Beautiful Orange Mongolian Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    200 g chicken breasts, cut into small pcs.
    3 tablespoons Heinz ketchup (or your favourite brand)
    1 teaspoon vinegar
    1 cup water, mixed with
    1 chicken bouillon cube (I use Maggi brand)
    4 tablespoons oil
    2 spring onions, white part only,finely chopped
    2 spring onions, green part only,cut into 1 inch pieces
    2 tablespoons cornflour
    1 teaspoon red chili powder
    9 garlic flakes, crushed
    For marinade
    1 egg, beaten
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper
    1 tablespoon cornflour
    1 tablespoon oil
    1 pinch red food coloring
Preparation
    Prepare the marinade by mixing together all the ingredients mentioned under\"For marinade\" to the beaten egg in a large bowl.
    Add the chicken pieces to the marinade.
    Mix the chicken pcs.
    to coat well in the marinade.
    Allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
    Heat oil in a wok.
    Add the marinated chicken pieces.
    Stir-fry for 4 minutes.
    Drain on clean paper towels.
    Keep aside.
    Heat 2 tbsps.
    of oil in a frying pan.
    Add the red chilli powder and the crushed garlic.
    Then stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
    Add the chicken pieces, increase heat, and allow to cook lightly for a few minutes or until the chicken has cooked well.
    Then, remove the chicken pieces onto a clean plate and keep aside.
    To the remaining oil, add the white spring onions and stir-fry briefly.
    Add the water mixed with the chicken cube.
    Bring to a boil.
    Lower flame and stir in the ketchup.
    Add sugar and salt to taste.
    Mix well.
    Dissolve the cornflour in 1/2 cup of water.
    Add this cornflour-water mixture to the curry.
    Stir till the sauce thickens.
    Add the chicken pieces and the green portion of the spring onions.
    Cook for a minute.
    Add the vinegar and then remove from heat.
    Serve hot with naans or kulchas or rotis or parathas and/or my salt free and oil free white Basmati rice{recipe posted separately}.
    Enjoy!

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