Vietnamese Mango Chicken in Chili Lime Broth served with Rice noodles

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Vietnamese Mango Chicken in Chili Lime Broth served with Rice noodles

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :45 Min

Cook Time : 25 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 10 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 2
  • 2 nos chicken breast, thinly sliced


  • 1/2 tsp salt


  • 1/2 tsp sugar


  • 2 tbsp soy sauce


  • 1 tsp cornstarch


  • 1 nos mango, not fully ripe and cut into cubes


  • 1/2 nos red bell pepper, cubed


  • 1/2 nos white onion, diced


  • 3 nos garlic cloves, chopped


  • 1 inch ginger,chopped


  • 4 nos red/ green thai chilies sliced


  • 1 nos fresh coriander,handful


  • 3 tbsp oil


  • 2 cups for broth: water


  • 1 nos chicken seasoning cube


  • 1/4 cups fish sauce


  • 1 nos juice of lime


  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar


  • 1/2 tsp white pepper powder


  • 1/4 tsp red chili flakes

Directions

  • Marinate chicken pieces with salt, sugar, soya sauce and cornflour and keep it aside for half an hour.
  • Heat wok on high flame put a tbsp of oil, when smoking hot add marinated chicken let chicken sear and turn brown. It will take take a minute or two, don’t completely cook chicken. Remove from wok and keep it aside.
  • In the same wok add remaining oil and add crushed garlic and ginger, let it saute for minute then add onion, red bell pepper, mango and chilies and saute for another minute. Add seared chicken pieces also and let it cook until done.
  • Add half cup of broth and let it come to boil, gradually due to cornflour the broth will thicken.
  • For chili lime broth, put 2 cups of water in a saucepan and add remaining all the ingredients of broth except rice noodles and bring it to boil then let the broth simmer for 5-7 minutes.
  • Check for seasoning, if required adjust. Just before serving put the rice noodles in the boiling broth and Let it simmer for a minute.
  • For serving, place little rice noodle in the centre of bowl and pour a laddle of chili lime broth and top it with mango chicken. Garnish with ginger, sliced chili and green coriander leaves.