Chicken Manchurian
Ingredients
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For Marinating Chicken
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Maida/All Purpose flour – 1 tbsp
Cornflour – 2 tbsp
Chicken – 1 Kg ( Cut into 2 to 3 inch size pieces)
Pepper -2 tsp
Soy sauce -1 tsp
Vinegar -1 tsp
White of one egg (beaten well)
Salt to taste
Mix all the above ingredients well with chicken pieces and let it get marinated for 15 mins
Deep fry the chicken and keep aside.
For Chilli sauce
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Dried Red Chillies -6 to 8 nos. (if hot)
10 to 12 nos. (if Kashmiri Red chillies)
Vinegar -2 tbsp
Grind it into a paste. While grinding, add little water if needed.
To make the manchurian sauce
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Garlic (finely sliced and slightly pounded) – 1.5 tbsp
Ginger (grated or julienned and slightly ponded) – 1.5 tbsp
Onion – 1 no. (Diced)
Spring onion – 4 nos
Tomato sauce – 1 tbsp
Soy sauce – 3 tsp
Pepper powder – 2 tsp
Bell pepper or Capsicum – 1 no. (Diced)
Chicken stock (1/2 cup) or Chicken boullion (1 cube)
Sugar (1/2 tsp)
Salt to taste
Oil
Method:
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- Heat oil.
- Add slightly crushed ginger and garlic slices.
- When it turns golden, add the freshly prepared chilli sauce.
- Then add tomato sauce, soy sauce and pepper one after another.
- Increase the flame. When the sauce becomes hot, add onions, spring onions and capsicum pieces.
- Add chicken boullion and half cup of water. Instead of this you can also add half a cup of chicken stock.
- Add Salt.
- When the sauce boils, add fried chicken and mix well. Add a pinch of sugar.
- Remove from heat after 5 mins and serve hot.
Tips:
This recipe is hot and spicy. You can alter it to suit your taste by increasing or decreasing the quantity of the above ingredients. Have a great time!
