Schezwaan Chicken

Serves 5-6
10” round, 3” deep dish with cover
500 gms chicken – cut into bite size pieces (1 whole small chicken)
10 dried red chillies
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp (5-6 flakes) garlic – chopped fine
5 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp  vinegar
2 tbsp red chilli sauce
2 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp (level) cornflour
A little red colour (optional)
¼ tsp ajinomoto (optional)

1.In the casserole mix together oil, chopped garlic and dried, red chillies.
2.Micro high uncovered 2 minutes.
3.Add chicken, garlic paste and all the ingredients except salt and cornflour. Mix well.
4.Micro high uncovered 6 minutes.
5.Add salt and cornflour dissolved in 2 tbsp water. Mix well.
6.Micro high uncovered 2 minutes.
7.Let stand 2 minutes. Serves hot.

Note :    schezwaan dishes are hot but chillies in this have been made moderate. For very hot, increase chilli powder to 1 to 1 ½ tsp.