A plate of dapanji, as served in Ürümqi. Dapanji (Uyghur: تۇخۇ قوردىقى, romanized: toxu qordiqi; Chinese: 大盘鸡; pinyin: Dàpánjī; lit. 'big plate chicken') is a spicy chicken stew that was invented by a Han Chinese chef in Shawan, Xinjiang in the 1980s. Although originally considered as Chinese cuisine rather than Uyghur, the chef made the dish halal to accommodate local ...