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Pakistani Chicken Karahi
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Sesame Chicken
Crispy chicken bites in a sticky honey-sesame sauce — sweeter than orange chicken, just as addictive.
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15 minPrep🔥
15 minCook🍽️
4Serves📊
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Ingredients
- 600g chicken thighs, cubed
- 1/2 cup cornflour
- 1 egg
- Oil for frying
- For sauce: 4 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp hoisin, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1/2 cup water, 1 tbsp cornflour with water
- 3 tbsp sesame seeds
- Spring onion
Instructions
- Coat the chicken in egg then cornflour; fry crisp.
- Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan.
- Mix the sauce ingredients; simmer until glossy and thick.
- Toss the chicken in the sauce with most of the sesame seeds.
- Top with the rest of the sesame and spring onion.
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Tara’s tips
- Toast the sesame seeds for the deepest flavour.
- Add the chicken to the sauce just before serving to keep it crispy.
Serving suggestions
- Serve over rice.
Storage & reheating
Best fresh.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.
Frequently asked questions
Tahini in the sauce?
A spoon gives extra sesame depth.
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