I’m guessing, like me, that OP is from the UK. We only use the word coriander, which can mean the seeds or the fresh herb. We don’t use the word cilantro over here
THANK YOU for the recipe! Garam Masala is one of my favorite spices. I appreciate all the wings and vinegary pepper sauce posts for sure, but nice to see some South Asian heat for a change!
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I was lampooning the way you corrected the poster about the compound nature of garam masala when they used the word in the colloquial sense and almose certainly knew garam masala is a spice blend as opposed to an actual singular spice.
Dwight.
Ah. You mean Gareth.
I understood why you called me Dwight, I just didn't know who Dwight was (I'm from the UK, where we have the proper, original version of The Office).
In any event, I didn't mean to 'correct' the OP or sound like a know-it-all knob. My comment was written in haste. I've met people who understood garam masala to be a single spice, so I wouldn't make the assumption that OP would have 'certainly known'. Was just trying to be informative.
I’m with ya!!! Super excited to try this. My boyfriend got me eating spicy, and I introduced him to Indian food... this is perfect for us. I love a challenge, and this sounds amazing.
I'm fortunate enough to live in Toronto, which has Hakka restaurants *everywhere*. Chili Chicken is like cocaine in chicken form -- it's the SE Asian variety of Nashville Hot, but with "Chinese food" style chicken chunks instead of southern fried whole chicken pieces.
Yueh Tung downtown on Elizabeth St (Dundas/Bay), or Federick Restaurant (not a misspelling) on Ellesmere -- they have a special "extra spicy stuff" part of the menu for people like us.
Not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but Chili Chicken is an extremely popular Indian dish. Specifically, an [Indian-Chinese or Indo-Chinese dish](https://youtu.be/SPSYPsalyVQ), which is an entirely separate genre of Indian cuisine. You will probably find an Indo-Chinese restaurant in a big city in America or Canada too, or you will likely find an Indian restaurant that has Chili Chicken in its menu.
I do a lazy version of this where I basically throw all the ingredients into a slow cooker for like 4-6 hours until the chicken falls apart. So delicious and easy.
I made a recipe with all these ingredients on Sunday. Except I added lentils and cauliflower, and I ran out of onions ;(
Used ghost peppers.
Did enjoy.
update: it appears that there are 2 versions of this book. red hot chili pepper (from lorenz in 2001) and the chili lovers cookbook (from southwater in 2005/anness in 2011). since the description on the cover of both versions refer to "over 140 recipes," i think that these are more or less the same book. my guess is that the title, "red hot chili pepper," was copyrighted/trademarked by the band, so they had to change the name to "the chili lovers cookbook." i ordered the two versions to see if the scorching chili chicken recipe is listed in both of them. i will check back in when i have them.
This is a pretty mainstream Indian dish and would be surprised if your local Indian restaurant doesn't serve it as an appetizer. There are a couple of variants of this which are "Andhra Chili chicken" and "Chicken 65". I've seen veggie variants of these made with Gobi (cauliflower).
i have since purchased and gifted like ~10 copies thus far.
this is the best hot pepper cookbook that i have had to date.
thanks for the recommendation, it gets used 3-4 times weekly.
it is worth it just for those recipes for the rubs in the introduction.
u/fjordexplorer, this recipe sounds great. what cookbook is that from?
https://imgur.com/gallery/w5isDSp With another favorite of mine.
thank you, i just ordered two copies
Just scored a used copy on Amazon for $5! Sure beats $50
yup, same. 2 copies shipped for 12 bucks.
Never knew it was such an expensive book. Got mine at a thrift store for 3 bucks.
yes would like to know too
found same recipe here....https://www.firefoods.co.uk/scorching-chilli-chicken-curry-recipe/
yup, same here. id just love to buy the book to see what other culinary sorcery theyve got going on
I feel let down because I can't buy this cookbook without knowing what it is.
https://imgur.com/gallery/w5isDSp
Da bomb. Thanks op
https://imgur.com/gallery/w5isDSp
I make something similar a lot. I'd recommend fresh coriander and using ghee.
Isn't "fresh coriander" just cilantro?
I’m guessing, like me, that OP is from the UK. We only use the word coriander, which can mean the seeds or the fresh herb. We don’t use the word cilantro over here
yup, you also spell it "chilli" if im not mistaken
Yup!
Huh! TIL
I think so. A quick Google confirms Seriously though ghee instead of the oil is the game changer
Yes, unless he means cilantro "berries" (the intermediate step between flower and seed, don't know the real term) fresh off the plant.
Yes it is.
THANK YOU for the recipe! Garam Masala is one of my favorite spices. I appreciate all the wings and vinegary pepper sauce posts for sure, but nice to see some South Asian heat for a change!
Garam Masala isn't a single spice. It's a spice blend. EDIT: Not meant to be condescending! Just thought it was worth while noting.
Ok Dwight
Who is Dwight?
[A character from the office](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/schrute-facts) I was lampooning the way you corrected the poster about the compound nature of garam masala when they used the word in the colloquial sense and almose certainly knew garam masala is a spice blend as opposed to an actual singular spice. Dwight.
Ah. You mean Gareth. I understood why you called me Dwight, I just didn't know who Dwight was (I'm from the UK, where we have the proper, original version of The Office). In any event, I didn't mean to 'correct' the OP or sound like a know-it-all knob. My comment was written in haste. I've met people who understood garam masala to be a single spice, so I wouldn't make the assumption that OP would have 'certainly known'. Was just trying to be informative.
Whatever Dwight.
I’m with ya!!! Super excited to try this. My boyfriend got me eating spicy, and I introduced him to Indian food... this is perfect for us. I love a challenge, and this sounds amazing.
I honestly love that you took a picture of a page out of your cookbook. Something so wholesome about that. Like something my mom would do.
looks good, I'll try it but with PORK!!
I'm fortunate enough to live in Toronto, which has Hakka restaurants *everywhere*. Chili Chicken is like cocaine in chicken form -- it's the SE Asian variety of Nashville Hot, but with "Chinese food" style chicken chunks instead of southern fried whole chicken pieces.
Is there a specific place here in Toronto you'd recommend?
Yueh Tung downtown on Elizabeth St (Dundas/Bay), or Federick Restaurant (not a misspelling) on Ellesmere -- they have a special "extra spicy stuff" part of the menu for people like us.
Cool, I'll have to check these places out. Thanks!
yueh tung for the win. theyll actually burn your face off if you ask them to
China is not SE Asia.
Not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but Chili Chicken is an extremely popular Indian dish. Specifically, an [Indian-Chinese or Indo-Chinese dish](https://youtu.be/SPSYPsalyVQ), which is an entirely separate genre of Indian cuisine. You will probably find an Indo-Chinese restaurant in a big city in America or Canada too, or you will likely find an Indian restaurant that has Chili Chicken in its menu.
I use a recipe almost identical to this and its phenomenal. Eat it over jasmine rice or with naan bread (or both).
I love seeing well used, stained cookbooks. Too many people buy cookbooks and don’t use them.
I do a lazy version of this where I basically throw all the ingredients into a slow cooker for like 4-6 hours until the chicken falls apart. So delicious and easy.
Grew up with stuff similar to this. Parents never had a recipe but just throw in at least 20 different spices.
Which dried red chilies did you use and do you remove the seeds?
I made a recipe with all these ingredients on Sunday. Except I added lentils and cauliflower, and I ran out of onions ;( Used ghost peppers. Did enjoy.
This is very similar to an Indian chicken curry.
update: it appears that there are 2 versions of this book. red hot chili pepper (from lorenz in 2001) and the chili lovers cookbook (from southwater in 2005/anness in 2011). since the description on the cover of both versions refer to "over 140 recipes," i think that these are more or less the same book. my guess is that the title, "red hot chili pepper," was copyrighted/trademarked by the band, so they had to change the name to "the chili lovers cookbook." i ordered the two versions to see if the scorching chili chicken recipe is listed in both of them. i will check back in when i have them.
i never came back to post it, but these books are identical except for their covers.
The Peps can’t have anyone associating them with delicious recipes now can they.
This is a pretty mainstream Indian dish and would be surprised if your local Indian restaurant doesn't serve it as an appetizer. There are a couple of variants of this which are "Andhra Chili chicken" and "Chicken 65". I've seen veggie variants of these made with Gobi (cauliflower).
yup, i love chicken 65
came back to bump this post, ive since made all 140 recipes in this book. 10/10
Hell yeah, the sautéed potatoes are incredible.
i have since purchased and gifted like ~10 copies thus far. this is the best hot pepper cookbook that i have had to date. thanks for the recommendation, it gets used 3-4 times weekly. it is worth it just for those recipes for the rubs in the introduction.
It really is a quality cookbook instead of just typical gimmick hot sauce books. I haven’t found a better spicy cookbook since. Spread the word!
just so you know, she has released newer versions with 175, 240, 325, 340, 400, 500 recipes.
cumin and cumin seeds? Madness. edit: and this is SE asia? I just got Hot Sour Salty Sweet, which focuses on that region.
This is very similar to English curries, based on Indian/Bangladeshi stuff
Cumin and cumin seeds have quite a different flavour profile and can be used together without any problems.