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Thai Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

This is a super quick Chicken Stir fry recipe with the added crunch of perfectly roasted Cashews and packed with Thai flavours. You can either serve it as an appetizer or with rice/noodles for a complete meal.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, thai
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 461kcal
Author Subhasmita

Ingredients

  • 2 medium boneless chicken breast (about 250 - 300 grams of chicken)
  • 1.5 tablespoon Cornflour / Cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 dry red chilli
  • ½ tablespoon minced Garlic
  • 2 Green onion (white and green part separated, chopped)
  • 2 bird eye chillies (optional)
  • 1 red bell pepper cubed
  • 150 grams Raw whole Cashew

For Stir fry Sauce

  • 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Dark Soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Fish Sauce
  • 2 teaspoon Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Water

Instructions

  • To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients and keep it aside.
  • In a wok heat 2 tablespoons of Oil. Add cashews and cook for 3-4 minutes. Keep stirring continuously for even browning (Keep a close eye towards the end, else the cashews will burn in no time and will taste bitter).
  • Using a slotted spoon, remove cashew from the wok draining excess oil. Keep the cashews aside.
  • Cut chicken breast to bite-size pieces. Sprinkle cornstarch and pepper. Toss to coat chicken well.
  • Add coated chicken breast to the same hot wok (there would be remaining oil after frying cashews).
  • Separate any chicken pieces stuck together and cook on high heat for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for another minute. Using a slotted spoon remove the chicken pieces. Then chicken needs to be just cooked through. (It will get cooked further along with the sacue later)
  • Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add dry red chilli, chopped garlic, birds eye chilli (if using) , white parts of the green onion. Saute on high heat for 30 seconds, until the garlic is aromatic.
  • Add red pepper. Saute for another 30 seconds.
  • Add cooked chicken, roasted cashew and stir fry sauce. Toss everything well and cook for about 1 minute until the sacue has thickened and coats the chicken well.
  • Switch off the flame and stir in the green onion.
  • Serve with rice/noodles or as an appetizer.

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Notes

  1. Try using raw cashew and fry it in the oil. If using roasted cashew instead, then make sure they are not salted. 
  2. You can also use a small stalk of lemongrass slightly crushed. Remove it while serving. 
  3. Fish sauce though has a funky smell, once added to the dish, it elevates the flavours to another level. So, don't skip it. 
  4. Instead of light and dark soy sauce, you can use all-purpose soy sauce. Though there will be a slight change in colour and flavour. 
  5. The sauces have enough salt in them, so no need of adding extra salt. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 461kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 700mg | Potassium: 771mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1027IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 3mg