Japan chicken that has nothing to do with Japan…
This is a popular dish served in a restaurant called Amman Mess in Erode, Tamil Nadu. Whoever tried this dish loved it & this recipe went viral. I watched a few reels on Insta & of course the name Japan chicken got me curious. Not sure how this dish got the name Japan chicken, maybe the person who came up with this recipe loves Japan & hence the name.
It’s a simple recipe that’s made with very few simple ingredients. I tried this in my kitchen, my hubs & I enjoyed it. I truly loved the addition of garlic & green chilies, which imparted a nice garlicky flavor & heat to this dish. The sauce is quite similar to making the white sauce that’s popular in French cuisine without the addition of flour & cheese. In this dish, ground cashew nuts are added which made this dish incredibly rich & creamy. I wouldn’t add cheese to this, even without cheese tasted delish.
Can be enjoyed as an appetizer or with basmati rice, pasta, noodles, naan, chapati, etc.
- Chicken, boneless- 2 chicken breasts
- White pepper powder- ½ tsp
- Salt- ½ tsp
- All-purpose flour- 2 tbsp
- Corn starch- 3 tbsp
- Butter- 1 tbsp
- Garlic, chopped- 5 cloves
- Green chilies, halved- 3 or upto 5
- Milk- 1½ cups
- Ground cashew nuts- ¼ cup
- Salt- 1 tsp
- White pepper powder- ½ tsp
- Sugar- 1 tsp
- Oil- enough for frying chicken
- I've taken 2 boneless chicken breasts, dice them up. This dish has to be prepared with boneless chicken.
- In a bowl, add the chicken & add all the ingredients mentioned 'for marination'. Combine well.
- White pepper powder is very mild compared to black pepper powder.
- Place a frying pan over medium heat, add enough oil for deep frying & let the oil turn hot.
- Add the marinated chicken & deep fry over medium heat.
- Flip it over & fry till both the sides have turned golden brown.
- Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper towel.
- The fried chicken will be super crispy as we have added corn starch.
- In a spice blender, grind the cashew nuts to fine powder.
- Place a wide saucepan over medium heat, add butter.
- Don't replace butter with oil, butter will make this dish very tasty.
- Add chopped garlic, saute for 2 minutes.
- Add green chilies halved, saute for 2 minutes.
- Don't skip adding garlic & green chilies.
- If you want this dish to be spicy, add up to 5 green chilies.
- Add milk, combine well.
- Add the ground cashew nuts & keep stirring there will be some lumps, break the lumps & constantly combine well.
- Add salt, white pepper powder & sugar, combine well.
- Let the sauce cook for a few minutes.
- Add the fried chicken to the sauce, combine well & cook for 3 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl.
- This a thick dish, if you want more gravy add more milk while making the sauce.
- It's rich, creamy, I loved the addition of garlic & the green chilies imparted a nice heat to this dish.
- This can be enjoyed as an appetizer or with basmati rice, noodles, naan, chapati, etc.
