
  • • ½ tsp salt
  • • ½ tsp ajinomoto(optioal)
  • • ½ tsp red chilli powder
  • • 2tbsp oil
  • • a little orange red colour
  • • 2 level tbsp cornflour
  • • GARNISHING
  • • Green part of spring onions –chopped fine

Instructions

  1. In a casserole add 2 tbsp oil and ½ tsp red chili powder. Micro high uncovered 2 minutes. Add chicken, carrots, springs onions (without the green part), and cauliflower. Micro high covered 4 minutes. Add all other ingredients, except corn flour. Mix well. Add 2 level tbsp corn flour dissolved in ¾ cup water. Mix and micro high uncovered 2-3 minutes or till sauce boils. Let it stand for 1-2 minutes. Garnish with the green part of the spring onions and serve hot.

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