Chicken Manchurian
Chicken Manchurian is a classic and lip-smacking Indo Chinese recipe which is very popular in the Indian sub-continent and loved by all. This recipe of chicken manchurian gravy is an easy version with not much effort to be done. It is a simple yet delectable recipe, which can be prepared in the restaurant style at the comfort of your home with easily available ingredients.
Equipment
- Frying pan
Ingredients
For Marination:
- 300 Grams Chicken boneless Cut into cubes
- 1 Teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- 1 Teaspoon Pepper crushed or powder
- 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 Tablespoon Soya sauce
- 2 Tablespoon Cornflour / cornstarch
- 1 Egg
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ¼-½ Cup Oil For frying the chicken
For Sauce:
- 1 Tablespoon Soya sauce
- 1 Teaspoon Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoon Red chilli sauce
- ½ Teaspoon Sugar Optional
- 2 Tablespoon Tomato sauce (Ketchup)
- 2 Tablespoon Cornflour/cornstarch
Other Ingredients:
- 2 Medium Dry red chilli Roughly broken to 2-3 pieces
- 2 Medium Green chilli Sliced
- 1 Teaspoon Chopped Garlic
- 1 Teaspoon Chopped ginger
- 1 Large Onion cubed Seperate the layers
- ½ Teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 Cup Water Or as required
- ½ Cup Red & green capsicum Cubed
- 2-3 Green Spring onion chopped (I used coriander leaves)
Instructions
- Take all the ingredients mentioned in the marination list, mix well and marinate for 30 mins at least. If you are in a hurry skip the marination.
- In a pan heat oil. Add the chicken in batches and fry in medium heat until golden brown. Do not fry the chicken for long as it will make them hard. Transfer to an absorbent paper to drain excess oil. Set aside.
- In a small bowl mix 2 tsp cornflour in little water and keep aside.
- Again in a small bowl add the Soya sauce, vinegar, red chilly sauce, sugar, tomato ketchup, mix well and keep aside.
- In a pan heat around 2 tbsp oil use the same oil used for frying the chicken.
- Add the dry chilly, ginger, garlic and fry for a minute.
- Add the onion, green chilly, capsicum and saute for a minute.
- Add the sauce mixture, chilly powder and allow to bubble then add the cornflour mixture.
- Mix well and immediately add 1 cup of water and let it bubble up.
- Now add the fried chicken, mix well coating the chicken nicely in the sauce. Add a little more water if required and simmer for around 5 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped spring onion greens and serve.
- I served it with egg fried rice. I have linked the recipe for easy egg fried rice above. Do have a look.