Cyrus Todiwala dragon chicken with tomato ketchup and soy sauce recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

Cyrus Todiwala served up tasty dragon chicken with tomato ketchup and soy sauce on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients for the chicken and marinade: Boneless Chicken – 500 gms leg or breast or both cut into dices, Red Chilli Paste – 1 Tablespoon, Soy Sauce – 2Teaspoons Dark, Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 Tablespoon, Crushed Black Pepper – ½ Teaspoon, Whole Egg – 1 Large, Cornflour/Corn Starch – 4 Heaped tablespoons, Plain Flour – 3 Tablespoons, Salt – 1 Teaspoon and Oil – Enough for deep frying.

For the sauce: Oil – 2 Tablespoons from the frying oil, Cashew Nuts – 20-25, Dry Red Chilli – 4-5 smaller ones seeded and broken into pieces OR Use just a tablespoon of red chilli flakes, Onion – 1 medium to large, sliced, Chopped Ginger – ½ Tablespoon or bit more, Chopped Garlic -1 Tablespoon, Green Pepper – 1 Thinly sliced (or use less its optional), Spring Onion – 1-2 Chopped, Tomato Ketchup – 150Gms, Light Soy Sauce – 1 Tablespoon to start then taste and add more if you like and chopped Coriander – 1-2 Tablespoons.




See recipe by Cyrus in his book titled: Mr Todiwala’s Bombay: Recipes and Memories from India available from Amazon now.